Here is a suggested petition, please add amendments and suggestions.
Quote:We the undersigned petition the Governor to: 'ensure that nicotine and nicotine delivery products are regulated appropriately and kept available for consumers on the open market.'
Non-tobacco, non-medical nicotine products offer a genuine alternative for smokers which can satisfy the desire for nicotine without the smoking habit and the enormous known harms.
Life saving products such as electronic cigarettes have been widely available for over three years and have zero known serious harmful effects, they are considered by respected harm reduction experts to be at least 99% safer than smoking. Although it is proposed to exempt ecigs from the Utah ban, other smoking alternatives will not be available, will not be allowed a chance to become popular and will not be allowed to reduce the harm of smoking.
Inappropriate regulation of the nicotine market will harm people by discouraging innovation, competition, quality improvements, the creation of effective smoke alternatives and popular acceptance of smoke alternatives. Problems will also be created by encouraging an unregulated black market or forcing people to continue smoking.
Proposals to monopolise the nicotine market will not improve public health and will only serve to allow regulatory enforcers to avoid looking after consumers.
Thoughtful legislation that would protect young people from toxins and addiction is clearly desirable and it would be responsible to allow availability of such products only to young people who would otherwise smoke.
Making a legal action illegal because of moral judgements, misinformation or confusion with something perceived to be undesirable is unjustifiable. There is as much justification in closing the nicotine market as there is for closing the caffeine market.
Adult citizens can make their own informed decisions in choosing what they enjoy to do.
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