This thread needs editing, as SmokeyJoe began. There are no doubt aides in the senator's office who will scour the Web today to read reaction to his letter to the FDA. In this thread, they'll finds posts that the senator is a turdbrain, idiot, paid-for politician who is on the take from Big Pharma, in bed with special interests who contribute to his campaign, etc.
That is not the way to win over anyone, including the public.
They will also find well thought-out and worded letters opposing his suggested action by the FDA. Those should remain. Posts that call for a new American Revolution, etc., should be dumped here and relegated to the trash heap of General.
This thread should be to help, not hurt, our cause. Rants help no one, not even the poster. But ... oh, they can HURT many.
Thanks for posting the petition on your site Lacey........just woke up and still rubbing the sand out of my eyes..made it easy to find..I think ALL suppliers should have this posted on their sites..as we're all in this togetherI just added it to my homepage. Anyone else have websites that rank?
Thanks for posting the petition on your site Lacey........just woke up and still rubbing the sand out of my eyes..made it easy to find..I think ALL suppliers should have this posted on their sites..as we're all in this togetherThe Wiz!
Suppliers participating in the Association have ongoing conference calls every Sunday and Wednesday nights. I will add your request to our Agenda for tomorrow nights call.
There is only so much we can do until we meet in Chicago in April... but this is something that we can do!
Suppliers participating in the Association have ongoing conference calls every Sunday and Wednesday nights. I will add your request to our Agenda for tomorrow nights call.
There is only so much we can do until we meet in Chicago in April... but this is something that we can do!
I Just hope that conference in April isn't a bunch of suppliers drowning their sorrows!...The Wiz!Suppliers participating in the Association have ongoing conference calls every Sunday and Wednesday nights. I will add your request to our Agenda for tomorrow nights call.
There is only so much we can do until we meet in Chicago in April... but this is something that we can do!
A supplier conference in Chicago? Is that open to the public for meet and greet with our favorite suppliers? I would so be there.
Sorry that this is off topic

I Just hope that conference in April isn't a bunch of suppliers drowning their sorrows!...The Wiz!
A supplier conference in Chicago? Is that open to the public for meet and greet with our favorite suppliers? I would so be there.
Sorry that this is off topic
What's this about? Is an E-cig industry organization forming? Are you serious, or just joking?
Totally serious. We are meeting in Chicago April 11-12th. We have ongoing conference calls and even have our own private forum on ECF. Our website: www.aecms.com should be up soon. More details to come soon!
Edit: 25 participating suppliers and rising!
Lacey --Might it not be good to share with us what that perspective is as some of us, including me would like to help here. I have looked at every angle here as well as others and we are not seeing it. What should we be looking at to here that is going to stop a manuver by the FDA?----Sun
I have read similar posts and had a conversation about this topic with at least one supplier. It seems like they at least perceive that they have an ace up their sleeve, or some kind of work around. I have no insight into what this may be.
Lacy....not to sound harsh.....But I think my perspective is where(if things get any worse),I'll be buying parts,juice ect.From a supplier perspective it has to be just staying in buisness and keeping their jobs! There are alot of nice folks here buyers/suppliers who want to keep the ship afloat...and like I said we all need to start bailing! The Wiz!We have no sorrows. What get's tossed around here is one perspective and the suppliers... well... we just simply have another view of what is going on.![]()
Lacey --Might it not be good to share with us what that perspective is as some of us, including me would like to help here. I have looked at every angle here as well as others and we are not seeing it. What should we be looking at to here that is going to stop a manuver by the FDA?----Sun
Well like I said, if you guys are having any outside festivities, let us know. I'd love to tip back a cold beverage with some of these people.
Sure... but we have stated it a 100 times over and no one wants to listen.
It all goes back to the form letter that gets tossed around here like a monkey with poo.The FDA does, in fact, have jurisdiction to stop "quit smoking devices" and "lung apparatus" from entering this country. It all goes to marketing and claims.
The WHO gave us our first warning in September of 2008. Don't market these as quit smoking devices because we cannot prove they are such. Noted. The FDA has had Christopher Kelly state that they are looking at these on a case by case basis. What does that mean? That means that they are looking at everything in the shipment. If your manual says "quit smoking", then yes, you do in fact have a "new drug".
No matter what anyone wants to think, the FDA has a right to step in on those who are marketing these as NRT's and I think they should. If you are going to make health claims and quit smoking claims, then you should be held to the rules of the FDA.
Is it possible this all changes if the Senate gives the FDA control? Sure. We have never said that the road will not be bumpy. And many of us have said that we are not against regulations because it does promote safety for our users. Many of us are taking our own steps to ensure better packaging, etc. to show that we are in fact, attempting to do this properly.
Either way, the suppliers are privy to information from our lawyers, the FDA, Health Canada, that isn't out there yet. Before we lay our cards out on the table for all of the forum to abuse, we are going to get together and determine the best hand. We made an announcement regarding the Association last week and to our surprise, it was poo'd on more then it was praised. Frankly, I was kind of shocked that more members weren't happy the suppliers were coming together to be proactive.
Informal as it may be: Lynyrd Skynyrd is playing Indy in June! If you are up for it... let me know via PM... we can all meet up and sit together on the lawn!