New Jersey bans e-cigarettes in public.... rewrites definition of "smoking"
A regulation to prohibit the usage of electronic cigarettes was unanimously adopted by six members of the NJ Senate Health Committee.
In conformity with the bill, the definition of the term “smoking process” would be expanded to cover the usage of e-cigs. Smoking would be defined as any process of inhaling tobacco and exhaling smoke, or any other substance or vapor that can be inhaled and exhaled. This amendment would permit to include the usage of electronic smoking devises and its sales to adolescents in the list of activities prohibited under the NJ Smoke Free Air Act.
The ordinance was introduced by Democratic senators Joseph Vitale and Robert Gordon.
According to Sen. Gordon electronic cigarettes are devices made from
stainless steel to resemble traditional cigarettes. The devices even
have an amber tip and contain liquid nicotine solution, although many
e-cig marketers allege that their devises are nicotine-free.
When a user inhales it, a battery-operated sensor turns on heating
mechanism that heats and delivers nicotine solution to the mouthpiece.
The solution can also contain a flavoring agent, varying from chocolate to mint and fruit that can be inhaled with nicotine vapor. A specialized lamp at the tip of device mimics the burning tip of cigarettes. The device is operated by a common lithium-ion battery.
Sen. Vitale said that the battery heats the nicotine solution that
also contains diethylene glycol and delivers the solution to a user
when he inhales it. Scientists acknowledge that propylene and
diethylene glycol, which are components of antifreeze liquid, form the
vapor that a user exhales to produce a mist simulating tobacco smoke.
In conformity with a recent declaration by Health Canada, the Canadian government agency that regulates drugs and other public health therapies, propylene glycol can cause internal irritations when inhaled.
Under the NJ Smoke Free Air Act usage of cigarettes, cigars, other tobacco products or any product that can be smoked is prohibited in all public places, including office centers and restaurants.
The author of the bill said that it would regulate electronic smoking devises as the new methods of nicotine delivery, thus the use of such devises in public would be banned.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted the shipments of
electronic cigarettes into the country since the devises were not
previously tested and approved for human use by the FDA. Nevertheless,
the e-cigs have reached the target US audience, as they are commonly
sold in kiosks and in online stores.
If the bill is approved by the full Senate, it would penalize any
individual caught on using electronic cigarettes in any public place.
The offenders would be fined $250 for the first violation, $500, and
the fine would rise to $1,000 for every subsequent violation.
Congressman Frank Lautenberg has urged the FDA to ban sales of electronic cigarettes across the country, with his appeal being backed by various public health organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, an others.
Lol! "ANY other substance or vapor that can be inhaled and exhaled" So they are making it illegal to breathe!! This is hilarious!! They better work on their choice of language before the lawsuits start pouring in!!
Really with that definition they are going to run into problems. What about medical inhalers for various lung diseases? You inhale then exhale those. What about a kid who gets a hold of a helium balloon? In hale out hale? While I sit in a car on the NJ turnpike or Garden State PKWY I'm inhaling and exhaling the fumes from the trucks. So do I now get a ticket for sitting in my car smelling these fumes? Really these e cigs should be left alone I'd rather have to sit next to somebody exhaling a water vapor than cig smoke. I have never seen or known of somebody who has used one of these but from the description I venture to say it is only harming the user not those around them.
Quoting mamapaparazzi:I know, right? LOL
Quoting mrpeepers_mom:Lol! "ANY other substance or vapor that can be inhaled and exhaled" So they are making it illegal to breathe!! This is hilarious!! They better work on their choice of language before the lawsuits start pouring in!!
I use an albuterol inhaler for asthma... that would be technically illegal, lol.
Quoting babyfat5:Really with that definition they are going to run into problems. What about medical inhalers for various lung diseases? You inhale then exhale those. What about a kid who gets a hold of a helium balloon? In hale out hale? While I sit in a car on the NJ turnpike or Garden State PKWY I'm inhaling and exhaling the fumes from the trucks. So do I now get a ticket for sitting in my car smelling these fumes? Really these e cigs should be left alone I'd rather have to sit next to somebody exhaling a water vapor than cig smoke. I have never seen or known of somebody who has used one of these but from the description I venture to say it is only harming the user not those around them.
Quoting mamapaparazzi:I know, right? LOL
Quoting mrpeepers_mom:Lol! "ANY other substance or vapor that can be inhaled and exhaled" So they are making it illegal to breathe!! This is hilarious!! They better work on their choice of language before the lawsuits start pouring in!!
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Im deathly alergic to albuterol. It baffles doctors every time i have to say it. i just thought i would share the stupidity of my body!
Quoting mamapaparazzi:I use an albuterol inhaler for asthma... that would be technically illegal, lol.
Quoting babyfat5:Really with that definition they are going to run into problems. What about medical inhalers for various lung diseases? You inhale then exhale those. What about a kid who gets a hold of a helium balloon? In hale out hale? While I sit in a car on the NJ turnpike or Garden State PKWY I'm inhaling and exhaling the fumes from the trucks. So do I now get a ticket for sitting in my car smelling these fumes? Really these e cigs should be left alone I'd rather have to sit next to somebody exhaling a water vapor than cig smoke. I have never seen or known of somebody who has used one of these but from the description I venture to say it is only harming the user not those around them.
Quoting mamapaparazzi:I know, right? LOL
Quoting mrpeepers_mom:Lol! "ANY other substance or vapor that can be inhaled and exhaled" So they are making it illegal to breathe!! This is hilarious!! They better work on their choice of language before the lawsuits start pouring in!!
One more stupid reason to never live in NJ. I don't smoke but pretty soon they will make bras and dental floss mandatory. I hate it here...really.
rough patch .
- mamapaparazzi
on Mar. 22, 2010 at 5:10 AM