CASAA California Action Alert

[soba1]

Wow it was a great experience, I showed up at the meeting. I wasnt the City Council, it was the Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee on the Los Angeles City Council.
When I got there I and another person was there then when it began there were more people there in support.
Boy am I glad they showed up the were a lot more eloquent than myself, boy I am glad they arrived.
I got my point accross, but not as good as they did. I was as nervous as a pre teen asking a girl to dance for the first time
But there was one guy there opposing ecigs cant remember where he was from but he was some paid suit.
Reading off some falacious crap that ecigs contain antifreeze. Of course I brought the dark truths about ecigs, and
some info I from the eliquid council.
But eventually they made it clear that it wasnt a moratorium on opening new stores.
They want to apply the same safe guards on selling ecigs that they have on regular smokes.
Such as having it where its not accessable to minors yadda yadda. But all in all we got our
point accross.
It will go before the city council but it will not be a ban on.
There was one guy there who was a vendor and a juice manufacturer in the LA area.
So it turned out great. Thanks CASAA and please keep us posted......

 

[Uma]

That's great news! Loved your narration too. I can't speak in public, and can relate to your nervousness. I admire your strength in character, you battled two devils that day, WTG!!!!

 

[soba1]

That's great news! Loved your narration too. I can't speak in public, and can relate to your nervousness. I admire your strength in character, you battled two devils that day, WTG!!!!

Thanks......

 

[Berylanna]

Wow it was a great experience, I showed up at the meeting. I wasnt the City Council, it was the Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee on the Los Angeles City Council.
When I got there I and another person was there then when it began there were more people there in support.
Boy am I glad they showed up the were a lot more eloquent than myself, boy I am glad they arrived.
I got my point accross, but not as good as they did. I was as nervous as a pre teen asking a girl to dance for the first time
But there was one guy there opposing ecigs cant remember where he was from but he was some paid suit.
Reading off some falacious crap that ecigs contain antifreeze. Of course I brought the dark truths about ecigs, and
some info I from the eliquid council.
But eventually they made it clear that it wasnt a moratorium on opening new stores.
They want to apply the same safe guards on selling ecigs that they have on regular smokes.
Such as having it where its not accessable to minors yadda yadda. But all in all we got our
point accross.
It will go before the city council but it will not be a ban on.
There was one guy there who was a vendor and a juice manufacturer in the LA area.
So it turned out great. Thanks CASAA and please keep us posted......

We probably need to keep an eye out for any provisions banning it in parks if they want to keep ecigs "out of sight." The original reason for banning indoors in public was second-hand-smoke, not "denormaliization."

Wow I'd like to know where the "suit" came from!

Thanks for the update, and the action. By the way, looking nervous, or any other kind of "real person"-ish, is probably good. Seeing a variety of obvious NON-PROFESSIONALS speaking for ecigs brings the point home that it is OUR lives at stake.

 

[lindsayfox]

LAKEWOOD, CA MEETING UPDATE:

The next Lakewood, CA meeting is on November 12th @ 7:30 PM

If you live in Lakewood, CA or nearby cities, please contact me as I'm trying to organize a group of vapers who can attend the meeting and testify.

Also, I've put together a Letter to the Editor for the Lakewood, CA meeting. If you live in the area, please submit this asap (revise the letter as you see fit).

To the Editor,

Outlawing e-cigarette use in existing smoke-free areas is scientifically unjustified and potentially counterproductive. I am one of the many Californian citizens who have quit smoking thanks to e-cigarettes, and the proposed ordinance will only discourage others from doing the same.

Smoking bans aim to protect the public from the demonstrated hazards of second-hand smoke, but these hazards do not exist with e-cigarettes. This is well-supported by research, and a recent comprehensive review of existing evidence found that even using “worst case” assumptions regarding exposure, e-cig vapor poses no risk to bystanders. With no scientific evidence of harm, the only remaining argument in favor of a ban is that e-cigs “re-normalize” smoking.

It’s painfully simple to distinguish between cigarettes and e-cigs. Many e-cigarettes don’t even look like cigarettes, which also have a pungent, unmistakable aroma (in comparison to the virtually odorless e-cigs). The only thing e-cigarettes “re-normalize” is quitting smoking and harm reduction. Indoor “vaping” therefore has the power to improve public health by encouraging more smokers to make the switch.

At 7:30pm on Tuesday November the 12th, the Lakewood City Council will meet at Council Chambers (5000 Clark Avenue) to discuss the potential e-cig usage ban, and I encourage anybody interested to join me in opposing this senseless proposition.

Sincerely,
[ Name]

 

[Browneye]

Why no update to this. News reports says the council unanimously voted to regulate e-cigs same as tobacco.

I don't understand how these politicians can simply ignore the facts of what vaping is.

 

[lindsayfox]

I'm still waiting to hear from the City council clerk. Will post an update soon.

 

[mgavilondo]

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