California Call to Action! Multiple bills threaten adult use of and access to vapor products

[JustJulie]

AB 768 (the tobacco Free Baseball Act), introduced by Assemblyman Tony Thurmond and co-sponsored by Senator Mark Leno, would include “an electronic device that delivers nicotine or other substances...“ in its definition of “tobacco products.” While, on the surface, prohibiting athletes from using a personal vaporizer on the field or on the bench might seem superfluous and even silly, the larger issue here is the tobacco product definition. Defining vapor products as “tobacco products” anywhere in California’s statutes will likely expose these products to taxes and other inappropriate tobacco regulations.


AB 768 is scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, & Internet Media on Tuesday, April 7th, at 9:00 AM.

State Capitol, Room 437
Sacramento, CA 95814​

Please take a moment now to call members of the committee urging them to oppose this bill.

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[FlamingoTutu]

Naturally BP products will be allowed. I keep having visions of the police chasing pro athletes around the field trying to see what they are chewing. Would be interesting to see how out of state teams react to this. Come on, this state is in very serious trouble because of the drought and they keep wasting millions of dollars trying to dictate what adults can do with legal products. If they think they are just going to wear us down, they are sadly mistaken.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

So they will ban nebulizers?

 

[FlamingoTutu]

No, in the text of AB 768 it states:

(D) "Tobacco product" does not include a product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for other therapeutic purposes where the product is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose.

 

[caramel]

AB 768 (the Tobacco Free Baseball Act), introduced by Assemblyman Tony Thurmond and co-sponsored by Senator Mark Leno, would include “an electronic device that delivers nicotine or other substances...“ in its definition of “tobacco products.” While, on the surface, prohibiting athletes from using a personal vaporizer on the field or on the bench might seem superfluous and even silly, the larger issue here is the tobacco product definition. Defining vapor products as “tobacco products” anywhere in California’s statutes will likely expose these products to taxes and other inappropriate tobacco regulations.

Here we go.... a "tobacco product":

 

[Woofer]

"the Tobacco Free Baseball Act"

bahahahahaha yeah I'm laughing at you, not laughing with you.
What a group of ball park franks.

where the hell is the Tobacco Free Synchronized Swimming Act.

 

[caramel]

You would be amazed to find out what swimmers use to inhale. It's against "rulez" to post a link here, but you can google

 

[Woofer]

I'm going out on a limb and saying some inhaled OH2 and died from a "toxic overdose"*

*toxic overdose = much more worser than an overdose.

 

[DC2]

I'm going out on a limb and saying some inhaled OH2 and died from a "toxic overdose"*

*toxic overdose = much more worser than an overdose.

You know what's worser than a "toxic" overdose?
A toxic, poisonous, unapproved overdose.

 

[Woofer]

You know what's worser than a "toxic" overdose?
A toxic, poisonous, unapproved overdose.

Beautiful clarity of thought DC2.

 

[caramel]

Even worse - a dose with "unknown effects".

People tend to fear the unknown even more.

 

[DJLEC]

I performed due diligence with this today, and every e-mail was returned to me as Undelivered.

Is this the new strategy?

 

[JustJulie]

I performed due diligence with this today, and every e-mail was returned to me as Undelivered.

Is this the new strategy?

We updated the CTA earlier today to explain why people were getting several bounced emails.

UPDATE 4.2.15 - Please note that we are getting reports that emails sent by people who are out of district are being bounced. Apparently, the California Assembly won't let voters send an email to an elected official who is not your district representative. We believe this is a terrible policy because it basically means that unless you have a representative on a committee, you have no good way of sharing your concerns with elected officials. Our position is that members who serve on a committee do not simply represent the interests of the constituents in their district, but ALL citizens of California since not every citizen has a representative serving on the committee.

Later today, we will be sending an email to our California members who have a representative on this committee so that they can participate in a separate campaign focused on those representatives.

*sigh*

 

[stevegmu]

Well it is a local issue...

E-nic is already a tobacco product, as it will be regulated under the authority of the Tobacco Control Act...

 

[RaptorD.Meezus]

We've lost. SB140 has passed. Say hello to your Blu ecigs everybody.

 

[caramel]

....now at a new, "improved" price.

 

[skoony]

Well it is a local issue...

E-nic is already a tobacco product, as it will be regulated under the authority of the Tobacco Control Act...

with another 5-6 states about to do the same thing its a local issue?

mike

 

[skoony]

We updated the CTA earlier today to explain why people were getting several bounced emails.

UPDATE 4.2.15 - Please note that we are getting reports that emails sent by people who are out of district are being bounced. Apparently, the California Assembly won't let voters send an email to an elected official who is not your district representative. We believe this is a terrible policy because it basically means that unless you have a representative on a committee, you have no good way of sharing your concerns with elected officials. Our position is that members who serve on a committee do not simply represent the interests of the constituents in their district, but ALL citizens of California since not every citizen has a representative serving on the committee.

Later today, we will be sending an email to our California members who have a representative on this committee so that they can participate in a separate campaign focused on those representatives.

*sigh*

my state does the same thing.
they check the zip-code. if its not right your bounced.
this is how they control the debate. they know with
certain issues individuals will respond from one side
and the other side has ready made lists of people
who will flood the mail box for their side. then they will
look you straight in the face and say it was 10 to 1
against your position.

regards
mike

 

[Lessifer]

What's the status of the multiple bills, what are the next steps? I couldn't make it to either hearing.

 

[stevegmu]

with another 5-6 states about to do the same thing its a local issue?

mike

I guess you didn't read post #13...