Does any person know if the nicotine the carts contain have this in them or just medicinal grade Nicotine? Might make a big difference in them outlawing it..here a paste from something a few years ago on the nico water:....
Nicotine-Laced Water Is a Drug, F.D.A. Rules
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By SHERRI DAY
Published: July 3, 2002
Federal regulators said yesterday that nicotine-laced bottled water, which is being marketed as a dietary supplement, is an unapproved drug and cannot be sold in the United States without federal clearance.
The product, Nico Water, fell squarely in the middle of the debate about whether substances that contain nicotine, but do not make drug claims, should be classified as dietary supplements or drugs. In April, the Food and Drug Administration ordered nicotine lollipops and nicotine lip balm off the market.
''This product clearly cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement because it contains ingredients that do not meet the definition of a dietary supplement,'' said David J. Horowitz, the F.D.A.'s head of drug compliance. ''Secondly, the product is marketed as a smoking cessation product, which rendered the product an unapproved drug under the law.''
Mr. Horowitz said products could not be considered dietary supplements if they contained an ingredient that is already in an approved drug. The active ingredient in Nico Water is nicotine polacrilex, the same form of nicotine that the F.D.A. has approved for use as a drug in the nicotine patch and in nicotine gum.
Nicotine-Laced Water Is a Drug, F.D.A. Rules
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By SHERRI DAY
Published: July 3, 2002
Federal regulators said yesterday that nicotine-laced bottled water, which is being marketed as a dietary supplement, is an unapproved drug and cannot be sold in the United States without federal clearance.
The product, Nico Water, fell squarely in the middle of the debate about whether substances that contain nicotine, but do not make drug claims, should be classified as dietary supplements or drugs. In April, the Food and Drug Administration ordered nicotine lollipops and nicotine lip balm off the market.
''This product clearly cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement because it contains ingredients that do not meet the definition of a dietary supplement,'' said David J. Horowitz, the F.D.A.'s head of drug compliance. ''Secondly, the product is marketed as a smoking cessation product, which rendered the product an unapproved drug under the law.''
Mr. Horowitz said products could not be considered dietary supplements if they contained an ingredient that is already in an approved drug. The active ingredient in Nico Water is nicotine polacrilex, the same form of nicotine that the F.D.A. has approved for use as a drug in the nicotine patch and in nicotine gum.
