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US Attorneys General urge FDA to regulate e-cigarettes
FOX News ^ | September 24, 2013 | Reuters

Posted on 09/25/2013 12:42:32 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Edited on 09/25/2013 12:44:29 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Top U.S. law enforcement officials urged the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to promptly issue a promised set of rules governing the sale of e-cigarettes, adding to a growing body of legal and public health officials demanding action.

In 2009, the FDA was given authority to regulate cigarettes, cigarette tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco, although not pipe tobacco, cigars or e-cigarettes. The law allows the FDA to expand its authority over all tobacco products, but it must first issue new regulations. The FDA has said they are in development.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antitobaccoscam; ecig; ecigarettes; fda; followthemoney; nannystate; regulations; scam; smokingiscool
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1 posted on 09/25/2013 12:42:32 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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Nanny State PING!


2 posted on 09/25/2013 12:43:34 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Major brain damage at UMES, but no property damage!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

If people quit smoking government will lose a lot of money in taxes. They need to shut that down right away.


3 posted on 09/25/2013 12:43:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
When is a cigarette not a cigarette?

When it's afire.

4 posted on 09/25/2013 12:44:04 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Regulate (for the government) = collect more taxes, raise prices, and tell who can use them or not


5 posted on 09/25/2013 12:47:51 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

One of those ‘for the children’ things.
E-cigs are the newest drug delivery system, donchaknow.


6 posted on 09/25/2013 12:53:10 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Children should not be buying them, but shouldn’t they already be regulated the same way?


7 posted on 09/25/2013 12:53:56 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
although not pipe tobacco, cigars or e-cigarettes.

Notice how they left out their own personal vices....

8 posted on 09/25/2013 12:57:48 PM PDT by snowtigger (. Thanx to Charlie Daniels, " Let them win, or bring them HOME")
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what's to them if people put a silly electronic stick in their mouths?....its not harming anyone at all, and its far better than regular smoking....

again.....follow the money....they can't loose their tax money from cigs....

9 posted on 09/25/2013 12:59:24 PM PDT by cherry
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To: nickcarraway

You don’t “smoke” e-cigarettes. There’s no smoke — just vapour. You get the nicotine fix; but you don’t get any of the dangerous products of combustion, you get from smoke.


10 posted on 09/25/2013 1:01:12 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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Did you read what I posted? I am saying the government wants to go after e-cigarettes because it reduces the number of cigarettes people buy. They make lots of money off people who buy cigarettes.


11 posted on 09/25/2013 1:03:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Oh please regulate us. (so that our tobacco sales revenue doesn't nose-dive!)

Ok so if formulators use nicotine from eggplant sources rather than tobacco then this argument for Fed regulation collapses. Sucking down anything into the lungs is not a good thing. But E-Cigs and vaping are 500% less damaging than sucking down tobacco.

So this is one instance where an alternative to 'analog' cigarettes should not be regulated into the void.

12 posted on 09/25/2013 1:27:33 PM PDT by corkoman
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

With no scientific evidence that e-cigarettes are harmful, government again sees an opportunity to TAX and REGULATE.


13 posted on 09/25/2013 1:46:10 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

With this administration I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they charged e-cig makers with tax evasion


14 posted on 09/25/2013 2:10:02 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thanks for the ping!


15 posted on 09/25/2013 3:47:06 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

FDA could just rule that e-cigarettes are a nicotine replacement product. They already have control over nicotine patches, lozenges and gum.


16 posted on 09/25/2013 4:46:49 PM PDT by stylin19a (Obama -> Fredo smart)
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First I want to make it clear I do not think children should be buying either form.

If the electronic cigarette delivers nicotine, an age restriction is appropriate. If it releases a flavored vapor, then no, not unless there are known health risks other than it could be used it as a “drug delivery system.” Brownies anyone? Betty Crocker and the Pillsbury Doughboy should be doing hard time already.

17 posted on 09/25/2013 5:24:14 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

18 posted on 09/26/2013 2:29:56 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: GeronL
Children should not be buying them, but shouldn’t they already be regulated the same way?

Why?

19 posted on 09/26/2013 2:37:16 PM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Right after the 0 says he is going to tack on another 94 cent tax to cigarettes. What a surprise!


20 posted on 09/26/2013 2:43:46 PM PDT by publana (Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
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