This is what I wrote. Who knows, this is a time of change after all....
Dear Pres. Obama
As you may know, E-cigarettes are getting popular right now. I heard that the state representative from Florida gave you a gift of one a while back. The reason for its popularity is that many of us who use this product have quit smoking actual cigarettes and have gotten healthier. Personally, I've tried many products to quit smoking and for many of us this is the only product that has worked. I know that since you were a former smoker, smoking may be one of the hardest things to quit from and many of us do not have the support group that you may have had.
The issue currently is that many companies or private suppliers have their shipments of e-cigarettes or accesories stalled in customs due to FDA regulations of the recently passed "nicotine control" act. I will forgo the conspiracy theories of "big tobacco" trying to limit the use of this product for the fear of their profit margins but instead draw analogies from the auto industries fear of the electric car. Yes, electric cars are scary and may change the auto industry but it was that fear of innovation of a better product that led to the disaster we are in today.
Electric cigarettes help many people in the US. The majority of people buying/selling these products are individuals and not big companies. Most of the individuals selling these products do it as a side business and actively love/use the product and just wish to share its access to newcomers everywhere. I know my wife has been thoroughly happy that I've quit smoking. The benefits definitely outweigh the risks. I've been using E-cigs for the past 2 months and already I've enjoyed a bigger lung capacity, my sense of smell has returned, and I no longer exhude 2nd hand smoke.
As a former smoker, you may understand the cravings of a real cigarette and I definitely do not fault the tobacco companies for such a wonderful but addicting product. Smoking is a choice, however E-cigarettes should also be a choice and a viable alternative to quit smoking. Although it may not be politically viable to stand for such a product, however there are people who definitely rely on this product and would be left out in the cold should such a ban be carried out.
I invite you to read up and understand the testimony and effects of E-cigarettes on normal US citizens at this wonderful forum site.
**Link to this forum** (Can't post a link yet since i'm 15 posts shy)
Spend a few hours and see why people love this product. You'll find that its not because its cheaper than actually smoking but that its effects of becoming healthy and not hurting those around us that really draw us to it.
Dear Pres. Obama
As you may know, E-cigarettes are getting popular right now. I heard that the state representative from Florida gave you a gift of one a while back. The reason for its popularity is that many of us who use this product have quit smoking actual cigarettes and have gotten healthier. Personally, I've tried many products to quit smoking and for many of us this is the only product that has worked. I know that since you were a former smoker, smoking may be one of the hardest things to quit from and many of us do not have the support group that you may have had.
The issue currently is that many companies or private suppliers have their shipments of e-cigarettes or accesories stalled in customs due to FDA regulations of the recently passed "nicotine control" act. I will forgo the conspiracy theories of "big tobacco" trying to limit the use of this product for the fear of their profit margins but instead draw analogies from the auto industries fear of the electric car. Yes, electric cars are scary and may change the auto industry but it was that fear of innovation of a better product that led to the disaster we are in today.
Electric cigarettes help many people in the US. The majority of people buying/selling these products are individuals and not big companies. Most of the individuals selling these products do it as a side business and actively love/use the product and just wish to share its access to newcomers everywhere. I know my wife has been thoroughly happy that I've quit smoking. The benefits definitely outweigh the risks. I've been using E-cigs for the past 2 months and already I've enjoyed a bigger lung capacity, my sense of smell has returned, and I no longer exhude 2nd hand smoke.
As a former smoker, you may understand the cravings of a real cigarette and I definitely do not fault the tobacco companies for such a wonderful but addicting product. Smoking is a choice, however E-cigarettes should also be a choice and a viable alternative to quit smoking. Although it may not be politically viable to stand for such a product, however there are people who definitely rely on this product and would be left out in the cold should such a ban be carried out.
I invite you to read up and understand the testimony and effects of E-cigarettes on normal US citizens at this wonderful forum site.
**Link to this forum** (Can't post a link yet since i'm 15 posts shy)
Spend a few hours and see why people love this product. You'll find that its not because its cheaper than actually smoking but that its effects of becoming healthy and not hurting those around us that really draw us to it.
