Can E-Cig Dealers Advertise on TV?

[PaulCincy]

Pretty surprise that E-Cig dealers, especially here in the States, don't advertise their products on TV.....Is it illegal, like cigarettes? Nic patches and gum can have ads....Or is it just to expensive? One would think if they start small, in some mid-sized cities, it would be worth it to them....
Same with magazines/newspapers....(cheaper to)....
Just wondering....
and of course,,,Enjoy...

 

[v1John]

I have indeed seen some, but not very frequently. I think a saw a commercial three times in May and that is all.

 

[Valhalla1]

I see ads for what looks like a M401 PCC kit all the time on History Channel, Smokers Saviour I think
I think its a cart subscription type thing which I don't approve of. Hear radio ads for similar things all the time too on the talkradio/sports am stations I listen to

 

[PaulCincy]

Must be the neighborhood here in Cincy, because I haven't seen one yet...Well, whoever does decide to go national with ads, will definately be in the driver's seat
especially in the U.S. Later, and Enjoy...

 

[cypresss]

Kinda related...
I've been hearing ads for various e-cigs on Sirius Satellite Radio for at least 6 months. I don't believe analog manufacturers can promote there either.

 

[trailblazer6]

TV advertising is very expensive. This industry is young compared to others. Most business owners are small mom and pop type shops so they don't have a large advertising budget. Besides, I feel if they did advertise they would be undoing Judge Leon's ruling that the e-cigarette is a tobacco product thus giving the FDA more examples that it is a medical device as they want it classified so they can regulate it to the point that it becomes ineffective. As a tobacco product, all they can do at this point is discredit it like they have been doing with there junk science. IMO

 

[brandon555]

TV advertising is very expensive. This industry is young compared to others. Most business owners are small mom and pop type shops so they don't have a large advertising budget. Besides, I feel if they did advertise they would be undoing Judge Leon's ruling that the e-cigarette is a tobacco product thus giving the FDA more examples that it is a medical device as they want it classified so they can regulate it to the point that it becomes ineffective. As a tobacco product, all they can do at this point is discredit it like they have been doing with there junk science. IMO

Yeah.... heard an ad on the radio the other day... Smoke Assist or something... they were promoting it as a way to quit smoking too.