Arizona: SUPPORT Bill to Prohibit E-Cigarette Sales to Minors -- SB 1209
If enacted, this bill would:
If enacted, this bill would:
- Ban sales of "vapor products" (e-cigarettes) and "tobacco-derived products" (dissolvables) to minors
- NOT tax these products
- NOT define these products to be "tobacco products" under Arizona law
The American Cancer Society has been out lobbying against enactment of this bill. Why? CASAA Science Director Dr. Carl Phillips took on this issue here and here, but it boils down to this -- the American Cancer Society doesn't just want e-cigarette sales banned to minors. The American Cancer Society wants e-cigarettes to be taxed and treated just like cigarettes, and they are willing to stop a ban on sales of the product to minors if a bill doesn't set the stage for this to happen in the future.
SB 1209 has already passed the Arizona Senate and gone through the House committee process. The final step before going to the Governor's desk is to pass the full House.
The below legislators need to hear from Arizona e-cigarette users who SUPPORT SB 1209.
Please call or write the members of the Arizona House of Representatives below
1. Inform them you SUPPORT SB 1209 because it would wisely ban sales of "vapor products" to minors, but would NOT tax the product or define them as a "tobacco product."
2. Tell your story about how e-cigarettes have changed your life, but note that you still believe that minors should not be permitted to purchase the product.
3. Inform them that opposition to SB 1209 is coming from groups like the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association, which have engaged in a four-year-long disinformation campaign against e-cigarettes. Inform them that ACS and ALA are being dishonest about their true motives in opposing this common sense measure.
4. Direct them to the CASAA.org website for more information.
Members of the Arizona House of Representatives:
It is extremely important for Arizona citizens to personally contact their two representatives in the Arizona House and urge them to vote YES on _____. You can find out what district you are in by using the Arizona Legislature's 'Find My Legislator' website or this Google Maps extension (click where you live and the ID number is the district).
When writing legislators, be sure to include your address (or at least city) so the legislators know they are being contacted by Arizona citizens.
Comma delimited email list:
jallen@azleg.gov, lalston@azleg.gov, bbarton@azleg.gov, sborrelli@azleg.gov, pboyer@azleg.gov, kbrophymcgee@azleg.gov, chcampbell@azleg.gov, mcardenas@azleg.gov, hcarter@azleg.gov, dcoleman@azleg.gov, lcontreras@azleg.gov, adalessandro@azleg.gov, jdial@azleg.gov, jescamilla@azleg.gov, kfann@azleg.gov, efarnsworth@azleg.gov, tforese@azleg.gov, rgabaldon@azleg.gov, rgallego@azleg.gov, sgonzales@azleg.gov, dgoodale@azleg.gov, dgowan@azleg.gov, rgray@azleg.gov, ahale@azleg.gov, lhernandez@azleg.gov, jkavanagh@azleg.gov, akwasman@azleg.gov, jlarkin@azleg.gov, dlesko@azleg.gov, dlivingston@azleg.gov, plovas@azleg.gov, smach@azleg.gov, ddavis@azleg.gov, jmendez@azleg.gov, jmesnard@azleg.gov, emeyer@azleg.gov, cmiranda@azleg.gov, dmitchell@azleg.gov, smontenegro@azleg.gov, jolson@azleg.gov, eorr@azleg.gov, lotondo@azleg.gov, jpeshlakai@azleg.gov, wpetersen@azleg.gov, jpierce@azleg.gov, fpratt@azleg.gov, mquezada@azleg.gov, brobson@azleg.gov, msaldate@azleg.gov, cseel@azleg.gov, asherwood@azleg.gov, tshope@azleg.gov, stsmith@azleg.gov, vsteele@azleg.gov, dstevens@azleg.gov, bthorpe@azleg.gov, atobin@azleg.gov, ktownsend@azleg.gov, mugenti@azleg.gov, bwheeler@azleg.gov
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