My name is Nathaniel Smith and I have smoked since I was a small boy (about 50 years). I had tried every product in the book patches, gum, snuff, hypnosis and absolutely nothing worked. A friend of mine gave me an electronic cigarette and while it was not all that great (it was just a cheap emergency type) it started me thinking and doing some research. I found a better e–cig and later found out how to mix my own liquid. I was able to weaken the amount of nicotine as I needed and not how somebody else felt it should be done. I’m now not using any nicotine or flavoring of any kind, and I may go a day or two days without picking up the electronic cigarette. It is really a no-brainer to make this really available to the public with absolutely no tax whatsoever ƒ?? after all we are talking about the health of the nation. But then greed is the mother of all politics. I feel that my life is better and will be longer because of the electronic cigarette. Nathaniel Smith