Oregon AG's using Office to try to ban selling of 'E-cigarette'

[Boom!]

Wow - I haven't seen this posted yet. The Attorney General is going extreme over in Oregon. Which state will be next? I can't see this happening here in Texas.

Oregon AG moves to block 'E-cigarette' sales

The settlement announced Thursday prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes in Oregon until they are approved by FDA, or until a court rules the FDA does not have the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes.

[Kamanjah]

Link please?

Edit: Never mind, links don't usually show in black in my browser.

[tannerk]

Hmm, bullshlt, bullshlt and more bullshlt. When everything else fails, there is always China.

[jimik]

This is such bull ****.. Land of the free my ass.

[eric]

It's all a show. The government can't afford to lose Tobacco Tax Revenue. Obama probably backs the banning of electronic cigarettes himself.

How else will they pay for SCHIP?

[BigJimW]

Not surprising. Expect other states to follow suit. Too much lost taxes, and the FDA gave them the excuse.

"When products threaten the health and safety of Oregonians, we will take action," said Mary Williams, deputy attorney general. "If companies want to sell electronic cigarettes to consumers, they have to be able to prove they are safe."

So, will they ban real cigarettes too? Double standard.

[Liscab]

How much is the money the could be missing in a year because of e cig. could be a billion?, taxes are to blame.

[Sun Vaporer]

Let's face it people, this move by the AG in Oregon demonstrates what the e-cig is up against because the Manufacture's did not follow the rules and provide the requiste studies and go though the regulation process so that taxation could be advanced. The e-cig is an unproven device in the eyes of the law no matter how much we thing we know and it is a revenue killer for the goverment, Big Pharm, and Big Tobacco---

So no matter how pretextual ths may be---it is reality that we have to face and deal with now.

Sun

[dntbuyblu]

im in oregon and this is crazy!!!!!!!!!! im glad i stocked up!!!! and this has alot to do with s.e. here they didnt comply with the a.g. request for info on there product and the fda was the icing on the cake.

[jimik]

Well, from what I read in the article it is not stating all sales for e-cigs are going to be banned. Instead, it is two companies.

The Oregon Department of Justice filed two settlements Thursday that prevent two national travel store chains from selling "electronic cigarettes" in Oregon.

The affected travel store chains, Pilot Travel Centers, which has seven centers in Oregon, and TA Operating, which has four centers in Oregon, both sell "NJOY" brand electronic cigarettes.

Does this mean people will still be able to purchase e-cigs and liquid via the mail?