[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[nickcarraway]

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

[Zuben Elgenubi]

When is a cigarette not a cigarette?

When it's afire.

[jsanders2001]

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

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

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

[snowtigger]

although not pipe tobacco, cigars or e-cigarettes.

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

[corkoman]

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.

[Dapper 26]

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

[Domandred]

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

[stylin19a]

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

[bamahead]

Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

[Gene Eric]

Taxes

[justiceseeker93]

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.

Seems like another instance of lawlessness on the part of the Obama administration. Sure, they have the authority to regulate tobacco products, but e-cigarettes don't contain tobacco. So how can they possibly justify their regulation of e-cigarettes under this law?

The guess is that Big Tobacco is lobbying for federal government regulation of e-cigarettes in order to stifle competition from new rival enterprises (e-cigarette manufacturers), and that the Administration is in bed with its "evil enemy."

[elkfersupper]

The greatest addiction with the most adverse consequences is the addiction to Big Government. When is Big Government going to do something about that?

[Still Thinking]

On what basis??!! Just because they’ve found some tiny pocket of freedom not being regulated to death and that just feels un-Amerikan? Or what?

[Toespi]

Then they will have to regulate nicotine gum and patches.