Marlboro Maker Moves Into E-Cigarettes

The market so far is pretty small. According to The Wall Street Journal, sales totaled just $500 million dollars last year – less than one percent of tobacco sales. But the market for ego electronic cigarette is expected to double this year, and continue to grow.

And with tobacco sales declining, the industry needs a new source of revenue. Altria reported that cigarette sales in the U.S. tumbled 5.2 percent in the first quarter, and the industry-wide drop has been even steeper.

So how do these cheap E-liquid work, and are they really any healthier than traditional tobacco-rolled cigarettes?Locally, Utah passed legislation that restricts ENDS use identically to that of cigarettes, although a misconception exists that ENDS can be used in places of public access where smoking would be otherwise be prohibited.

An advertisement we found on several popular websites lists some of the benefits. It claims e-cigarettes do not have any tar, tobacco or carbon monoxide. It also says there is no second-hand smoke.The tally of Ohio gambling venues slipped four to two in favor of electronic cigarettes when Scioto Downs Racino in Columbus shifted its opposition to the vapor nicotine devices Tuesday in response to customer reaction.csdfSDS24

Rock Ohio Gaming’s Horseshoe Casino Cleveland and Cincinnati as well as Thistledown Racino decided earlier this month to allow the electronic cigarette atomizer while Penn National’s Hollywood Toledo and Columbus casinos will not.

California lawmakers are scheduled to consider SB 648 Tuesday which would ban the increasingly popular "electronic cigarettes" in the same areas where actual cigarettes are banned.Some 100 e-cigarette users in Southern California are planning to take a bus to Sacramento Monday night to testify in front of lawyers about the benefits of "vaping."