Tupelo (MS) considering e-cig usage ban

[Bill Godshall]

Tupelo (MS) City Council considering e-cig usage ban in workplaces
http://www.wapt.com/news/mississipp...some-stores/27455368?tru=bFLGSu#ixzz3ANAXMSDQ

 

[vibaka]

I'm fairly tired of being lumped in.

 

[sonicdsl]

Bump

 

[Newportlocal]

Now, they are striking at the heart of music.
Elvis was born there, and John Lee ...... sang about Tupelo.
This is giving me the blues.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAA8SHlTho

 

[jjrose]

The ban passed. It includes e-cigarettes in any public locations and within 25 feet of any business entrance. They did make an exception for vape shops.
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[DrMA]

Very sad.

I'm more convinced every day that we've shot ourselves in the foot by allowing our devices to be labeled "cigarettes." This has opened the door for well-organized ANTZ to confuse and conflate vaping with smoking and pressure all of these local jurisdictions into treating them the same.

 

[jjrose]

The way the whole discussion was handled was wrong. We were told you needed to call to get on the speaking list, then it was you had to come in and fill out a form before 5:00, then it was you had to be a resident of Tupelo. Yet, the city council allowed 2 people to speak AGAINST e-cigs that were not Tupelo residents or business owners. The whole thing was a bit sham.

 

[bigdancehawk]

The ban passed. It includes e-cigarettes in any public locations and within 25 feet of any business entrance. They did make an exception for vape shops.
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It was a done deal. That's how politics works. It's done behind the scenes--it's "wired" ahead of time. You never had a chance.