Hello, I have been smoking on and off since the age of 12. I finally quit at the age of 37 with the help of electronic cigarettes. I am a former Canton, MA resident. In 2008 my son was born with asthma, which was more likely than not, related to my continued smoking during and after my pregnancy. The guilt and pain of causing my son health issues forced me to try yet again, to quit smoking. I used several methods (gum, the patch, nicotrol inhaler, filters, anti-depressants, and others) to help in the past, however the use of electronic cigarettes was the only method that worked. I have been a non-smoker since 2009 all to the use of electronic cigarettes. Please THINK about my and others stories before you ban something that actually helps people. What is the opposing factor really? Apply the same age restriction on electronic cigarettes as are on normal cigarettes and move on. Thank you for you time, L. Thompkins