03/11/2026
AHVA UPDATE: We’re at the Alabama State House Today
Today, advocates with the Alabama H**p and V**e Association (AHVA) are traveling to the Alabama State House to meet directly with legislators.
We are fighting for small businesses and adult consumers across this state.
🚨 Starting in October, Alabama’s new v***r tax will impose a $0.10 per milliliter tax on v***r products.
That means:
• 30mL bottle = $3.00 tax
• 60mL bottle = $6.00 tax
• 100mL bottle = $10.00 tax
This is a volume-based tax — NOT a ni****ne-based tax.
It punishes lower ni****ne users the most, because the lower the ni****ne level, the more liquid a consumer must purchase to meet their needs.
Consumers who intentionally stepped down their ni****ne levels to reduce dependence will now pay the highest tax.
⚠️ It gets worse.
Several Alabama cities implemented this tax early at the local level.
When the statewide tax goes into effect in October, those cities will be hit with a DOUBLE tax — meaning consumers and small businesses in those communities will pay both the municipal tax AND the new state tax.
That creates:
• Higher prices in certain cities
• Uneven competition across the state
• A heavier burden on local consumers
• More pressure on small businesses already operating on thin margins
This impacts:
• Adults using v***r products as an alternative to smoking
• Fixed-income consumers
• Small, locally owned businesses
• Alabama jobs and storefronts
For many retailers, this tax could be devastating. It creates a pricing structure that pushes consumers to:
• Purchase out-of-state
• Buy online
• Seek unregulated products
• Or return to combustible ci******es
That’s not public health — that’s bad policy.
📣 WE NEED YOU
If this tax impacts you, your family, or your business — NOW is the time to speak up.
👉 Find your Alabama Representative here:
https://www.legislature.state.al.us/house-of-representatives-members
👉 Find your Alabama Senator here:
https://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate-members
Call. Email. Show up.
Tell them:
• How this tax will affect you personally
• How it will affect your budget
• How it will affect your business
• Why a volume-based tax structure is flawed
• Why double taxation in certain cities is unfair
Legislators need to hear directly from the people they represent.
We are working at the State House — but your voice at home matters just as much.
Advocacy works when everyone participates.
