We all know the FDA will put forth suggested rules and regulations in October, but does anyone have any idea when the regulations will actually be going into effect?
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What we know is that the FDA has announced its intention to publish "deeming" regulations in October. Whether or not they'll actually do so remains to be seen; they have made similar announcements several times in the past few years and then delayed doing so.
After publishing the proposed regs, FDA has to set a period of time for public comment and regulatory review. How long the review period will be remains to be seen.
In the meantime, we wait.... (Check out the Legislation News sub-forum for latest developments.)
After publishing the proposed regs, FDA has to set a period of time for public comment and regulatory review. How long the review period will be remains to be seen.
In the meantime, we wait.... (Check out the Legislation News sub-forum for latest developments.)
Completely my opinion but I would say there is at least a 25% chance that the october date gets pushed. This is one of the larger grey areas the FDA has faced irt regulating a recreational product. There are massive corp interests, small business interests, as well as individual consumer interests at stake here. All centered around a product that nobody can find anything health threatening with. The motivation is a ruse as well. Playing the "unknown card", "ANTZ card", and "children card", but there has been no connections made.
The industry is mushrooming as we speak. Myself, wife, and ex-smoking circle of friends are part of the mushroom as well as this entire subforum. $1B/yr industries get hard to handcuff unless there is proof of enough harm to take swift and far reaching action. Tax revenue is absolutely part of the motivation but it won't be spoken about. Just the ruse parts.
Regardless of whether something happens in October, it's going to happen. There's no stopping that part. Check the media and legislation forums daily and draw your own conclusions. It's anybody's guess at this point in how it all shakes out.
The industry is mushrooming as we speak. Myself, wife, and ex-smoking circle of friends are part of the mushroom as well as this entire subforum. $1B/yr industries get hard to handcuff unless there is proof of enough harm to take swift and far reaching action. Tax revenue is absolutely part of the motivation but it won't be spoken about. Just the ruse parts.
Regardless of whether something happens in October, it's going to happen. There's no stopping that part. Check the media and legislation forums daily and draw your own conclusions. It's anybody's guess at this point in how it all shakes out.
I also want to add that we can make a difference with public awareness. I've been commenting on every vague and mis-information loaded article about the phantom unknowns of ecigs. Many article paint a "we have no idea about the safety" and then go on to cite 4 year old information. There's a huge pattern here. There are current documented scientific studies with published results (drexel is one example) but they are conveniently left out.
Comment is an honest and respectful manner. Don't engage the ANTZs. Simply state the facts and personal experience. Debunk the lies. It makes a difference. The more our voice is heard the better off we'll all be.
Comment is an honest and respectful manner. Don't engage the ANTZs. Simply state the facts and personal experience. Debunk the lies. It makes a difference. The more our voice is heard the better off we'll all be.
I think they punt again in October, too. They've been announcing their "intentions" every six months for the last 2-1/2 years. Maybe this time they'll pull the trigger, but the trend is not their friend.
Well at least if worse comes to worse I can give up vaping with little trouble. I hope nothing bad happens but I know I won't go back to smoking. I have been too good for too long.
Why does they have to poo poo everything that might give the poor people a little bit of pleasure. And right now its seems if you are middle class you are poor cause all the prices keep going up!
Why does they have to poo poo everything that might give the poor people a little bit of pleasure. And right now its seems if you are middle class you are poor cause all the prices keep going up!
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