TENNESSEE RESIDENTS: CASAA and the world of vaping needs you
Background info:
CASAA's Call to Action with all legislative contact info -- CASAA.org
CASAA's letter to Tennessee legislators -- CASAA.org
Thread on ECF -- http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...8860-tennessee-also-proposing-ban-e-cigs.html
On Wednesday, April 13th at 2 PM at the Statehouse in Nashville the House House Agriculture Sub-Committee will be meeting to discuss and vote on HB 1729. Sections 1 to 17 of this bill ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. However, Section 18 would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes until they are approved by the FDA as a drug delivery devices, which the federal courts have stated does not need to happen.
We need vapers in Tennessee to get on the phone / fax to the legislators on this committee (listed on the second half of the Call to Action page) and express the need to vote NO on this bill unless an amendment is offered on the bill that would delte Section 18 from the bill.
Rep. Armstrong, the writer and sponsor of this legislation, advanced a proposal 2 weeks ago that would "only" require e-cigarette manufacturers to "register" with the FDA, and the mere act of registering would show a good faith effort that the company is being "safe." However, it has been pointed out to Rep. Armstrong that no such registration process exists, with the exception of a costly and time-consuming application to become a drug delivery device.
We also need vapers in Tennessee to go to the meeting. Please people, if you can get off of work and make it out, it would be wonderful to hear testimony from CASAA members / e-cigarette users.
Background info:
CASAA's Call to Action with all legislative contact info -- CASAA.org
CASAA's letter to Tennessee legislators -- CASAA.org
Thread on ECF -- http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...8860-tennessee-also-proposing-ban-e-cigs.html
On Wednesday, April 13th at 2 PM at the Statehouse in Nashville the House House Agriculture Sub-Committee will be meeting to discuss and vote on HB 1729. Sections 1 to 17 of this bill ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. However, Section 18 would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes until they are approved by the FDA as a drug delivery devices, which the federal courts have stated does not need to happen.
We need vapers in Tennessee to get on the phone / fax to the legislators on this committee (listed on the second half of the Call to Action page) and express the need to vote NO on this bill unless an amendment is offered on the bill that would delte Section 18 from the bill.
Rep. Armstrong, the writer and sponsor of this legislation, advanced a proposal 2 weeks ago that would "only" require e-cigarette manufacturers to "register" with the FDA, and the mere act of registering would show a good faith effort that the company is being "safe." However, it has been pointed out to Rep. Armstrong that no such registration process exists, with the exception of a costly and time-consuming application to become a drug delivery device.
We also need vapers in Tennessee to go to the meeting. Please people, if you can get off of work and make it out, it would be wonderful to hear testimony from CASAA members / e-cigarette users.
