Proposed Bill makes it Illegal to sell flavored eliquid or flavors used in eliquid

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This proposed law isn't the first nor will it be the last attack on vaping.Taxation/regulation - IS - coming and not only from state/local governments but from the feds as well. Once the feds lead the way in regulating and taxing the industry our state/local governments will swarm us like locusts in a never ending barrage of taxes/increases and regulation. Concentrated flavoring will "always" be available for DIY, that's not going to be a problem as many (like Capellas flavor drops), are manufactured and marketed for food/beverage use, not for vaping. It's the liquid nic people need to worry about. Liquid nic is only produced by a few certified labs making it easy to regulate, tax and control. Post regulation/taxation, that $50 liter of 100mg nic could ultimately cost a thousand dollars IF its sale to the general public hasn't been outlawed altogether. RBAs and mods are also a potential concern since nearly all are imports and must pass through customs making them easy to ban, tax and or control at the federal level.

Fight these "proposed" laws, contact your representatives and let know your position/thoughts on the subject but don't procrastinate essential planning for the future. Remember, they can't tax or keep from you what you already own and have on hand. Liquid nic and concentrated flavors will not actually freeze but WILL keep for "many" years when stored in your freezer, the colder the better. RBAs and mods can sit in a drawer for decades and still be as good as new. That $15 FT RTA could be worth its weight in gold five years from now.

With "inevitable" government regulation/taxation, the golden era of vaping will soon end, gear and supplies will never be as cheap and readily available as they are right now. Plan accordingly, while you still can.
 

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PG 1gal 100% USP - Tractor Supply - Cattle Supplement $22.99
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Nic can be home Extracted if need be but may slip past if purchased from the right suppliers(Medical/etc.)

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Nic can be home Extracted if need be

I read several threads on this a few months ago, and I didn't find any where this seemed easy. When you soak tobacco, it turns gelatinous and it's hard to separate the nic you want from the other gunk that you don't want. Do you have a link to a process that a reasonably competent individual who is not a professional chemist without a lot of specialized equipment could follow?
 

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https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB0415/Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 415 makes sales of any flavors used in eliquid except tobacco or menthol a civil offense subject to a $5,000 fine.

I don't know if this covers "the other stuff," which is now legal in Oregon. So, you can sell an ounce of that, but not an ounce of TFA Strawberry.

Those of you who are always championing increased government regulation - this is what you end up with.

Somewhere Harkin and Boxer are Smiling.

And Diane F to.
 

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Perhaps I have a unique ability to see things from both points of view on the flavors subject. While I do agree that flavored e liquids are probably for the most part harmless I also see the reasoning behind the bans for the flavorings.

Its a difficult issue to tackle because either way there's gonna be an unhappy group. Of course the most obvious way around flavor bans is to label each liquid as tobacco or menthol flavor. Kind of like what Halo does. Halo sells a number of different tobacco and menthol liquids but each has a distinct flavor and flavorings added. By doing it that way there's no need to call your liquid strawberry of orange or whatever, you just call it tobacco with an added name to distinct one from the other.
 

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I read several threads on this a few months ago, and I didn't find any where this seemed easy. When you soak tobacco, it turns gelatinous and it's hard to separate the nic you want from the other gunk that you don't want. Do you have a link to a process that a reasonably competent individual who is not a professional chemist without a lot of specialized equipment could follow?

Well, there's this thread:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ration-tobacco.html?highlight=cold+maceration

But there's a lot of debate about how much nicotine you can actually get out (and how much other tobacco crud you get along with it).
 

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BTW - Is a Fogger v4 sitting on a 26650 Mech Mod a "Flavored Inhalant Delivery System"?

I use mine during Prayer and Meditation with Incense.



https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB0415/Introduced

I think you're onto something here. I can definitely see a "Flavored Inhalant Delivery System" in the picture below. This is an attack on religion.

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