FDA Please submit your comments to FDA re: #vaping witch trials

[AndriaD]

Perhaps, and this may sound silly, its time for a million man march, however not via physical but virtual. Get the top 10 anti vapor candidates and every day send then 5 word "poster emails". No vulgar stuff just make your point type. Life story's don't seem to be effective to these brain dead politicians or they can't read that many words.

Sounds like a good idea to me, but why stop with just those adamantly opposed? We need to sway the ones who don't know much, don't care much, so that they can help us shout down the ANTZ. If the moderate medians see one fact a day on how vaping is saving lives and could save many more, it's a seed of truth that may take root.

Andria

 

[DEA7H INC]

It's making me put in an Organization Name to submit it so I'm not sure what I should use. CASAA? *Shrug*

NM Figured it out. I'm at work so I'm doing it on my phone lol. The formatting was all messed up.

 

[AndriaD]

It's making me put in an organization to submit it so I'm not sure what I should use. CASAA? *Shrug*

No, there's a choice for "private consumer" or something like that, maybe "individual consumer".

Andria

 

[DEA7H INC]

Thanks, I got it figured out. It just wasn't displaying properly on my phone. I can't surf outside sites on my work computer so I had to write up my statement, email it to myself and then submit it on my mobile.

Apparently I almost ran out of characters. I hope that government officials are more capable of reading than I assume most of them to be! Maybe I should have found a way to mail it directly with a large check. That might catch their attention more.

 

[nomore stinkies]

Commented. Think they even read these?

I just wish MORE vapors would get involved. They are going to cry foul once they realize their path to a smoke free world has been invaded and taken away. They won't know what hit them. Sad.

 

[JustJulie]

CASAA has issued a Call to Action asking people to comment on the first of the FDA Workshops

http://blog.casaa.org/2015/03/call-to-action-submit-comments-on-fdas.html

The video at the end of the CTA provides some good tips for crafting a comment and preparing documents to upload.

 

[Podunk Steam]

 

[DrMA]

Thank you, CASAA and Julie!

 

[ckquatt]

Done and Done!

 

[Robino1]

When you say, in the CTA,

1st - Please try to recall your favorite writings on the relevant topics from: threads on ECF or other forums; informative blog posts by consumers, consumer advocates, or vendors; how-to videos; etc. Keep in mind that the topic at hand is characteristics of e-cigarette hardware and liquid, including variations, modding options, etc.

, do you mean links to the threads?

The reason I ask, we have an ECF Library at our fingertips that has some marvelous threads filled with an AMAZING amount of information. Is it ok to link to these threads by one of the most intelligent authorities on E-cigs, Rolygate?

The ECF Library is found here: The ECF Library

I am really struggling finding technical data as that is SO not my area. I can speak passionately about what e-cigs mean to me and my loved ones, I can speak passionately about CASAA. The tech...not so much.

 

[DrMA]

When you say, in the CTA, , do you mean links to the threads?

The reason I ask, we have an ECF Library at our fingertips that has some marvelous threads filled with an AMAZING amount of information. Is it ok to link to these threads by one of the most intelligent authorities on E-cigs, Rolygate?

The ECF Library is found here: The ECF Library

I am really struggling finding technical data as that is SO not my area. I can speak passionately about what e-cigs mean to me and my loved ones, I can speak passionately about CASAA. The tech...not so much.

The way I read it, CASAA is saying copy/paste the actual threads into a PDF attachment to your comments

 

[Katya]

The way I read it, CASAA is saying copy/paste the actual threads into a PDF attachment to your comments

This is the part I didn't quite understand--in the past, I just provided links to relevant documents, studies, etc. I'm not quite sure why I have to make PDF files for this submission...

Julie?

 

[Bill K]

I should have let you write my comment! Very well said!

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Done. I have a lot of similar versions of my story. Some were to legislators, some to newspapers and magazines. It is good to write our story, and share it.

It really is just our experience with smoking (stinking, etc.) and then the strength and positive change that using e-cigs has done in our lives. For me, I noticed that my wife likes to kiss more.

Oh, don't forget to join CASAA.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Please note that FDA has changed the deadline for submitting public comments about e-cigs to July 2.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...igs-but-fails-notify-public.html#post15535396

 

[Rlrick]

Just sent mine in Like it will really do any good. In my own opinion they have already made up their minds so we just need to start preparing for war.

 

[nomore stinkies]

Done. . I hope everyone pitches in this time. Previous calls to help in the cause have been dismal. Seems that apathy is the theme. Or am I just a pessimist??

 

[Hulamoon]

I done mine…...

 

[aikanae1]

Done. . I hope everyone pitches in this time. Previous calls to help in the cause have been dismal. Seems that apathy is the theme. Or am I just a pessimist??

It's disheartening to hear moral at such a low point and that may explain why there's been so few comments made.

There's been some real signs of hope recently, pushing back taxes, internet and flavor bans, seeing vendors link here (I followed a vendor link. That wouldn't have happened 6 months ago), the medicaid study, cochrane ...

Although I do agree that new vapers need to get into the swing of things as it appears this is the way it's going to be for awhile. A wake-up call might be an industry wide "what if" day. What if deeming as written were to go through? Chances are a lot of websites would be black, stores wouldn't be open ... I think a few more might realize the severity of the situation and be motivated to take action / get involved.

There are a number of state actions going on at the moment and I can easily see where people would be preoccupied with those.

They are dumping money into a high profile ad campaign. We need to buckle up.

My understanding is to submit the actual research papers because who ever is reading the comments can't be counted on to follow links. This makes it easier for them. In all honesty, I'm not too sure what they are looking for. I'm tempted to focus on how having a variety of devices that I can customize is a feature enabling me to quit. There's no doubt in my mind that not vaping tabacco helped and it makes sense it would help. That sort of thing.

I still think numbers would be in our favor.

 

[DrMA]

Looks much better now: 876 comments as of 4/2 11:26AM PDT

Thanks to everyone who commented and please keep spreading the word. There are 4.3M vapers in the US and I wish all would submit their stories to FDA