12 days left before the ban of sales in CA!

[MaxUT]

Politicians: if they could get away with it, they would issue a decree listing all lawful activities and prohibit all else.

[pavon3o5]

ok i want to email him but is it a pro or a con on the msg my dad lives in cali and he just started vaping and I vape so I want to email him too

[Janetda]

It's a con.

[pavon3o5]

It's a con.

Thank you I just did it

[renderwerks]

It's not too late! Email - the more, the better.

Here is my email to him:

Governor Schwarzenegger,

I am urging you to veto the ban of the e-cigarette in California.

I have been a tobacco user for 35 years and after many failed attempts to quit, I have the e-cigarette to thank for my success. I have been tobacco free for four months now.

I didn't make the decision lightly to use this product. I researched before I made my decision. I am a Senior Mechanical Designer with extensive knowledge of mechanical and chemical engineering. I have been in this field in excess of 17 years. In my opinion, it is a safe and effective means to be an ex-tobacco user. With some regulation, I believe it is poised to be the most successful reduced harm product in history.

If you read the FDA report and test of the e-cigarette liquid, it is apparent, from THEIR OWN DATA, that the e-cigarette is many orders of magnitude safer than the alternative. The constituents of concern in the liquid are comparable or less than that of existing, FDA approved products such as nicotine patches, gum and lozenges.

I urge you to see these facts for yourself.

Tobacco kills over 400,000 people in America every year - the promise of the e-cigarette has the means to substantially reduce or eliminate this statistic. Banning of this life saving device will doom hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of ex tobacco users to return to traditional tobacco, and likely, a certain death because of this.

I believe it is the most important reduced harm product ever conceived; I believe it has saved my life.

Thank you for your consideration,

[Eric in AK]

Will Indian reservations be exempt from this the way they seem to be exempt in other things such as gambling? The native tribes and corporations in California pretty much opened up casinos in the 90's without needing approval from California, didn't they? I'm hoping the First Nation people will recognize the opportunity and use the clout they possess, at least until the FDA issues some sort of restriction. I think the Natives still have to abide by federal law on their lands... Must look into this.

I wonder if Mexico will become the place to buy stuff. Heck, when I lived in the desert in California we would make runs to Tijuana for pharmaceuticals and saved huge amounts by doing so, like Amoxicillin at about 20% of the U.S. price. They're pretty liberal about that sort of thing down there. I would be willing to bet that they'll do the same thing for nicotine juice and e-cigs that they've done with pharmaceuticals: If it's a scheduled substance under U.S. law the Mexican pharmacy refers a customer to a doctor who, for a nominal amount, will write a prescription that will pass muster at Customs. In the late 90's you'd pay $10 to $20 for the doctor to "examine" you and write a scrip, then you'd go downstairs to the pharmacy to fill your scrip cheaply. This could be yet another reason to plan vacations to our neighbor to the south.

[doots]

I sent an email. hope it helps!

[ECS-Mike]

I just sent it, i hope it makes a difference

[Scubabatdan]

I sent, my email:

I have been smoke free for 105 days now because of electronic cigarettes, please don’t sign my death sentence and force all of us back under the only choice for smokers. Veto SB 400 and give us the chance to survive!

Father of 3 and husband to a beautiful supportive woman!
Sincerly
Daniel Bateman

[TWISTED VICTOR]

Just sent my email from Indiana!! We gotta stick together on this. Good luck, nowheregirl.