Gregory Conley
@GregTHR
Legislative, Regulatory, and Public Affairs | JD / MBA | Harm Reduction Advocate | As seen on C-SPAN and Netflix | Views my own | (p) 609-947-8059
Donald Trump has been President for 40 minutes and he has not yet saved Flavored Vaping.
Now, he has to keep his promise and save vaping. 😀
"If someone offers an opinion on the decision, ask 'Have you read the TPL?' If they have not, then I would not put much stake in to their judgments." fda.gov/tobacco-produc…
No one: Literally no one: Me: Who wants a thread on how I think people should process @FDATobacco authorizing the JUUL System last week???!! #JUULMGO 1/9
Now served with a community note.
Exposure to vaping while pregnant can change your baby’s face and skull shape — even without nicotine trib.al/PYZ32EZ
This summer, I've gotten into a habit of going to the coffee shop after the gym and reading whatever trashy paperback novel is in the free Little Library for 45 minutes. Sometimes the books disappear before I finish them. This one I got all the way through.
New vaguely threatening ZIMO flavor! I'm here for it.
You should try our Raspberry
millenials will be/are the peak IQ generation zoomers are ipad kids, lobotomized gen alpha will be largely incapable of learning anything due to AI empirical data ("flynn effect") supports this. peak cohort in developed world was late 90s/early 00s (cohort born '85-'95)
This is the central problem with higher education in the age of AI. We can't require students to do take-home writing assignments (e.g. term papers) any more, because most will cheat and have ChatGPT or Claude or Grok do the writing. But we can't teach critical thinking,…
Me at my buddy's wedding, trying to explain my job to the guy I just met in the bar line:
"It’s time for a pragmatic revision of the Doggett Amendment-one that empowers U.S. agencies to share evidence, not industry marketing, and helps the world’s smokers access safer alternatives." nicotineinsider.com/2025/07/02/yac…
Altria filed for lobbying activity disclosure: it seems that heavy work is done to influence various Appropriations Acts $mo Two key changes achieved: (1) Allocation of $200 Mn from the U.S. FDA CTP budget to fight illegal vapes (2) Removal of the “Doggett Amendment”
There's nothing partisan about attorneys practicing administrative law and challenging Federal administrative decisions. Fun fact: the Loper Bright lawsuit, where the conservative SCOTUS majority overturned Chevon, was filed during the first Trump administration. Citizens who…
ICYMI: A member of the “neutral” American Bar Association committee that pretends Trump’s judicial nominees aren’t qualified is also teaching attorneys how to sue the Trump administration.
Means-tested reckless vehicle operation in order to center equity!
If you get a ticket from a D.C. traffic camera soon, you may notice a new insert advertising a possible 50% discount for low-income drivers who get food benefits. It's part of a newly launched pilot program to see if repayment rates increase and driving habits change.
New US Nielsen and MSAi data show US cigarette sales continue to decline faster than the historic rate, BUT the rate of decline has slowed. Barclays, the investment firm, reports: "A clampdown on illicit vapes is probably leading to improvement in cig volume declines." This means…
🚨New @CatoInstitute study🚨 Eliminating the Surgeon General & the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and reassigning legitimate public health activities to other agencies, would improve public health and the federal budget outlook. cato.org/policy-analysi… @dr4liberty
This remarkable achievement could not have happened without the FDA, cigarette companies, state legislators, journos, astroturfed nonprofits. It was a team effort and you're all doing great. 🥂
Quitting smoking in Rhode Island just got more expensive, as the state budget passed includes an 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches. reason.org/commentary/nic…
Yolonda Richardson hired Brian King after he was fired from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products. The same Brian King who agreed flavored Zyn products were "appropriate for the protection of public health." If you feel this strongly, why would you hire him?
Jackler mentioned... An unwritten rule has left me with no other choice than post this. Again.
Caffeine pouches? Ehh, kinda boring. Caffeine pouches ... sold by a former Juul executive? Now that's a decent way to start a moral panic.
Teen-friendly promotion of the product is spreading on social media. Adding to the concerns is a caffeine pouch startup from a former Juul executive. on.nbcboston.com/0w5jZ7B
The PREVENT CANCER Foundation is opposed to Juul because less than 1% of middle and school high students use it. A name change is in order.
We’re disappointed by the FDA’s decision to authorize JUUL products—a move that undermines the progress made to protect youth from e-cigarette addiction. Public health should come first.
By focusing narrowly on the rise in pouch use without acknowledging the decline in overall harm, @DrLeanaWen risks fueling unnecessary panic and distracting from meaningful progress. @CatoHealth cato.org/blog/what-dr-w… via @CatoInstitute
My god. x.com/mbsiegel/statu…
More Reasons Why the Clinical Trial of Low Nicotine Cigarettes for Pregnant Smokers Was Unethical tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/07/more-r…