I have been using electronic cigarettes for five years now. I smoked a pack a day of menthol cigarettes for 11 years before switching to e-cigs. I continued to smoke both for the first two weeks I tried it and then quit traditional cigarettes all together. Like most smokers I have tried several times to quit. I’ve used nicotine patches, nicotine gum, and even counseling with the anti-depressant drug Wellbutrin. I was never able to be cigarette free for more than a week. After trying an electronic cigarette I was finally successful and have been a non-smoker and vaper ever since. I have tried many different types of devices and flavors over the years and I’ve never had any problems with the products or noticed any side affects. It is so great not smell like cigarette smoke anymore and drive a car that doesn’t smell like an ashtray! My health is great and I’ve started to exercise regularly again. I can understand needing regulations to limit electronic cigarette buying to adults over 18 but banning flavors and other unnecessary regulations will only hurt consumers and small businesses. The electronic cigarette technology just keeps getting better and better. Since the introduction of the e-liquid tank models, the number of electronic cigarette users in my area has rapidly increased. Most of my co-workers who smoked have switched to e-cigs and no longer smoke cigarettes. I used to be the only vaper in the smoking area at work, but now we often outnumber the smokers! Four new small businesses have opened up here selling electronic cigarettes in the past six months. I will continue to be an ambassador for electronic cigarettes with everyone I meet. It truly has changed my life for the better and I’m sure it will also for many others if not stifled by the FDA.