Big Pharma Funding Campaign Against E-Cigs?
A post I ran across today on E-Cig news was entitled Senator whose campaign was financed by Big Pharma to the tune of $128,250 seeks to halt sale of e-cigarettes.
The article linked to a press release by Lautenburg, and obviously there was no mention of funding there. Instead it sung his praises and included his letter to the FDA arguing that the electronic cigarettes should be banned.
A little bit of research soon found the funding, though, which was listed on open secrets.
Pharmaceuticals were not his biggest funder, but certainly did fund his campaign to the tune of $128,250 – see the list of the Senator’s funding here.
Big pharmaceuticals are perhaps those with the most to lose from electronic cigarettes, with sales of smoking cessation aids likely to plunge should the electronic cigarette ever really take off.
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I bought my first electronic cigarette from http://www.smoke51.com and I don’t see what the fuss is. The flavors are great and I don’t have to deal with second-hand smoke or the toxins from cigarettes. I’m hooked!
Of course, we all know that anytime the government wants to ban something, it’s only because they can’t figure out a way to tax it.