SB 463 has passed the house and is being returned to the senate with amendments. I haven't read the whole bill or the amendments as of yet - anyone know what this would mean in terms of e-cigs products and vaping in general?
https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/463/#
what? a i reading 463 right? they cannot amend the master tobacco settlement agreement
with out all parties agreeing. its a legal contract not a law. e-cigarette products were not
party to the agreement and cannot be subjugated under it. deeming it a tobacco product
after the fact does not mitigate the fact that the agreement was for a whole different product.
one that causes harm,namely cigarettes.e-cigarettes don't qualify as the do not meet the
reason why the states made the agreement. to recoup medical expenses and provide
education. in turn tobacco companies got protection from law suites.
there has not been dollar one spent on health care involving the normal use
of e-cigs.(exploding batteries and accidental poisonings are standard product liability
issues and as such are covered under existing regulations and laws)
i noticed there was no reciprocal protection offered to protect e-cig product
manufacturers from law suites. if they think they can throw e-cigs into the
master tobacco settlement it would have to encompass the spirit and meaning
of the whole agreement. not just part of it.are they implying by omission
that the normal use of e-cigs causes no harm therefore no blanket protection
is needed?
i an beginning to wonder if all this garbage being proposed in so many
states is a coordinated nation wide strategy to throw every thing against
the wall to see what sticks to give the FDA a heads up on how far it
can go.
mike
