WHEREAS, vaporizing nicotine and non-nicotine liquids has been around for at least a dozen years;
WHEREAS, “vaping” has proven to be a successful method utilized to quit smoking; and
WHEREAS, commercially prepared vaping liquids are far more safe than combustible or chewable tobacco products; and
WHEREAS, commercially prepared vaping liquids use safe, food-grade glycerol as a base; and
WHEREAS, the recent spate of “vaping illnesses” and “vaping deaths” all involve black market oil-based vaporizer liquids laced with THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana; and
WHEREAS, nicotine is an addictive chemical, and while it is desirable that people avoid nicotine addiction, it is undesirable that the state attempt to control or regulate private adult behaviors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Wyoming Republican Party opposes all government efforts to
further restrict, tax, regulate or prohibit the use of vaping products and liquids by adults; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Wyoming Republican Party opposes the efforts of the federal government to impose rules and restrictions on the Wyoming businesses that serve competent Wyoming adults.
Passed:
Wyoming Republican Party, 21 May 15 SCC
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