No SC regulations or taxes on e-cigarettes likely this year

[Spazmelda]

COLUMBIA, SC: No SC regulations or taxes on e-cigarettes likely this year | Politics | The State

interesting information. Did the bill have any way to deal with the different concentrations of nicotine? It just says the plan was to tax it per ml, but what if you got 100 mg/ml versus 12? Anyway, glad it got tabled for now.

 

[oplholik]

Awesome! Good news for SC.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Except that yesterday the South Carolina Senate approved (with a 42-2 vote) another bill (H 3548) that would ban the sale of “alternative nicotine products” to minors, and require online retailers in South Carolina to use costly and consumer unfriendly third party age verification services for each purchase (which, along with State enforcement, will drive online e-cigarette vendors in SC out of business, and give their business to out-of-state online competitors).
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Since H 3548 was already passed by the House (with a 99-0 vote), it now goes to the Governor for his signature or veto.

 

[Mdisco57]

I contacted my state rep by phone and asked him to vote No to the bill. He was identified a bill sponsor and had already made his mind up. He hinted at the fact that the vape community didn't really know what they were talking about. I just come away feeling angry

 

[oplholik]

And I suppose that the governor will sign? What a downer. As it seems to be turning out, it's not the FDA we need to worry about, but our local governments.

 

[AgentAnia]

And I suppose that the governor will sign? What a downer. As it seems to be turning out, it's not the FDA we need to worry about, but our local governments.

and Big tobacco.

 

[2coils]

I am not suggesting anything here but......I wonder what the climate of these bills would be like if the FDA DID impose REASONABLE regulations on e-cigs? Would anything change? If in some way harm reduction was actually embraced by the FDA and our federal government, how would the states react? any thoughts?? I know this is a silly thought but was triggered by oplholik's reasonable comment. I guess either way BT would try to get their sticky fingers on the market still, but maybe the states would have less pressure on them enact ridiculous legislation themselves.

 

[2coils]

I mean its kind of true, right now, BT and the states are doing the FDA's dirty work.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

I mean its kind of true, right now, BT and the states are doing the FDA's dirty work.

And the winner is..............Big Pharma!