According to the article: "The U.S. surgeon general's landmark finding last week that filtered cigarettes may actually increase the risk of lung cancer could lead to a flurry of new lawsuits against tobacco companies and even expand cigarette litigation outside of Florida, where it has flourished for nearly a decade."

But here is why that knee-jerk reflex that CTFK exhibits any time a tax increase is discussed is short-sighted and premature.

(See: Grana R, Benowitz N, Glantz SA. E-Cigarettes: A Scientific Review. Circulation 2014; 129: 1972-1986.)

Last week, three Democratic lawmakers -- Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA), Sen. Tom Harkin (IA), and Rep. Peter Welch (VT) -- sent a to the Attorneys General in their states requesting that the AGs declare that electronic cigarettes fall under the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) signed in 1998 with the tobacco companies.

Dr. Glantz is simply wrong. There is abundant evidence which demonstrates that while vaping does cause some degree of respiratory irritation (and probably triggers a bit of inflammation), it is far safer than smoking and has far less of an effect on lung function.

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