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WHEREAS, existing studies on electronic smoking devices' vapor emissions and cartridge contents have found a number of dangerous substances including: • Chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer' such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, lead, nickel, and chromium;"" V"' • PM2.5, acrolein, tin, toluene, and aluminum,'X.X,X',X" which are associated with a range of negative health effects such as skin, eye, and respiratory irritation,X"',X"'.X",Xv' neurological effects,X"" damage to reproductive systems,Xv"' and even premature death from heart attacks and stroke;xX • Inconsistent labeling of nicotine levels in electronic smoking device products; XX and • In one instance, diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze and toxic to humans;""' and WHEREAS, more than one study has concluded that exposure to vapor from electronic smoking devices may cause passive or secondhand vaping;Xxi,xX"',XX"' and WHEREAS, some cartridges used by electronic smoking devices can be re -filled with liquid nicotine solution, creating the potential for exposure to dangerous concentrations of nicotine,XX" and as a result: Poisonings from electronic smoking devices have increased dramatically in the last three and half years from "one [a month] in September 2010 to 215 a month in February 2014;" xxv Analysis of reports of poisonings from electronic smoking devices finds that calls reporting exposure to electronic smoking devices are much more likely to involve adverse health effects when compared to calls reporting exposure to conventional cigarettes;XXv" and WHEREAS, clinical studies about the safety and efficacy of these products have not been submitted to the FDA -viii for the more than 400 brands of electronic smoking devices that are on the marketXX'X and for this reason, consumers currently have no way of knowing:xxx Whether electronic smoking devices are safe; What types or concentrations of potentially harmful chemicals the products contain; and • What dose of nicotine the products deliver; and WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has strongly advised consumers against the use of electronic smoking devices until they are "deemed safe and effective and of acceptable quality by a competent national regulatory body";XXX' and WHEREAS, the World Medical Association has determined that electronic smoking devices "are not comparable to scientifically -proven methods of smoking cessation" and that "neither their value as therapeutic aids for smoking cessation nor their safety as cigarette replacements is established";" and