meantime tonight Florida is making moves
to possibly regulate stores that sell
vaping products CBS 4s Carey Codd is
live in Fort Lauderdale with details
Carey
we're debate the vaping industry here in
Florida is embracing regulation they
believe it would be good for their
business in fact the owner of vapor life
Fort Lauderdale feels that way the
effort got a big boost in the state
legislature today when a House
subcommittee overwhelmingly approved a
regulation measure despite opposition
from several leading health
organizations good morning members it is
8:00 a.m.
members of the Statehouse health market
reform committee met early Wednesday to
discuss vaping vetoes that's their only
selling vape products are not currently
regulated Republican state
representative Jackie Toledo from Tampa
discussed her proposed legislation that
would regulate vape shops
she told the committee her bill would
add state oversight to the vaping
industry by requiring permits allowing
the state to issue fines for illegal
sales and allowing people harmed by
vaping to sue I think regulation is a
good thing I think it's nothing we're
opposed to the proposal earned support
from those in the vape industry like
Chris doe Ford who owns vapor life Fort
Lauderdale we're not looking to sell to
children we're not looking to sell
illicit products we're not looking to
sell any bootleg products so any
regulation that makes the public more
comfortable with it would be a success
in the industry the vaping industry
argues that they should not be regulated
in the same way as the tobacco industry
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but the American Heart Association and
American Cancer Society oppose the
proposed bill they say that the feds
have determined that e-cigarettes are
classified the same as tobacco plus they
believe federal laws are already in
place to regulate vaping like tobacco
and this proposal is unnecessary
Republican state representative Carrie
Pigman took issue with that and said the
state of Florida has the right to
regulate businesses he asked an American
Heart Association lobbyist why they
opposed the measure
is the American Heart Association in
favor of that or they opposed to that
we're in favor of regulating the vape
shops yes the way this bill is set up to
do it doesn't do that seriously in the
long run it's not going to it's not
going to make a difference people in the
vaping industry say that scare at the
end of last year about vaping related
illnesses and deaths was blown out of
proportion and has been debunked by
federal health officials now this piece
of legislation faces a long road before
it gets to the governor's desk it has to
pass the entire house and published
reports indicate that leadership in the
state Senate does not seem inclined to
pass it we'll keep you posted
live in Fort Lauderdale Carey Codd cbs4
news tonight
to possibly regulate stores that sell
vaping products CBS 4s Carey Codd is
live in Fort Lauderdale with details
Carey
we're debate the vaping industry here in
Florida is embracing regulation they
believe it would be good for their
business in fact the owner of vapor life
Fort Lauderdale feels that way the
effort got a big boost in the state
legislature today when a House
subcommittee overwhelmingly approved a
regulation measure despite opposition
from several leading health
organizations good morning members it is
8:00 a.m.
members of the Statehouse health market
reform committee met early Wednesday to
discuss vaping vetoes that's their only
selling vape products are not currently
regulated Republican state
representative Jackie Toledo from Tampa
discussed her proposed legislation that
would regulate vape shops
she told the committee her bill would
add state oversight to the vaping
industry by requiring permits allowing
the state to issue fines for illegal
sales and allowing people harmed by
vaping to sue I think regulation is a
good thing I think it's nothing we're
opposed to the proposal earned support
from those in the vape industry like
Chris doe Ford who owns vapor life Fort
Lauderdale we're not looking to sell to
children we're not looking to sell
illicit products we're not looking to
sell any bootleg products so any
regulation that makes the public more
comfortable with it would be a success
in the industry the vaping industry
argues that they should not be regulated
in the same way as the tobacco industry
[Music]
but the American Heart Association and
American Cancer Society oppose the
proposed bill they say that the feds
have determined that e-cigarettes are
classified the same as tobacco plus they
believe federal laws are already in
place to regulate vaping like tobacco
and this proposal is unnecessary
Republican state representative Carrie
Pigman took issue with that and said the
state of Florida has the right to
regulate businesses he asked an American
Heart Association lobbyist why they
opposed the measure
is the American Heart Association in
favor of that or they opposed to that
we're in favor of regulating the vape
shops yes the way this bill is set up to
do it doesn't do that seriously in the
long run it's not going to it's not
going to make a difference people in the
vaping industry say that scare at the
end of last year about vaping related
illnesses and deaths was blown out of
proportion and has been debunked by
federal health officials now this piece
of legislation faces a long road before
it gets to the governor's desk it has to
pass the entire house and published
reports indicate that leadership in the
state Senate does not seem inclined to
pass it we'll keep you posted
live in Fort Lauderdale Carey Codd cbs4
news tonight
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