Kansas bans sales of e-cigarettes to minors

[JustJulie]

Kansas has banned sales of e-cigarettes to minors . . . and, God bless them, that's all they did. They didn't try to restrict sales to adults or otherwise bring anything in through the back door.

http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12...4_enrolled.pdf

Kansas appears to be pretty forward thinking. Earlier this year, a nonbinding resolution was proposed (House Resolution 6026) asking the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to conduct a study regarding tobacco harm reduction:

http://media.khi.org/news/documents/...26_00_0000.pdf

The Committee on Federal and State Affairs recommended on May 4th, 2012 that the resolution be adopted. (Not surprisingly, the American Cancer Society opposes the resolution. )

[STFUBitches]

Nice, Julie! Thanks for the good news :encouraging smiley:

[JustJulie]

Nice, Julie! Thanks for the good news :encouraging smiley:

It is nice to be posting good news . . . and there seems to be more and more good news as the concept of tobacco harm reduction gains more traction.

For example, Nebraska passed a resolution regarding tobacco harm reduction earlier this year. http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com...s-tobacco.html) Indiana also urged the study of tobacco harm reduction this year (and last year Indiana noted that tobacco harm reduction was a legitimate factor to consider in setting excise taxes). http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com...-study-of.html

Let's hope that we see more states follow these examples.

[GrannyGrump]

That is good news. Thanks for posting.

[laurel099]

Good stuff.

[Evelyn]

ditto

[Dopey]

Hopefully other states take the hint. Clearly the cancer society only cares about it's continued relevance, not harm reduction or cures.

[gatsby]

Kansas appears to be pretty forward thinking.

Good news and all but this has to be the first time that staement was spoken or typed without even a touche of sarcasm.

[JustJulie]

Good news and all but this has to be the first time that staement was spoken or typed without even a touche of sarcasm.

Not true, my friend. Did you know that the first woman mayor in the United States was elected in Kansas? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_M._Salter

[BLK]

Holy crap!...We did something right for a change?

Good news and all but this has to be the first time that staement was spoken or typed without even a touche of sarcasm.