NY Council Withdraws E-Cig Ban - ECF Infozone Article

[ECF Articles]

A new article has been posted on the ECF Infozone: The City Council of New York City has quietly withdrawn a proviso that would have effectively banned e-cigarettes, Christopher Robbins reported in The Gothamist on October 30. The action was masked by greater publicity for the part of Bloomberg’s legislative initiative that was passed, an extension on the sales ban to minors, raising the age [...]
The post NY Council Withdraws E-Cig Ban appeared first on ECF InfoZone. Article by Gary Cox


Go and read it Here...!

 

[Arnie H]

This is good news. So maybe my emails weren't a waste of time.

 

[Anjaffm]

how lovely!

 

[rbeckys8]

Good..any banning on ecigs is stupid as long as you respect others and don't vape in places that don't allow cigs!

 

[jwhyde1]

That is a huge win for Vapers everywhere,example,about 10 years ago the regulation of fast food restaurants to stop using hydrogenated cooking oil began in new york, and very soon spread to the rest of the states, in that case it was probably a good thing , my point is , the big apple choosing not to ban e-cigs is a great support for the rest of the states on the fence

 

[patkin]

Thanks. Unfortunately, even when something seems positive, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" always keeps repeating in my head as I read.

“The point of this bill has always been to prevent young people from smoking,” says a spokesman for bill sponsor James Gennaro, and he adds: “E-cigarettes are an untested and addictive product. They contain nicotine. E-cig usage has more than doubled in the last year for high school students, so it was a no brainer to add e-cigarettes to the bill.”

 

[jhelliwell]

Excellent news! Although I'm not American I'm still delighted by this news, very very cool

 

[look30]

Good stuff , here in Canada the Goverment has a "Monkey see monkey does" with everything happening in the US so maybe we will be spared for a little more time.

 

[look30]

Thanks. Unfortunately, even when something seems positive, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" always keeps repeating in my head as I read.

“The point of this bill has always been to prevent young people from smoking,” says a spokesman for bill sponsor James Gennaro, and he adds: “E-cigarettes are an untested and addictive product. They contain nicotine. E-cig usage has more than doubled in the last year for high school students, so it was a no brainer to add e-cigarettes to the bill.”

All this because of the unfortunate name Electronic Cigarette. vaping got nothing to do with Smoking and all vendors hinting to smoking and smokes should look into name changes.

 

[wv2win]

Good..any banning on ecigs is stupid as long as you respect others and don't vape in places that don't allow cigs!

You can respect others and still vape in places that don't allow smoking! The two are not mutually exclusive.