Joel L. Nitzkin and open letter to FDA

[LaceyUnderall]

The way I understand it is that, if e-cigs are grouped in as tobacco products, stricter labels will be about all the FDA could do at first. The new smoking law strictly forbids the FDA from banning tobacco and nicotine. The new law requires more graphic warnings on the packaging, huge restrictions on marketing/advertising, and a panel to study the effects of lowering nicotine. Any taxation that would come as part of being lumped in with tobacco products is nothing but conjecture at this point. We are just assuming that is what would happen.

On the other hand, if e-cigs are considered a drug delivery system, then the FDA has complete power to institute a total ban.

Like it or not -- as with the presidential race -- those are the only two possible choices.

Again... Greg makes a good point.

And the beauty of the first choice is that if the ecig is placed into the tobacco category, then we have a chance of being able to participate in the regulatory process. Any regulations will not come over night and Congress can be urged to either create amendments specifically for the ecig (which could lead to a new category which would be awesome) OR stress to the FDA the importance of well thought out (and reasonable) regulation for this industry due to the possible impact to a serious health concern as outlined by the doctors in this letter.

With the second choice, consumers and suppliers will have no say what-so-ever.

 

[a2dcovert]

Thank God we have our modders. I am grateful for their discoveries

Yes, the Genie is out of the bottle. They wont be able to stop us now.

Kevin

 

[arembee]

How about batteries that won't hold a charge (only 5 months old).

If all else fails the threaded connector can be used in a mod.