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We need to POUND the NY Senate with emails and phone calls ESPECIALLY Sen. so we can save lives and stop this bill from being passed..
Sen Hannon is in bed with the Tobacco Companies from what I heard from a friend that lives in New York..
Introduced by Sen. HANNON
BILL NUMBER:S7635
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of
electronic cigarettes
PURPOSE:
To prohibit the sale or offering for sale of electronic cigarettes.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Public Health Law § 1399-aa to define an electronic
cigarette as a battery operated device that contains cartridges filled
with a combination of nicotine, flavor and chemicals that are turned
into vapor which is inhaled by the user.
Section two adds a section § 1399-11-2 to prohibit the sale or
offering for sale any electronic cigarette.
Section three provides that the act shall take effect on the first of
January succeeding its enactment.
JUSTIFICATION:= BS
Electronic cigarettes are products designed to deliver nicotine and
other substance to a use in the form of a vapor. They are typically
composed of a rechargeable, battery-operated heating element, a
replaceable cartridge that may contain nicotine or other chemicals,
and an atomizer that, when heated, converts the contents of the
cartridge into vapor.
In 2009, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press
release warning individuals about the safety of electronic
cigarettes. Their laboratory analysis revealed that some electronic
cigarettes contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene
glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze that is toxic to humans. In
February 2012, a 57 year old man reportedly suffered severe injuries
when an electronic cigarette exploded in his mouth.