Anyone know American Cancer Society (ACS) current stand on E-cigarettes?

[Denise D]

I've been asked to participate (donate $10) to ACS Relay for Life event. Does anyone know their current stand on use of electronic cigarette? I'm wondering if I should do it, or should I donate my $10 to ECF?

 

[Fiamma]

ACS is adamantly opposed to e cigs. Donate your money to CASAA or the ECF.

 

[Bill Godshall]

At the national level, the ACS urged the FDA to ban e-cigarettes in 2009, and has demonized the products ever since.

At the state level, some ACS offices have advocated state legislation to ban the sale and/or the use of e-cigarettes, and some ACS offices have urged city councils to ban the use of e-cigarettes.

Not all state/local offices of ACS have criticized e-cigarettes (which has been my goal), but none have publicly stated any support for e-cigarettes (as they'd be fired for violating ACS policy).

 

[VapApe]

It never hurts to check on were your donations are going.
American Cancer Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[RippleInStillWater]

They get money from Big Pharm, give the money to CASAA.......

 

[JENerationX]

It never hurts to check on were your donations are going.
American Cancer Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

OMFG!!!!!!!

John R. Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society, received $2,222,272 salary/compensation from the charity. This is the second most money given by any charity to the head of that charity, according to Charity Watch. The money included $1.5 million in a retention benefit approved in 2001, “to preserve management stability."

My money is never going into this guy's pockets again. My life has been touched by cancer again and again and again... and God only knows how much money I've given them. Never again. I'd be far better off funding CASAA or ECF and helping others to get off the cancer sticks than actually donating to the ACS.

 

[Vocalek]

And then there is this:

Scroll down to the Petition Allegations section.

Ohio Measure 5, Smoking Ban Initiative (2006) - Ballotpedia

 

[Placebo Effect]

While this has certainly not changed their public campaigning, as far as I know the national branch of ACS was the first virulently anti e-cigarette group to actually put out a statement that even considered the benefits of e-cigarettes -- Electronic Cigarettes

Of course, it's still full of largely baseless arguments, but it's better than all their other 'literature' on e-cigarettes.