SWEETWATER COUNTY — According to a press release issued by local organizers, on Saturday vaping supporters will rally under the big flag on Dewar Drive at 2:22 p.m. on October 22nd.

The group is protesting FDA regulations on the devices.

Smoking is one of the most difficult addictions to overcome and each year kills tens of thousands of people and runs up billions in added medical expenses. One of the most successful methods to help smokers quit has been electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. This industry has been misunderstood and recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed that vaping devices, which contain no tobacco, and many times, no nicotine, are considered tobacco products, even with the recent study from the Royal College of Physicians that estimated electronic cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than tobacco products.

Due to federal and state regulations, many vape shops and related businesses will close and put an estimated 37,000 to 57,000 employees out of work. Not having access to the products that helped them quit will also force many back to smoking tobacco cigarettes. A new movie called “A Billion Lives” outlines the history and the conspiracy behind large business concerns’ efforts to kill off the vaping industry. This movie is now premiering throughout the United States, and the vaping community is standing up for the right to know the truth.

On Saturday, October 22, vaping supporters and the public at large will collect and hold hands for 10 minutes throughout the nation. At 2:22 p.m. in each time zone, vapers will meet at various locations to support this movie. This wall is a visual demonstration of support to save A Billion Lives. We ask your support of the public’s right to have accurate information and a way to choose healthier alternatives.Also, it is a business way for e-cigarette wholesale distributors.

Another Battle

MADISON, Wis. – Christian Berkey launched his e-cigarette product company, Johnson Creek Enterprises, eight years ago in his kitchen.

The Hartland entrepreneur who has created more than 40 jobs along the way worries his smokeless business could go up in smoke thanks to burdensome federal regulations.

So Berkey is fighting back.

The founder of the first U.S. company to produce the liquid used in electronic cigarettes and personal vaporizers is holding Vape Rally 2016 at his Hartland plant, 455 East Industrial Drive. The two-hour event begins at 2 p.m. He says he wants to draw attention to how over-regulation is destroying businesses. And he wants to rally support for the Wisconsin lawmaker he sees as the leading advocate for vaping in the U.S. Senate: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh.

“This isn’t just about the vaping industry; it’s about small business in general,” Berkey told Wisconsin Watchdog Friday on the Vicki McKenna Show on NewsTalk 1130 in Milwaukee. “And (it’s about) us standing up for our rights not to have the federal government come in and dictate every facet of our operation.”

A Food and Drug Administration rule, finalized in August, places e-cigarettes and their products under the same regulatory burdens as tobacco products, even though they are quantitatively different. The rule also requires manufacturers to go through a long and costly FDA application process for each of the products they plan to sell after 2018.“We make e-liquids. We have over 40 different flavors,” Berkey said. “The FDA is going to require us to submit an application per flavor. That could cost us over $100 million in application fees.”

That’s a lot of money for a small business. Too much for Johnson Creek Enterprises. McKenna will host the rally, and U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-San Diego, is among the guests.

Hunter, who made headlines in the mainstream press for vaping during a congressional hearing earlier this year, has become the House’s biggest advocate for vaping rights. The San Diego Reader covered a recent grassroots event he attended. “For me, this is about freedom — it’s about being what you want to do, be it smoking cigarettes or cigars, or vaping,” Hunter told attendees of the Right to Vape Tour, a cross-country event aimed at politically engaging e-cig users. “At some point here in the next year, you’re going to see a situation where it’s illegal to vape, illegal to smoke (tobacco), but it’s okay to smoke weed. I think that’s crazy.”

The FDA and vaping critics – including many congressional Democrats, as well as the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries, which stand to gain if small vape companies are regulated out of existence – have raised concerns about the unknown dangers involved. Some insist vaping is a “gateway” product to traditional tobacco use, putting children particularly at risk.

But unlike cigarettes, e-cigarettes don’t include tobacco and the various chemical additives. Instead, vaping delivers the addictive nicotine that smokers crave through vaporized flavored liquids. Berkey said he wants to raise awareness about the rights Americans are losing on a daily basis.“Most people don’t get it. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t going to get it until it’s too late, until the rights and privileges we take for granted are taken away,” the entrepreneur said.

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