Shawn Thomas Vapes And Backs The NYPD Down - Mr. E-Liquid Comes Clean

Shawn Thomas, the man from the controversial vaping in the subway NYPD altercation video is my guest. If you have not seen the video of Mr. Thomas’ interaction with the NYPD, you can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCcmFkr_MR4 http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/02/pinac-correspondent-schools-nypd-probable-cause-confront-subway/ Shawn Thomas' youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/srandallthomas/videos Dan from Mr. E-Liquid will come on to talk about the video where minors were sold e-cigs at their store Local news sting on the Mr E’s Vape Shop: http://woodtv.com/2015/02/05/target-8-goes-undercover-e-cigs-and-kids/ 12 bills on the floor threaten to cripple the entire online and B&M vaping marketplace in NY: http://blog.casaa.org/2015/01/new-york-call-to-action-ny-state-bills.html 1. AB635 -Asw. Linda Rosenthal (D-NY) Prohibits sales of any quantity of an e-liquid. 2. AB296 –Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-NY) Labels e-cigarette cartridges as “tobacco” for the purpose of taxation 3. SB702 - Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-NY)(Senate sister bill to AB 296 4. SB7202 - Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-NY) Labels anything containing tobacco or nicotine “tobacco product” for the purpose of taxation unless approved by the FDA as smoking cessation product. 5. A1496 - Asw. Linda Rosenthal (D-NY) Prohibits use of vaporization products in certain areas (where smoking is prohibited), increases purchasing age of tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21; directs Dept. of Health to evaluate the health effects of electronic cigarettes on the public. 6. A852 - Asw. Linda Rosenthal (D-NY) Dinowitz Requires sellers of electronic cigarettes to register with the department of taxation and finance. Department to create a registry to ensure compliance 7. A237 - Asw. Linda Rosenthal (D-NY) Rivera (D-NY) Increases the purchasing age for tobacco products from eighteen to twenty-one 8. A2221 - Asm. Richard Gottfried (D-NY) amends the public health law and the tax law, to define tobacco products; and to amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to changing the minimum pack sizes for tobacco products and the tax amount for tobacco products 9. A1743 - Asm. J. Gary Pretlow (D-NY) Relates to the sale of tobacco products over the internet; requires companies selling tobacco products over the internet to first send a form to individuals to sign stating that such individual is eighteen years of age or older and upon receipt of such form, the company may send the tobacco products if such person is over the requisite age. 10. AB2595 -Asw. Linda Rosenthal (D-NY) Amends the public health law, in relation to including electronic cigarettes within provisions regulating smoking in certain public areas 11. SB2202 - Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-NY) Makes the restrictions relating to smoking in public areas applicable to electronic cigarettes; and requires retailers of electronic cigarettes, not otherwise registered with the department of taxation and finance to sell tobacco products, to register with the department of health. 12. NY 25149 2015 – Rule Review, Dept of Taxation & Finance Reviews rules concerning informational returns for wholesale dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products. Forces shop owners to report informational returns quarterly.