very creative bunch of people. It’s a great and positive environment. What does it feel like to have your whole crew here from back home working collectively to build this empire? B: Collectively, we're all pretty grateful for what we have going on here. It’s a trip when we travel all over the world, doing these trade shows and things. I've worked corporate jobs before; this just doesn't feel real, honestly. It’s awesome. With so much uncertainty in the vape industry post-August 8th, where do you see the vape industry headed? B: We have an FDA specialists working for us, so I am fully confident that we will be selling Charlie’s to the vape market for the next 20 years.
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P: When we looked at the industry, we felt there were no organizations that represented our interests, and so we became one of the founding members of the California Smoke-Free Organization. I sit as the vice
chairman of the board; we oversee the work with our legislators to ensure that the language that goes into these bills is fair. Regulation is okay!, as long as it’s done reasonably. We had Congressman Rohrabacher tour our facility, and he introduced us to Andy Harris, who sits on this subcommittee for the Cole-Bishop amendment, a piece of legislation that's really important to the vape industry. The Cole-Bishop amendment has language that says, up until August 8th, anything that is sold on the market can continue to be sold without going through the FDA process. If that doesn't happen, we will have to go through every single thing we make as certified FDA compliant which is very costly and would kill a huge percentage of the industry. Part of what the California Smoke-Free Organization does is to ensure that this industry continues to be viable and thrive. We support small business. Look at our employees - we go all over America and the world to build companies. R: We look at it as an opportunity; it's on us as an industry to educate the public on what vaping is, that it’s not just an economic impact,
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Founders and brothers, Ryan and Brandon Stump.