As I mentioned on Monday, the Chairman of the New York Senate Health Committee recently proposed a ban on e-cigarettes in New York. I was disturbed that such a counterproductive measure would actually be considered. I sent a letter to the members of the Senate Health committee, which while expressing support for the proposal to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors explains why a total ban would be antithetical to public health:
Why ban a safe and useful product, while leaving the most dangerous product cigarettes available on every street corner and in every drug store? That would make no sense. Please do not abandon the over-250,000 New Yorkers who used ENDS to become ex-smokers, to their fate toxic, lethal cigarettes which they will resort to if e-cigarettes are banned.
You can read the letter in its entirety here.