Aug 18, 2009
Lawyers Ask Judge to Lift Ban on Electronic Cigarettes
Lawyers for electronic cigarette distributors told a federal judge on Monday that their clients do not market their products as a way to quit smoking, and that the Food and Drug Administration was acting like “a dog chasing its own tail” as it tried to explain why it was barring shipments of the devices into the United States. The judge asked the lawyers to explain how the recently passed Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which brought cigarettes within FDA’s regulatory reach, might affect the case.