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Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jul. 26, 2017

Don’t expect e-cigarette regulations anytime soon

How can such an industry exist without any regulatory control? Enter Big Tobacco.

Gregory L. Bentley

Partner
Bentley & More LLP

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Phone: (949) 870-3800

Email: gbentley@bentleymore.com

Western State Univ COL; Fullerton CA

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Matthew Clark

Partner
Bentley & More LLP

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Don’t expect e-cigarette regulations anytime soon
Scott Gottlieb, arrives to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 5. (New York Times News Service)

Scott Gottlieb, the new head of the Food and Drug Administration, served on the board of e-cigarette company Kure until May 2016. Between his leadership of the FDA and the millions of dollars the tobacco industry has spent on lobbying efforts, is there any wonder why protecting consumers from the harm done by e-cigs is so difficult?

The new, burgeoning industry of e-cigarettes and related products generates billions in sales to Ameri...

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