Minnesota University to ban "OUTDOOR" E-Cig use.

[berty]

Bemidji State University (BSU) has proposed to include electronic cigarettes in their new "tobacco Free Campus" policy. They have included electronic cigarettes as a "tobacco product", and would be banned as such. The new tobacco free campus policy is expected to be signed by Dr Richard Hansen, President, in coming days.

Dr. Hansen asked that a work group examine the possibility of a tobacco free campus last year. It would seem that electronic cigarettes were never considered in any of the year long meetings and opinion studies of that work group. Then almost mysteriously, electronic cigarettes were added to the list of tobacco products in a final tobacco policy draft posted at the BSU web site today.

http://www.bemidjistate.edu/about/tobacco_free/documents/Tobacco%20draft.pdf

· Dr. Lisa Erwin- 218-755 2075 -VP Student Development and work group co-chair of the tobacco free BSU work group.
· Dr Richard Hansen - 218-755-2011- President Bemidji State University

I'm not sure, but would this be the first "outdoor" e-cig ban in the state, or even the country?



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[Vocalek]

All tobacco products are equally hazardous to health.

Until we dispel this big lie, we will have these crazy "tobacco free" regulations replacing the "smoke free" regs.

 

[sfkid]

This is just pure ignorance on their part.

It will never hold up in any court of law if someone decided to challenge them.

What clearly needs to be defined is the true definition of "e-cig".

Is it a vaporizer that vaporizes liquid with nicotine? What if I vape with a no nic juice?

Vicks makes a whole line of vaporizers (Vaporizers Lineup Page - Vicks), are they going to ban those from campus as well?


If not , are they going to walk around campus with some detector that can tell if you have nic in your exhale or test everyones juice for nic?

Not enforcible and will never hold up.

 

[berty]

I really like the way you think sfkid!

 

[Vape Fink]

Are they also going to ban eggplants, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes on campus since they contain nicotine?

 

[datacreek]

Fools. Stupidity in academia.

 

[RobertY]

This just proves even more that a college education kills brain cells and common sense.