Just got this email from Wizard Labs, I would encourage everyone in FL to contact their representative.
Dear Fellow Floridian,
I am writing to you because a new Florida law could directly affect your access to vaping supplies.
There is a bill that is about to be passed in the Florida House of Representatives which could possibly be used to eliminate online sales of nicotine, e-liquids and e-cigarettes to adults in Florida.
House Bill 169 (HB169) is intended to prevent the sale and possession of electronic cigarettes and e-liquids to minors under the age of 18.
Although Wizard Labs is a strong supporter of 18+ regulation for the ecig industry, this bill has language restricting sale and delivery of nicotine products which could be used to eliminate access to online vaping supplies by adults of legal age in Florida.
We are urging every Florida vaper to contact their representative tomorrow, Monday morning, and express your concern that any new regulations do not restrict legal adult access to online alternative nicotine products, which could lead to negative consequences by forcing some adult e-cigarette users back to smoking tobacco cigarettes.
If you do not know which State House Representative you should contact for your district, you can find out by entering your address, and city on the following webpage:
Florida House of Representatives - Find Your Representative
Although most of the bill contains reasonable and common sense regulations to prevent e-cigarette usage by minors, the following parts of the bill which could directly affect you as an adult vaper of legal age are as follows:
The following language from HB169 Section 11 places new restrictions on how ecigs and e-liquids can be sold after July 1st, 2014:
Quote:
"(11) RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR DELIVERY OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS OR NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES.
(a) In order to prevent persons under 18 years of age from purchasing or receiving nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices, the sale or delivery of such products or devices is prohibited, except:
1. When under the direct control, or line of sight where effective control may be reasonably maintained, of the retailer of nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices or such retailer's agent or employee;"
What this means in simple terms are that all future sales of electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, and liquid nicotine in Florida must be conducted in face-to-face transactions at retail stores.
This bill currently makes no exceptions for legal online sales to adults.
HB169 defines nicotine products as:
"any product that contains nicotine, including liquid nicotine, that is intended for human consumption, whether inhaled, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any means"
HB169 defines nicotine dispensing devices as:
"any product that employs an electronic, chemical or mechanical means to produce vapor from a nicotine product, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device or product, any replacement cartridge for such device, and any other container of nicotine in a solution or other form intended to be used with or within an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device or product."
Link to the Bill details and history on the Florida House website: Florida House of Representatives - CS/CS/CS/HB 169 - Tobacco and Nicotine Product Regulation
Link to a PDF of the full Bill text of HB169: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0169/BillText/c3/PDF
We believe this is a heavy-handed approach which will unfairly limit access to an effective alternative for many adult smokers and vapers in Florida.
We urge all Floridians affected by this bill to email and phone their House Representative tomorrow morning and ask them to vote NO on HB169 until such time as the language of this bill is amended to include protections for legal adult access to online alternative nicotine products.
These protections could reasonably include the use of modern online age verification software, adult signature requirements for mailed packages, or other form of ID and age verification for adult consumers, none of which are currently included in this bill.
Again, If you do not know which State House Representative you should contact for your district, you can find out by entering your address, and city on the following webpage:
Florida House of Representatives - Find Your Representative
The Capitol Office phone number for your State House representative is on the first page next to their photo.
To email your representative, click on the Full Detail button under your State House representatives photo, and an Email Representative button will be available on the next page.
This bill has already passed with a unanimous vote in the Florida Senate, and has been placed on special order calendar in the Florida House of Representatives for this Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014.
This bill is expected to pass into law unless immediate opposition and action is displayed by Florida vapers.
Your House Representative has until 2pm tomorrow, Monday April 21st, to submit any amendments to the bill.
If this bill is allowed to pass into law with the current language, Wizard Labs, and other online Florida businesses may be forced to stop online sales to Florida customers on July 1st, 2014.
Please take a few moments to send a well thought and respectful email to your representative tonight, and please follow up with a phone call to their Capitol office phone number tomorrow morning.
Together we can help shape responsible and common sense regulations for our state.
Sincerely,
John MacLeod
Wizard Labs
6808 Hanging Moss Rd
Orlando, FL 32807
(321) 422-0803
You have received this email as a Florida customer of Wizard Labs. We do not normally send newsletters or advertisements to our customers, but because this Florida legislation could directly affect your rights as our customer, we felt the need to inform you with this letter.
If you do not wish to receive any notice of this kind, please reply to this email with the subject line Remove Me.
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Dear Fellow Floridian,
I am writing to you because a new Florida law could directly affect your access to vaping supplies.
There is a bill that is about to be passed in the Florida House of Representatives which could possibly be used to eliminate online sales of nicotine, e-liquids and e-cigarettes to adults in Florida.
House Bill 169 (HB169) is intended to prevent the sale and possession of electronic cigarettes and e-liquids to minors under the age of 18.
Although Wizard Labs is a strong supporter of 18+ regulation for the ecig industry, this bill has language restricting sale and delivery of nicotine products which could be used to eliminate access to online vaping supplies by adults of legal age in Florida.
We are urging every Florida vaper to contact their representative tomorrow, Monday morning, and express your concern that any new regulations do not restrict legal adult access to online alternative nicotine products, which could lead to negative consequences by forcing some adult e-cigarette users back to smoking tobacco cigarettes.
If you do not know which State House Representative you should contact for your district, you can find out by entering your address, and city on the following webpage:
Florida House of Representatives - Find Your Representative
Although most of the bill contains reasonable and common sense regulations to prevent e-cigarette usage by minors, the following parts of the bill which could directly affect you as an adult vaper of legal age are as follows:
The following language from HB169 Section 11 places new restrictions on how ecigs and e-liquids can be sold after July 1st, 2014:
Quote:
"(11) RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR DELIVERY OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS OR NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES.
(a) In order to prevent persons under 18 years of age from purchasing or receiving nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices, the sale or delivery of such products or devices is prohibited, except:
1. When under the direct control, or line of sight where effective control may be reasonably maintained, of the retailer of nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices or such retailer's agent or employee;"
What this means in simple terms are that all future sales of electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, and liquid nicotine in Florida must be conducted in face-to-face transactions at retail stores.
This bill currently makes no exceptions for legal online sales to adults.
HB169 defines nicotine products as:
"any product that contains nicotine, including liquid nicotine, that is intended for human consumption, whether inhaled, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any means"
HB169 defines nicotine dispensing devices as:
"any product that employs an electronic, chemical or mechanical means to produce vapor from a nicotine product, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device or product, any replacement cartridge for such device, and any other container of nicotine in a solution or other form intended to be used with or within an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device or product."
Link to the Bill details and history on the Florida House website: Florida House of Representatives - CS/CS/CS/HB 169 - Tobacco and Nicotine Product Regulation
Link to a PDF of the full Bill text of HB169: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0169/BillText/c3/PDF
We believe this is a heavy-handed approach which will unfairly limit access to an effective alternative for many adult smokers and vapers in Florida.
We urge all Floridians affected by this bill to email and phone their House Representative tomorrow morning and ask them to vote NO on HB169 until such time as the language of this bill is amended to include protections for legal adult access to online alternative nicotine products.
These protections could reasonably include the use of modern online age verification software, adult signature requirements for mailed packages, or other form of ID and age verification for adult consumers, none of which are currently included in this bill.
Again, If you do not know which State House Representative you should contact for your district, you can find out by entering your address, and city on the following webpage:
Florida House of Representatives - Find Your Representative
The Capitol Office phone number for your State House representative is on the first page next to their photo.
To email your representative, click on the Full Detail button under your State House representatives photo, and an Email Representative button will be available on the next page.
This bill has already passed with a unanimous vote in the Florida Senate, and has been placed on special order calendar in the Florida House of Representatives for this Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014.
This bill is expected to pass into law unless immediate opposition and action is displayed by Florida vapers.
Your House Representative has until 2pm tomorrow, Monday April 21st, to submit any amendments to the bill.
If this bill is allowed to pass into law with the current language, Wizard Labs, and other online Florida businesses may be forced to stop online sales to Florida customers on July 1st, 2014.
Please take a few moments to send a well thought and respectful email to your representative tonight, and please follow up with a phone call to their Capitol office phone number tomorrow morning.
Together we can help shape responsible and common sense regulations for our state.
Sincerely,
John MacLeod
Wizard Labs
6808 Hanging Moss Rd
Orlando, FL 32807
(321) 422-0803
You have received this email as a Florida customer of Wizard Labs. We do not normally send newsletters or advertisements to our customers, but because this Florida legislation could directly affect your rights as our customer, we felt the need to inform you with this letter.
If you do not wish to receive any notice of this kind, please reply to this email with the subject line Remove Me.
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