Will Cohen

During the years I worked in Veterans Services, there was one thing I saw constantly – tobacco use. I saw veterans who had long since retired from military careers, but hadn’t managed to kick the tobacco habit they picked up while serving.

The VA was doing next to nothing to help these people, so I decided to do something about it. That inspired me to start the Vape a Vet Project, a non-profit dedicated to helping veterans quit smoking through tobacco-less means.

If the FDA’s regulations aren’t scaled back, over 99 percent of vapor products on the market will be banned in two years.

There is good news on the horizon. The Cole Bishop amendment will roll back the worst elements of the FDA’s regulation. This amendment will save local businesses by rejecting the FDA’s plan for near-prohibition.

Veterans and service members deserve the right to a tobacco alternative.

— Will Cohen, Phoenix