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Subject FW: E-Cigarette Use �p�cpn 9 g r� + �c-a77 =^�!ALSNT L ik�'zTER8 .\L From: Joanne Hall PrCAtk':Iy ,`.Y,.,7 the City t louny C t�H Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:50 PM Attw: d'� uhOn 01 Packet To: 4,. '" - Mayor and City Council ,. Cc: Pleasanton City Clerk; Jonathan Lowell Daft; Subject: RE: E-Cigarette Use Dear Ms. Wolfe: Thank you for taking the time to write and share your concerns about e-cigarettes. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the City Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Joanne Hall Public Information Officer From: Tammy Wolfe Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:48 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: E-Cigarette Use Hello, my name is Tammy Wolfe and I reside in the state of Texas. However, I have friends/family in California. I smoked 1 - 1 1/2 packs of cigarettes per day for approximately 7 years, off and on. I tried quitting several times but always went back to smoking when stress got high.As a result, I now have severe bronchitis, emphysema and COPD. I needed to quit to literally save my life. I was introduced to e-cigarettes and vaping last year and it has totally changed my life. I have no desire whatsoever to smoke regular cigarettes; in fact, I can't stand the smell of them- it makes me sick. My emphysema and COPD has gotten better and my lung functions in general have increased dramatically. When I lay down at night I no longer wheeze. I can take deep breaths where I couldn't before. This has all happened because I changed to vaping-vapor literally dissolves in front of your eyes and there is no lingering smell or offensive odor of any kind. Because it is vapor, there is no damage to the ozone. Smoking bans are ostensibly enacted to protect the public from the harm of secondhand smoke,but e- cigarettes have not been found to pose a risk to bystanders. In fact, all evidence to date shows that the low health risks associated with e-cigarettes are comparable to other smokeless nicotine products. The low risks of e-cigarettes is supported by research done by Dr. Siegel of Boston University, Dr. Eissenberg of Virginia Commonwealth, Dr Maciej L Goniewicz of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Dr. Laugesen of Health New Zealand, Dr. Igor Burstyn of Drexel University, and by the fact that the FDA testing, in spite of its press statement,failed to find harmful levels of carcinogens or toxic levels of any chemical in the vapor. A comprehensive review conducted by Dr. Igor Burstyn of Drexel University School of Public Health based on over 9,000 observations of e-cigarette liquid and vapor found"no apparent concern"for bystanders exposed to e-cigarette vapor, even under"worst case" assumptions about exposure. Electronic cigarette use is easy to distinguish from actual smoking.Although some e-cigarettes resemble real cigarettes, many do not. It is easy to tell when someone lights a cigarette from the smell of smoke. E-cigarette 1