Now is the Time To Act! I am Serious! **updated**

[Primal]

I've just sent my veto request.

I sincerely hope he vetos... a minor victory, perhaps, but every little bit helps.

[LuckyCharm]

Does it even make any difference coming from other states?

[Lloyd]

"Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), 202-224-5465 202-224-5128
Chairman"

Ted Kennedy is dead. I'm not sure how effective sending letters to him would be...

[Paworkingmom]

I have just read through this interesting discussion. Though I would like to think more on the ideas presented, I am upset because after 25 years of smoking, I finally found something that works for me. I am sure tax money is an issue but lack of understanding is probably also a factor with our law makers. I have been involved in another regulatory problem and one of our representatives when finding out that water had a PH of around 7 wanted to remove all PH from water.

[Paworkingmom]

I will send a email to my congressman, though.

[abhfor]

I guess selling a over priced trinket for $60 and then throw in a free e cig kit in as a gift.. nothing wrong with giving.
Pay no attention to the man behind that certain!

[Þornbjörg]

As a customer, I hope that someone is driven to get FDA approval for these products. I would sleep easier at night. If noone has even begun that step, I can hardly imagine that the pressure from the gov. is so great that the time to act is NOW!

I don't have big money. Surely not the estimated $1B that it would cost for trials. I do have a phone, smoker's cough, and numbers to a LOT of people.

I also have the know-how to lobby locally.

Throw in the mix, I know how to mix up very pure quality nic juice. (Still waiting on my 20% aqueous solution of nicotine to arrive so I can produce some test juice... if you want to acquire it, then if you know how to handle it, you know how to find it... don't ask me to help you)

Now, my ultimate goal with this...

Take a fairly standard e-cig, with quality, pure nic juice, and go have a meet and greet with my local lawmakers. Also go and have a meet and greet with the local university... contact and pursue NIH help... and the list goes on. There are a LOT of grants out there, many of which stem from the multi-billion dollar court fine on big tobacco, which are available for smoking alternatives. I want to find a way to weasel myself into one, and get testing done legitimately.

Its going to be a race.... If big tobacco gets pv's approved first, expect them to cut liquid such that it's freebasing nicotine (like cigs) and labeled a tobacco product... If big pharma gets pv's approved first, expect them to patent it every possible way so that little guys need to wait 20 years before they can produce anything... If one of the many small companies manage to get approval first, it will set the stage to end all of this controversy.

[catwoman19]

I sent my email to Arnold to veto, instead of thinking up reasons not to send a measly little email, just do it. It might just save the life of a family member. WE REALLY ARE ALL FIGHTING FOR THE SAME THING, LIFE

[big_sizzla]

I sent mine last nite.. I live in Toronto, and ive only had my e-cig for 3 days now but i know ill never go back to analogs; and if Arnold is as progressive as everybody says he is... he will HAVE to veto this rediculous bill. I dont understand much about US politics... but i do have a lingering thought that many other states will follow arnold blindly into banning e-cigs.. now its just the waiting game i guess.. lets see what happens

[zivrapmirak]

Hi Lacey...
Love the comments on the forum. Extremely interesting stuff.
Been a smoker for the past forty odd years. Want to mone on now. Been reading a lot and finally thought I'd found the right ecig with a portable charger that could charge up to 18 times. Brilliant. Got in touch with Instead. They wont ship out of the States. Since I am UK based - simply cannot locate anything quite like their stuff. Wonder if it is possible that you could supply me with two sets and a portable charger. Would obviously pay inclusive of shipping etc.
can you help please.....