My name is Bud Baker and I live in NH. I have a 50+ pack/year history of smoking starting with Lucky Strikes and Camels and moving to Marlboro Lights. I quit smoking for a year about 10 years ago. I took Zyban for about 2 weeks, and didn’t like the sleep issues and dry mouth and stopped. I managed to stay off tobacco until on vacation and in a jazz bar, I found a cigarette vending machine. I could smoke just one or two. Or 3 or then the whole pack. About 2 years ago I tried the electronic cigarette or vaping. I enjoyed the flavor and the experience but found the process and equipment temperamental and cumbersome. I put aside the hardware I had acquired and resumed burning tobacco. About a year ago I decided to look at the electronic cigarette again and found the technology had advanced and reliability and the process had improved so I gave them a try again. I have not had a burning cigarette since and never will. The thought of burning tobacco has no, repeat, no appeal. I have gone from a nicotine strength of 18 Mg to 9 mg. I do not use my e cigarette in public places where smoking is prohibited. I smell better, have my sense of taste restored, feel better. I haven’t run in 40 years. This weekend I completed my first 5K race which included some good hills here in NH. I did not set a course record, but turning 67 in 2 weeks, I thought I did OK. And I run 3-4 times a week for 3-4 miles each run. I could never do that 2 years ago. Are e cigarettes harmful? I would think inhaling fresh air would be the best scenario for my overall health. However for me, who had such a long term use of tobacco, the harm reduction of using e cigarettes is obvious and my health improvement is proof. The prospect of outright bans on e cigarettes just because they look like smoking tobacco or have flavorings is flawed. There is harm reduction. Is it perfect. No, but they have worked for me to be 100% off tobacco and have worked for tens of thousands of others. There are many respected scientists who propose in peer reviewed papers that the e cigarette presents an opportunity to save hundreds or thousands of lives and save millions in health care costs. To finish, I do not object to standards being established for the liquids being offered such as purity, handling, worker safety etc. Respectfully, Bud Baker, CMD (Ret) EMT