From CASAA (Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association):
This bill would:
If enacted, prohibit all sales of electronic cigarettes. It amends New York Public Health Law, §1399-11, enacted in August 2000, which prohibited cigarette sellers and common carriers from shipping cigarettes directly to consumers.The bill was introduced in the Health Committee and may be referred to the Rules Committee which meets daily. Thus it could be sent to the full Senate at any time. So it is urgent that messages be sent to members of the Rules Committee immediately.
If you care about your rights as a vaper in the state of New York, please follow the link below and follow the instructions provided by CASAA. We CANNOT allow this to happen.
CALL TO ACTION – Prevent Bill S07635!
My Letter:
Hello. My name is Phil Busardo.
I would like you to know that I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to bill S07635 that would ban all electronic cigarette sales in New York State. I do however, just as STRONGLY support a ban on sales of such devices and products to minors.
On July 7th, 2009 I successfully quit smoking tobacco cigarettes and moved to electronic ones. I have been using electronic cigarettes ever since. I’ve tried other methods unsuccessfully including gums, patches, and Chantix.
Since making the switch to electronic cigarettes…
• My breath has returned.
• I don’t get winded as easily as I used to.
• My sense of smell and taste have been improved.
• My blood pressure has gone down.
• I have no more pain in my chest when breathing deeply.If this bill were to pass you would be forcing an estimated 250,000 electronic cigarette users, who have already traveled down the path of tobacco harm reduction, back to smoking and condemning many to death.
Electronic cigarettes have been shown to pose little to no health risk. Claims about chemical contamination are vastly overblown. Some of the supposed contaminants occur at such incredibly low levels that they are barely measurable using the most modern instruments. Pharmaceutical nicotine products like patches and nicotine gum contain about the same quantities of “carcinogens” as a gram of e-cigarette liquid—about 8 nanograms. In contrast, a pack of Marlboro cigarettes contains 126,000 nanograms.
The health benefits are just one aspect of electronic cigarettes. Fire prevention is yet another. Smoking tobacco cigarettes cause far more injuries and fires then electronic ones. According to one study, well over one thousand people are injured per year due to defective lighters:
http://www.digtriad.com/news/national/article/227128/175/Exploding-Cigarette-Lighter-Could-Be-Cause-Of-Mans-Death-
Also, over one thousand people are killed per year by smoking related fires:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/campaigns/smoking/
I ask you… I BEG you… do not take my electronic cigarettes away. I am an adult who has done research and has made a conscience and informed decision on using my electronic cigarette and the results have been life changing.
I ask for you to make a similarly informed decision and do NOT allow this bill to pass.
For more information, you can also go to the CASAA.org website.
Also:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/centers-institutes/population-development/files/article.jphp.pdf
Thank you.
The D-list:
‘hannon@nysenate.gov’; ‘skelos@nysenate.gov’; ‘alesi@nysenate.gov’; ‘breslin@nysenate.gov’; ‘dilan@nysenate.gov’; ‘duane@nysenate.gov’; ‘farley@nysenate.gov’; ‘fuschill@nysenate.gov’; ‘hassellt@nysenate.gov’; ‘ojohnson@nysenate.gov’; ‘lkrueger@nysenate.gov’; ‘larkin@nysenate.gov’; ‘lavalle@nysenate.gov’; ‘senator@senatorlibous.com’; ‘marcelli@nysenate.gov’; ‘maziarz@nysenate.gov’; ‘montgome@nysenate.gov’; ‘nozzolio@nysenate.gov’; ‘parker@nysenate.gov’; ‘perkins@nysenate.gov’; ‘saland@nysenate.gov’; ‘sampson@nysenate.gov’; ‘seward@nysenate.gov’; ‘skelos@nysenate.gov’; ‘masmith@nysenate.gov’; ‘scousins@nysenate.gov’
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