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Electronic Cigarettes

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Tobacco Law Blog August 12, 2012
Takeaways From the IPCPR Trade Show
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
We enjoyed seeing many friends and meeting new ones at the IPCPR trade show in Orlando. From our perspective, the talk of the show was FDA's potential impending regulation of…
Tobacco Law Blog August 1, 2012
Massachusetts Legislature Considers E-Cigarette Excise Tax
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
The Massachusetts legislature has introduced a measure that would impose tobacco excise taxes on e-cigarettes. House bill number 4291, introduced by the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing on July…
Tobacco Law Blog July 11, 2012
Ruyan Patent Litigation as Reason to Consider Patent Protection
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
The concept of electronic cigarettes is not new. Likewise, the idea of obtaining a patent on e-cigarettes is not new – Herbert A. Gilbert obtained a patent on an electronic…
Tobacco Law Blog June 17, 2012
New York Legislature Considers E-Cigarette Ban
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
Pending before the New York legislature is a bill that would impose an outright ban on electronic cigarettes. Opponents of the bill note that FDA is on the verge of…
Tobacco Law Blog May 14, 2012
“Tobacco Tax Equity Act” Introduced, Including Possible Tax on E-Cigarettes?
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
Last week, anti-tobacco Senators Durbin (D-IL), Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the so-called "Tobacco Tax Equity Act," Senate Bill 3081. Similar in form to legislation previously introduced by Senator Harkin…
Tobacco Law Blog March 11, 2012
FDA Gathering Information From E-Cigarette Manufacturers
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has issued letters to e-cigarette manufacturers requesting information regarding the safety of electronic cigarettes. The letters note that FDA has authority under the Tobacco…
Tobacco Law Blog January 29, 2012
New Mexico Bill Would More than Double Tobacco Products Taxes, and Perhaps Tax E-Cigarettes
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
A bill has been introduced in the New Mexico legislature that would more than double the tax rate on OTP -- tobacco products other than cigarettes, such as smokeless and…
Tobacco Law Blog January 8, 2012
Obama Administration Punts on Petition to Recognize E-Cigarettes as an Alternative to Smoking
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
The Obama Administration, through FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, recently responded to a 5,700 signature petition to support the "emerging technology" of electronic cigarettes. The Administration declined to provide the…
Tobacco Law Blog December 24, 2011
FDA Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes Could Lead to Restrictions on Online Sales
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
Although the PACT Act imposes a functional ban on online sales of cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco, the PACT Act's remote sales restrictions are inapplicable to e-cigarettes. The Internet…
Tobacco Law Blog December 17, 2011
Boston Public Health Commission Approves E-Cigarette Restrictions
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
Following a period of public comment, earlier this month the Boston Public Health Commission approved rules that immediately treat electronic cigarettes as tobacco products. This requires Boston retailers to obtain…