Michigan has been busy passing bills against e-cigarettes , well everyone else is so theydidn’t want to feel left out. Three such bills included several regulations including prohibitingthe use of e-cigarettes by people under the age of 18. However, the bills have now beenvetoed by Gov. Snyder but exactly why has he taken such a decision?Snyder claims that Michigan shouldn’t be stepping on the toes of the federal government,which has proposed regulating e-cigarettes. Exactly when that is going to happen isn’tknown, it’s a bit like waiting for the FDA to get their act together or waiting for a bus in rushhour. The Governor claims that the bills would “sow confusion” and send a “mixed healthmessage” to the public.However the real reason seems to be that Snyder isn’t at all happy about the fact that thebills passed do not declare e-cigarettes to be tobacco products. Perhaps Michigan actuallyhas some politicians that realize that for something to be labelled a tobacco product, it reallyshould contain tobacco which of course e-cigarettes don’t. The Governor is all for agerestrictions to be placed, even though vaping stores are renowned for their decisions not tosell to under-18s anyway.In a media release, Snyder said: “We need to make sure that e-cigarettes and other nicotine-containing devices are regulated in the best interest of public health.It’s important that thesedevices be treated like tobacco products and help people become aware of the dangers e-cigarettes pose.”Notice that Snyder doesn’t actually mention what those dangers actually are. Neither doeshe mention the fact that e-cigarettes can be used to help people stop smoking tobaccocigarettes. Anything positive doesn’t really get mentioned a great deal by politicians,especially when they have hidden agendas. By labelling e-cigarettes as tobacco products, itmakes it so much easier to start taxing them and bringing in much needed revenue Jennifer Hunt, vice president of government relations for the American Cancer SocietyCancer Action Network, is all in favour of what the Governor has done. She fears that“special treatment for electronic cigarettes may hook a new generation of tobacco users.”Now that’s a really uninformed statement to make.Does Hunt not know about the study that showed that there isn’t a gateway from using e-cigarettes to later smoking tobacco? Hunt added: “It is unclear why creation of a separate definitionfor ‘vapor product’ is necessary. We believe that Michigan can prohibit the sale of these products tominors without undermining existing tobacco-control laws.”The situation in Michigan shows what a complete and utter farce the laws concerning e-cigarettes are in this country. Travel around the States and you’ll find different regulationseverywhere you go. Most are unwanted, several are unnecessary and it just makes for atotally confusing situation. The sooner it gets sorted out the better and the same goes forpoliticians and health officials actually mentioning positive studies.