Please provide input, modify this in any way you want. Add some more here to's and there fors legal it up a bit.
The idea is to have something we can send to our state's legislature that looks like an actual bill ready to go before the house or where ever it goes before first.
Where I have typed federal just replace it with the name of your state.
I hope you all realize we are not going to be able to continue to use our liquid nicotine with out some kind of tax. The stamp system is the easiest and fastest way to get this going I think.
Some kind of regulation and saftey control has to be implemented to protect us from inhaling toxic substances into our lungs. I'm not sure but I don't think it would take very much lead inhaled to mess you up for good.
I for one am also tired of the junk made in China. There is a huge oppurtunity for the creation of brand new jobs here in the USA. Manufacturing of a quality, dependable product that is only possible with American skill and know how.
Sure it is going to cost more. Let us not forget that the cost per day at the ICU of your local hospital is currently around $7000.00 per day. Don't forget to figure this cost into your savings calculator.
Liquid nicotine requires the following controls:
No sales to persons under the age of 18.
Child proof containers should be the standard. If this provides difficulty for some people, as does medication containers, a normal bottle can be requested by the consumer.
Each bottle shall be properly labeled as to the contents of such bottle.
Periodic inspections of liquid to verify contents and strength of nicotine
The following is an outline of an exceptable bill IMO. Please offer suggestions to this.
FOR THE CONSUMER OF LIQUID NICOTINE
A stamp will be purchased annually from the federal goverment by the consumers of liquid nicotine to off-set the cost of the e liquid inspections. The cost of the stamp is yet to be determined.
No person shall use, or be in possesion of liquid nicotine containing substances with out having said stamp in their possesion.
Use of liquid nicotine with out the stamp shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least ten times the cost of the annual stamp.
Recurrent offenses shall be fined accordingly. Second offense 15 times 3rd offense 20 times.
Multiple offenders with greater than 3 offenses shall be charged with a class C felony and be incarcerated for a period not to exceed ten years with a minimum of two years served. They will also have their privelage to purchase a nicotine stamp pemanently revoked.
FOR THE DISTRIBUTORS OF LIQUID NICOTINE
A license will be issued bi-annually to distributors of liquid nicotine. Liquid nicotine distributors shall be subject to unannounced inspections of their liquid nicotine product with a minimum of one inspection occuring annually.
Any person or persons selling liquid nicotine with out the proper federally issued license shall be charged with a class C felony and subject to 10 years incarceration and a $50,000 fine. Their privelage to have a license to distribute liquid nicotine shall be permanently revoked.
Any person or persons selling liquid nicotine to a minor will have their license revoked immediately and be ineligable to re-apply for a period not to exceed five years. Fines and legal charges to be determined at a later date.
Any person or persons selling selling liquid nicotine to another person or persons and not requiring proof of a federally issued liquid nicotine stamp will have their license revoked immediatley and be ineligable to re-apply for a license for a period not to exceed five years. Fines and legal charges to be determined at a later date.
If a distributor of liquid nicotine fails an annual inspection they will be given one week to correct the violation(s). After such a period of time has elapsed if the distributor continues to be in violation, the distributor shall have his license revoked for a period not to exceed two years.
Something like this I could live with.
