Electronic Cigarette Legislation

After a six-month survey found that 4.4% of individuals aged 15-29 in China had used an electronic cigarette at least once, anti-smoking groups and lobbyists flipped.  They are now pushing for a comprehensive ban on sale, advertising,…
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Hawaii's House Bill 145 was just unanimously approved by the state's Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. The bill expands the definition of "tobacco product" in the state to include anything with nicotine in it -- and then…
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Utah's Governor Gary R. Herbert just signed a whopping 42 bills into law this past Tuesday. Among them was a deeply concerning bill that appears to give the state's Department of Health carte blanche to regulate electronic cigarettes and…
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A number of anti-smoking groups are pushing for Connecticut to bump its tobacco cigarette tax from $3.40 per pack to $4.90 -- a jump of $1.50. According to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung…
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Leadership in the state of Washington are pushing for a bill that would make it among the most uninviting states in the US for vapers. Along with rules to ban vaping in all places where smoking too is prohibited, the bill would tax all…
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A bill in Missouri's House has received initial approval and has one more House vote left on it before moving on to the state's Senate. The bill would require child proofing of all electronic cigarette and vaping device products related to…
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UPDATE: This ban has passed. There was no discussion Monday evening, and instead, a vote was simply cast 4-3 in favor of the ban. In previous meetings, council members against the ban argued that it conflicts with personal liberty and lack…
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A group of 14 to 17 year olds were asked to purchase electronic cigarettes online. Of the 98 attempted purchases, some 76% succeeded despite many sites having an age verification gate. Though this is not at all a surprise, many anti-smoking…
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Hawaii is working though a number of fairly major bills right now, but those that don't pass by Thursday this week will apparently die.  This includes legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries, ability for transgender individuals to be…
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I'm going to say right up front that I am no where near qualified to tackle this issue.  I am only bringing it up because I believe that individuals more qualified than I should consider the issue long before it becomes a sweeping,…
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Indiana's Senate is reviewing a bill that has already passed its House and would place substantial regulation on electronic and vaporizing liquids. The rules are unlike anything seen elsewhere in the country thus far (to my knowledge at…
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A proposed bill that looks likely to pass through the Danish government will ban anyone under the age of 18 from purchasing an electronic cigarette or vapor product as of November of this year. The proposal has overwhelming support with…
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Italy was one of the first countries to institute a tax aimed at electronic cigarettes and vapor products -- focused primarily on e-liquids. The tax went into effect in January of this year and roughly doubles the price of e-liquids and…
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The FDA gained the ability to regulate and control tobacco products in 2009.  In 2011 it launch a comprehensive 5-year-long study of tobacco use that will be completed in the blink of an eye (at least when speaking in FDA time).  The study…
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An article on the news aggregator Breitbart.com shines some light on the current plan the EU is pushing forward to tax electronic cigarettes across the EU at the same rate as tobacco cigarettes.  That'd be 57% right now and it would be a…
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