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Can we please stay on course to control something that is going to prove to be the worst technology ever created.

February 28, 2015
By Leigh Tauss Record-Journal staff 

Lawmakers (click here) are considering a bill that would increase restrictions on electronic cigarettes, including a ban on flavor options.
State Sen. Dante Bartolomeo and state Rep. Catherine Abercrombie, both Democrats representing Meriden, are among the sponsors.

The bill defines electronic cigarettes as tobacco products and subjects them to the same laws as cigarettes. It requires e-cigarettes be flavorless and carry warning labels. Other requirements include listing ingredients on the package.

Two other bills would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in schools and in places where smoking is prohibited. 


According to the federal Food and Drug Administration, there has not been enough testing to determine potential risks, benefits and potency of e-cigarettes....