Judge smacks FDA’s hand away from e-cigarettes

The Inquistr ^ | 1/14/10 | Kim LaCapria

[Bokababe]

Good for Judge Leon!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Good call, Your Honor. This product is a lifesaver.

[Bokababe]

e-cig ping!

[ReneeLynn]

Didn’t Cali try to or succeed in banning these things? Ridiculous.

[Bokababe]

Didn’t Cali try to or succeed in banning these things?

The ban on e cigs passed both Houses here in CA -- but Arnie vetoed it. Go Arnie!

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Big gubmint don’t like e-cigs because tax dollars go down and lifespans are extended.

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Big gubmint don’t like e-cigs because tax dollars go down and lifespans are extended.

[ReneeLynn]

Really? Wow, he did something right. ;)

[SmithL]

Leon, Richard J.

Born 1949 in South Natick, MA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001, to a seat vacated by Norma Holloway Johnson; Confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2002, and received commission on February 19, 2002.

Education:
College of the Holy Cross, A.B., 1971

Suffolk Law School, J.D., 1974

Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1981

Professional Career:
Law clerk, chief justice and associate justices, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1974-1975
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976
Attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1977
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, U.S Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978
Assistant professor of law, St. John's University School of Law, 1979-1983
Senior trial attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987
Deputy chief minority counsel, Select 'Iran-Contra' Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-1988
Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1989-2002
Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, 1990-1993
Chief minority counsel, 'October Surprise' Task Force, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1992-1993
Special counsel, 'Whitewater Investigation,' Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1994
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University School of Law, 1997-present
Special counsel, Ethics Reform Task Force, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997
Commissioner, Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control, 2000-2001

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

[Bubba_Leroy]

Now if only the courts will say the same thing about the EPA's planned regulation of carbon dioxide.

If the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide then there is nothing that the EPA cannot regulate.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

This product is a lifesaver.

Greatest invention in years. I've been vaping for three months after 25 years of smoking a pack and a half a day and I can't tell you how much better I've been breathing. E Cigs are incredible.

[Ellendra]

While I support anything that deprives the Fed of power, the nitpicker in me is a little puzzled by the definitions. Are they really saying that tobacco is a drug but pure nicotine isn’t?

[RandallFlagg]

YES!!

Thanks for the ping.

[RandallFlagg]

The fluids used in ecigs is FAR from pure. The nicotine content is about 3% in most of them.

[TC Rider]

I’ve been vaping since early December and love em. I get my nic fix, plus all the hand/mouth action.

Plus, they’re much cheaper than analogs over time.

I’ve been trying to wean my dear Anne off of her Marlboro’s.

No ash, no smoke, no fire, no tar, no stink on your clothes or in your car. What’s not to love.

If anyone would like a link to an ecig forum or my supplier, send me a freep mail.

[DryFly]

Yes, but the Attorney General’s office just filed suit against the manufacturer of the e-cigarette for fraudulently marketing the product as safe and for targeting children. The State has to get its pound of flesh.

[Ellendra]

But is nicotine a drug or isn’t it? The definitions seem awfully flexible in this case.

[TC Rider]

But is nicotine a drug or isn’t it? The definitions seem awfully flexible in this case.

Nicotine is a naturally occuring chemical found in many food products, including potatos. I believe it's also used as a pesticide. That would make sense as plants develop natural defenses against pests.

[RandallFlagg]

IMHO, it’s a naturally produced chemical, as is caffeine. Hell, tomato plants have nicotine.