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R Part 25 2 (Part 252 ) t o ba n "smokin g a n e-cigarette" , w e fel t i t pertinen t t o mak e sur e yo u ar e awar e tha t e-cigarette s d o no t produc e an ysmoke . Smok e i s a produc t o fcombustion . Electroni ccigarette s d o no t contai n an ytobacc o an d therefore , ther e i s n o combustion . Th e produc t i s a n inhale ruse d t o delive rnicotin e t o th e users lungs . The yd o thi s i n th e sam e wa ytha t a nebulize rdeliver s medicatio n t o th e lung s o fa n asthmatic . Th e liqui d i s steame d an d inhale d a t whic h poin t th e nicotin e i s absorbe d byth e use ran d the n th e exhale d odorles s vapo r(th e sam e produc t produce d bya fo g machin e an d use d i n asthm a inhalers ) dissipate s almos t immediatel yan d i s no n toxic . Th e appearanc e an d lac k o fodo rmak e i t veryeasil yapparen t tha t th e produc t i s no t a cigarett e an d mak e i t simpl e fo remployee s an d bystander s t o quickl ydifferentiat e th e produc t fro m a cigarette . I n addition , th e fac t tha t smokin g has bee n banne d o n flight s fo rmor e tha n tw o decade s make s i t obviou s t o nearl yal l passengers tha t smokin g I s no t allowe d o n flights . Fo rthes e reason s w e fee l tha t e-cigarette s ar e no t covere d unde rth e smokin g law . The yar e no t "smoked " an d d o no t produc e an ysmoke , ta ro rcarbo n monoxide . The yar e "vaped " (vaporize d an d the n inhaled) . Th e Attorne yGenera l fo r Virgini a als o di d no t fee l th e produc t woul d b e covere d unde rth e smokin g law s (se e http://www.vaag.com/OPINIONS/2Q10opns/10-029-Peace.pdf) . Man ystate s hav e trie d t o ba n th e product s us e unde r th e smokin g law s an d hav e faile d t o d o s o onc e th e legislator s ar e mad e awar e tha t th e produc t produce s n o smoke . Jus t becaus e i t i s calle d a n e-cigarett e an d i s markete d t o smoker s doe s no t mak e i t a cigarette . I t function s i n th e sam e wa y tha t a nicotin e inhale rdoe s an d thos e hav e bee n i n us e o n flight s fo rmor e tha n tw o decades . Product s tha t hel p peopl e qui t smokin g an d reduc e anxiet yabou t trave l shoul d no t b e banne d i n an yfor m unles s the y ar e show n t o b e hazardou s t o others . Tha t wa s th e origina l purpos e o fth e smokin g bans., , t o protec t publi chealth . W e urg e yo u t o reconside ryou rpositio n o n e-cigarettes . W e ar e availabl e byphon e o rvide o conferenc e (o ri n person wit h som e notice ) t o answe ran yquestion s yo u ma yhave .Nationa l Vaper s Clu b i s a nonprofi t advocacyan d educationa l organizatio n whic h inform s th e publi cabou t electroni c cigarette s an d provide s the m wit h scientifi cdat a o n th e product . Pleas e contac t u s a t you rearlies t convenience . Spike Babaia n Nationa l Vaper s Clu b Presiden t - www.VapersClub.co m IVAQ S Projec t - www.iVAQS.co m Skype : spik e buxto n 

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