Cigotine executives question Canadian law that won't allow purchase of the electronic cigarette

Steve Bayonne, President of Cigotine LLC, knows a lot about the best electronic cigarette practices in the industry. And he had to laugh.

California City, CA (prHWY.com) January 23, 2013 - Steve Bayonne, President of Cigotine LLC, knows a lot about the best electronic cigarette practices in the industry. And he had to laugh after reading on a news website that it is illegal to buy electronic cigarettes containing nicotine in Canada, but the sale of real cigarettes isn't. And, apparently Canada is not the only country doing this.

"The advertisement, import and sales of e-cigarettes containing nicotine were banned in Canada in March of 2009," Bayonne says."Since that time, thousands of Canadians who use them have been forced to buy them in other countries and have them shipped across the border where they can be confiscated by customs officials."

Health Canada hasn't made the use of the e-cigarettes with nicotine illegal (yet) and cites the following reasons for the current ban:

* Improper use can lead to nicotine poisoning
* They haven't received market authorization
* They can cause addiction
* Lack of quality control

Many Canadians suspect the ban is not due to health issues at all, but to the millions of dollars in governmental tax revenue generated each year by the sale of tobacco products. If more people switch from the traditional cigarette, electronic cigarette growth is expected. Less people will buy the real deal, which places a big strain on the tobacco industry. It also means that there will be less tax dollars to fill the pockets of the Canadian government.
"We are struggling to decipher the nature of this ban," Bayonne adds."Why would Health Canada allow the sale of cigarettes that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, yet ban the sale of e-cigarettes because they consider them to be unsafe?"

To learn more about how to buy Cigotine electronic cigarettes, visit www.cigotine.com.

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