I'm hoping (well, I'm reasonably certain, actually) that V4L is planning their strategy to oppose the potential ban on distribution of e-cigarettes/related in their home state. Of course I think letters and phone calls are good; I also think it helps to share our messages to IL here--with V4L. Our messages might not seem like much ammunition as individuals, and even flooding the officials there might not seem like enough. But maybe they can also help V4L in their plans--or at least, cheer the guys and gals on. 
So, yeah. Please post your take on the ban, here, in a relatively organized way, so that V4L's people can better represent us, their customers, when they oppose the ban and in doing so better represent themselves.
eta: Contact info for Governor Quinn: http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm
Dear Governor Quinn,
I'm not a constituent. I'm not a resident of Illinois. I've never voted for you, and I'll probably never have an opportunity to.
So I can only appeal to you as one human being to another.
The Senate just voted on a bill that, if passed by the House, will effectively ban the distribution of e-cigarettes by companies in your fine state and to the citizens of that state.
Please veto this ban.
I understand the wording of the ban; I understand that it addresses the fact that there is concern regarding nicotine containing products which are classified neither as tobacco products nor as FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy or similar.
I understand that grey-area products containing an addictive substance can raise concern. But I ask that this concern generate interest in learning the truth, rather than what looks like a knee-jerk reaction in the form of an outright ban.
E-cigarettes don't fall into a neat category yet, legally. But considering the issues surrounding nicotine addiction in this country as a whole, I think there's room for a new category, don't you?
The dangers of tobacco smoking can't be overestimated. The success rates of traditional nicotine replacement therapy are dismal. I believe that alternatives to these two extremes can transform the way nicotine addiction affects the citizens of the United States, including the citizens of Illinois, in a way that is dramatically beneficial for our collective well-being.
Maybe it's too early to know that--it's too early, perhaps, to prove it. But if state bans like this one are put into effect, we may never find out.
You have an opportunity here, Governor Quinn, to truly win one for the little guy. Powerful lobbies on all sides will benefit from a ban that affects e-cigarettes, whereas I, personally, cannot even offer you my vote. It's a fact I'm painfully aware of--just as I'm painfully aware of the fact that if e-cigarette bans sweep the country, I'll be lighting up again. So will my mom. My cousin. My husband. And many citizens of Illinois.
Please take that opportunity to do what relatively few politicians seem to have time for. Win one for us.
And yes, I have a personal interest in how the ban affects Illinois in particular. My very first package containing an e-cigarette starter quit--the package which contained such an effective alternative to smoking that I have never looked back--came postmarked from your state.
This ban affects real people, their health, their well-being, their life expectancies, Mr. Governor. Please, please understand that.
Thank you,
Belle X
Cross Junction, VA
So, yeah. Please post your take on the ban, here, in a relatively organized way, so that V4L's people can better represent us, their customers, when they oppose the ban and in doing so better represent themselves.
eta: Contact info for Governor Quinn: http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm
Dear Governor Quinn,
I'm not a constituent. I'm not a resident of Illinois. I've never voted for you, and I'll probably never have an opportunity to.
So I can only appeal to you as one human being to another.
The Senate just voted on a bill that, if passed by the House, will effectively ban the distribution of e-cigarettes by companies in your fine state and to the citizens of that state.
Please veto this ban.
I understand the wording of the ban; I understand that it addresses the fact that there is concern regarding nicotine containing products which are classified neither as tobacco products nor as FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy or similar.
I understand that grey-area products containing an addictive substance can raise concern. But I ask that this concern generate interest in learning the truth, rather than what looks like a knee-jerk reaction in the form of an outright ban.
E-cigarettes don't fall into a neat category yet, legally. But considering the issues surrounding nicotine addiction in this country as a whole, I think there's room for a new category, don't you?
The dangers of tobacco smoking can't be overestimated. The success rates of traditional nicotine replacement therapy are dismal. I believe that alternatives to these two extremes can transform the way nicotine addiction affects the citizens of the United States, including the citizens of Illinois, in a way that is dramatically beneficial for our collective well-being.
Maybe it's too early to know that--it's too early, perhaps, to prove it. But if state bans like this one are put into effect, we may never find out.
You have an opportunity here, Governor Quinn, to truly win one for the little guy. Powerful lobbies on all sides will benefit from a ban that affects e-cigarettes, whereas I, personally, cannot even offer you my vote. It's a fact I'm painfully aware of--just as I'm painfully aware of the fact that if e-cigarette bans sweep the country, I'll be lighting up again. So will my mom. My cousin. My husband. And many citizens of Illinois.
Please take that opportunity to do what relatively few politicians seem to have time for. Win one for us.
And yes, I have a personal interest in how the ban affects Illinois in particular. My very first package containing an e-cigarette starter quit--the package which contained such an effective alternative to smoking that I have never looked back--came postmarked from your state.
This ban affects real people, their health, their well-being, their life expectancies, Mr. Governor. Please, please understand that.
Thank you,
Belle X
Cross Junction, VA
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