About VTA
Fighting for Science-Based Policies that Ensure The Continued Availability of Less Harmful Vaping Products
For nearly a decade, the Vapor Technology Association has been at the forefront of defending the American vapor industry and the rights of adult Americans to choose their preferred vaping alternatives to cigarettes. We engage directly with policy makers and the media to shape the future of vaping and nicotine policy in Washington DC and throughout the country.
The History of the VTA
Around 2010, vapor products emerged as a safer alternative to smoking and gained popularity among consumers. Regulators took notice and were quick to initiate sweeping regulations. Hoping to create a clear voice for thoughtful regulation in Washington, DC, the Vapor Technology Association (VTA) was founded by a group of concerned U.S. vapor companies in 2015.
Since then, VTA grew to become a leading national trade association defending the U.S. industry. VTA advocates for rational science-based regulation of the alternative nicotine products industry to ensure that we achieve the twin goals of preserving adult access to a wide variety of nicotine products while at the same time preventing youth access.
VTA has been on the forefront of every issue confronting the industry and we are committed to continue our efforts to create a rational, transparent and fair market place for our members to operate.
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Send InquiryVTA is run by a group of dedicated professionals with a unique blend of government affairs, public policy, legal and communications experience. We are committed to ensuring the vapor industry continues to thrive and innovate.
Tony Abboud
Executive Director, VTA
Tony is a government relations expert and litigator with 25 years experience in grassroots organizing, politics, state lobbying and the courtroom. Tony has spent the past decade defending vapor companies and companies in other heavily regulated industries against government over-reach.
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VTA is leading the fight to save the American vaping industry. Join us today:
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Join VTA and support our fight to protect the U.S. vaping industry.
It’s time to stand up and protect Americans, like Ian and Andre, who are trying desperately to quit smoking cigarettes.
Our members aren’t asking for special treatment – just for the American vaping industry to have the same chance of success as everyone else.
Small vape businesses, like Stacey’s, support thousands of jobs across American main streets. They deserve a real chance to thrive, free from government overreach.
"Exclusive #ecig use was... linked to lower odds of wheezing than exclusive cigarette smoking. These findings suggest that, while complete abstinence remains the lowest-risk option, ecig use may pose fewer respiratory symptoms than smoking." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41044759/
Vaping products are proven to help adults, like Eddie and Jonathan, stop smoking. We need to make sure we’re protecting their access to the products that work for them.
We can’t restrict adult choice in favor of protecting kids. We can – and must – do both.
Small businesses across the country, like Alyssa’s, are being crushed and forced to close. It’s time for real change that allows vape shops the chance to succeed.
We believe in the American system – that a free market and consumers should decide which products succeed, not the nanny state.
Vaping products were the only tool that allowed Ian and Andre to quit smoking. It’s time for @FDATobacco to support them, and the thousands of other Americans desperately trying to quit by protecting their freedom to vape.
VTA is mobilizing all efforts to defend our industry. To do so, we need your support. Join our fight today:
The U.S. vaping industry is made up of entrepreneurs like Jon, who are proud to help Americans across the country quit smoking for good.
Consider objective reality: Some kids who use nicotine daily MAY be 'hooked.' FACT: US teen daily use of nicotine has dropped to a 50-year low. ANY use is at an all-time low. https://monitoringthefuture.org/data/bx-by/drug-prevalence https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p1017-youth-tobacco-use.html @DrMakaryFDA claims "vaping is the next…
“What exactly is going on with the FDA?” Tony Abboud, Executive Director of the Vapor Technology Association, details the latest on a vape factory that is impacting American vape companies
The U.S. vaping industry contributes millions of dollars to our economy. It’s time for @SecKennedy and @DrMakaryFDA to support those contributions by allowing American small businesses to thrive.
VTA is leading the effort to save our industry. Join our fight today:
VTA is here to build something better – an industry led by American innovation, and supported by American jobs.
Last week, @AGPamBondi, @SecKennedy, and @DrMakaryFDA implemented a total assault on the American vaping industry. Their actions don’t just hurt our industry – they crush American small businesses and eliminate American jobs.
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At VTA, we’re committed to protecting American small businesses from unfair federal overreach. We need you NOW to keep the pressure on to save flavored vaping. Now is the time to join the fight to save vaping!
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