South Dakota Retailers for Better Alternatives

03/06/2025

📢 We Fought Hard—And We Won! 🎉

Thanks to your voices and the courage of 19 senators and 11 representatives, we stopped HB 1069 in its tracks! Now, let’s show our gratitude to the lawmakers who stood with us.

➡️ Take a moment to say thank you: https://sdrba.net/thank-you

They took a stand for small businesses and fair regulation—let’s make sure they know we appreciate it! 💪

Our fight against HB 1069 has been a long and difficult road. We’ve faced opposition at every turn—from committees where we had to overcome misinformation, to a House vote that sent the bill forward in its worst form. Despite the challenges, we never backed down. We showed up, we spoke the truth...

03/04/2025

🚨 WATCH LIVE: The Senate Vote on HB 1069! 🚨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7QP5-SKL_0
Only minutes left to take action! Contact your senators NOW: https://sdrba.net/stpb
❌ Say NO to the ban!
Stand Strong Against Big To***co & Stand Up for South Dakota!
**eban

02/26/2025

🚨 HB 1069: A Gift to Big To***co, Not Public Health 🚨
A recent article from Reason Foundation (Read it here) exposes how federal regulations are crushing small v**e businesses while protecting Big To***co—and South Dakota’s HB 1069 follows the same playbook.

🔎 What’s Happening?
✅ The FDA’s PMTA process is so expensive and complicated that only Big To***co companies like Altria (Marlboro) can afford to comply.
✅ Thousands of small v**e businesses have been forced to shut down, limiting consumer choices and sending former v**ers back to ci******es.
✅ HB 1069 mirrors this trend by adding unnecessary regulations that hurt independent v**e retailers while giving Big To***co a competitive advantage.

HB 1069 Is NOT About Protecting Kids—It’s About Protecting Ci******es.
❌ It does not regulate flavored v**es or illegal sales.
❌ It does not add new youth protections—existing laws already ban underage sales.
❌ It hands more control of the market to Big To***co by creating roadblocks for small businesses.

And guess who’s behind it? Altria’s own lobbyist is pushing HB 1069 in South Dakota. This isn’t about public health—it’s about eliminating competition.

📢 Take Action NOW! Tell your senators to VOTE NO on HB 1069. Let’s stop this Big To***co-backed scam.

🔗 Act now: https://sdrba.net/scbtt
🔗 Read the article: Reason Foundation
🔗 Read the bill: HB 1069

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HB 1069 is a backdoor va**ng ban designed to wipe out small businesses, limit consumer choice, and hand the market over to Altria (Philip Morris) and RJ Reynolds. This bill isn’t about safety—it’s about corporate greed and rigging the system to force v**ers back to ci******es.

02/25/2025

🚨 Exposing the Lies: HB 1069 Is NOT About Protecting Kids! 🚨

Once again, Protecting SD Kids is spreading misinformation to push their anti-va**ng agenda. Their latest post falsely links HB 1069 to a lawsuit in New York against illegal flavored v**es—but the two have NOTHING to do with each other.

🔎 FACT CHECK:
❌ HB 1069 does NOT regulate flavored v**es.
❌ HB 1069 is NOT related to the New York lawsuit in any way.

What’s really happening? Big To***co (Altria) is pushing HB 1069 behind the scenes, using Protecting SD Kids as a front to mislead the public. Their own lobbyist also represents Altria (Marlboro ci******es)—the same company that benefits when va**ng businesses are crushed.

💡 HB 1069 is NOT about protecting kids—it’s about eliminating safer alternatives and protecting cigarette sales.

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW! 🚨
📢 Tell your senators to VOTE NO on HB 1069! South Dakota deserves honest policy—not laws written by Big To***co lobbyists.

🔗 Act now: https://sdrba.net/scbtt
🔗 Read the bill: HB 1069https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/281111.pdf
🔗 See the misleading post: Protecting SD Kids Post
https://www.facebook.com/sd.against.pot/posts/pfbid058aXs9qUZyj7raCquHi2hoqDmgXT4u2ht71bVzhgBfSzur8Hqq6awn8KuDtE66EVl

🔁 Share this to spread the truth! ***co

HB 1069 is a backdoor va**ng ban designed to wipe out small businesses, limit consumer choice, and hand the market over to Altria (Philip Morris) and RJ Reynolds. This bill isn’t about safety—it’s about corporate greed and rigging the system to force v**ers back to ci******es.

02/25/2025

🚨 Conflict of Interest? Altria's Lobbyist Pushing Anti-Va**ng Bill HB 1069 🚨

If you needed more proof that HB 1069 isn’t about protecting kids, here it is: Brian Gosch, the lobbyist for Protecting SD Kids, is also the lobbyist for Altria (Marlboro ci******es).

🔎 Why does this matter?
Altria, one of the biggest cigarette companies, has a vested interest in restricting va**ng—because va**ng is their competition. They don’t want adults to have access to safer alternatives, and they’re using HB 1069 to push their agenda while pretending it’s about kids.

❌ HB 1069 doesn’t regulate where va**ng products are made.
❌ HB 1069 doesn’t add new protections for youth.
❌ HB 1069 helps Big To***co while hurting small businesses and consumers.

This bill is nothing but a backdoor favor for cigarette companies, and groups like SD Protecting Kids are running cover for them.

📢 Tell your legislators: NO on HB 1069! South Dakota doesn’t need laws written by Big To***co lobbyists. https://sdrba.net/scbtt

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02/25/2025

🚨 ALERT: HB 1069 – Misleading Claims & The Truth About Va**ng in SD 🚨

South Dakota Retailers for Better Alternatives wants to set the record straight on HB 1069 and expose the misinformation being spread by Protecting SD Kids.

➡️ What They’re Claiming: That HB 1069 is about protecting kids from va**ng.

➡️ The Truth: HB 1069 has nothing to do with keeping va**ng products away from minors or regulating where they are manufactured. This bill is just another anti-va**ng agenda disguised as a public health measure.

Groups like SD Protecting Kids are pushing deceptive narratives to mislead lawmakers and the public. We need to stand up for truth and protect consumer access to harm reduction products instead of allowing misinformation to shape policy.

📢 Take Action! Contact your legislators and tell them to vote NO on HB 1069. South Dakota deserves fair and science-based regulations—not scare tactics and false claims. https://sdrba.net/scbtt

🔗 Read the bill here:https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/281111.pdf

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02/24/2025

Why is Marlboro ci******es supporting a bill they claim that will protect our kids?

Because HB 1069 isn’t about safety—it’s about Big To***co eliminating their competition and taking over the va**ng market. Don’t fall for it. Learn the truth and take action now: https://sdrba.net/scbtt

02/17/2025

🚨 URGENT: Stop Big To***co’s Takeover! 🚨

Big To***co is pushing HB 1069, a dangerous bill that threatens our communities and puts profits over people. We must take action NOW to stop it!

✋ Make your voice heard—tell lawmakers to KILL HB 1069 before it’s too late. Click the link to take action today

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HB 1069 is a backdoor va**ng ban designed to wipe out small businesses, limit consumer choice, and hand the market over to Altria (Philip Morris) and RJ Reynolds. This bill isn’t about safety—it’s about corporate greed and rigging the system to force v**ers back to ci******es.

02/13/2025

🚨 HB 1069 IS IN THE SENATE—THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO STOP IT! 🚨
If HB 1069 passes, 99% of v***r products will be banned, and Big To***co will take over the industry—wiping out small businesses and killing consumer choice.
Even the bill’s own sponsor admitted it has NOTHING to do with youth va**ng—so why is it being pushed? Because it benefits Big To***co and destroys competition.
💥 THIS IS OUR LAST STAND—TELL THE SENATE TO VOTE NO! 💥

HB 1069 has now moved to the Senate, but the fight is far from over. The bill was amended to remove the 2/3rds majority requirement, lowering the threshold for passage. However, some Representatives mistakenly thought they were voting on our amendment—HB 1069B, which would have enforced the PACT A...

02/07/2025

🚨 HB 1069 PASSED COMMITTEE – FULL HOUSE VOTE NEXT! 🚨Big To***co got caught lying, but their lobbyists still pushed HB 1069 forward. The House votes in less than 24 hours—take action NOW!

📢 EMAIL & CALL
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Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee passed HB 1069 with a 7-5 vote, sending it to the House floor for a final decision. If passed, this bill will destroy independent v**e retailers, force South Dakotans back to smoking traditional ci******es, and hand control of the industry over to...

02/06/2025

Read our last email asking for help to stop the end of va**ng in South Dakota as we know it.

02/04/2025

🚨🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨🚨 Big to***co is threatening to ban 99% of va**ng products! We need you to contact the House Health Committee members now! Click the link below to learn more ...

HB 1069 ties state law to the FDA’s Premarket To***co Product Application (PMTA) process, a system that has been widely criticized as broken and biased. The PMTA process requires manufacturers to submit expensive and complex applications for every va**ng product, including e-liquids and devices. S...