Chuck Pineda

[Celtic]

He never heard about the e-cigarette until I contacted him. I will be updating this topic until communication is finished with Chuck Pineda.

His response and my replies:

Chuck Pineda's response:

I'm not a smoker. But I know that smoking, second hand smoke is killing thousands of Americans and costing us millions in health care.

Yesterday, I read an article stating that American cigarettes have the highest concentration of cancer producing chemicals. And that not good for smokers or the general public.

I never heard of electronic cigarettes and looked a your link to learn more. Thanks for that link.

Does the electronic cigarette use any tobacco at all?

My best,

Chuck Pineda

Democratic Candidate for Governor of California.

My response:

Good afternoon Chuck Pineda,

No, the electronic cigarette contains absolutely no tobacco at all.

I have tried to quit smoking so many times, and every time I tried to quit, I returned to smoke more then what I did before. I started smoking when I was 13 years old, I remember trying to tell my friends that I did not want to try cigarettes, and that worked for a few months until I gave into their constant asking, and that was it. I became a smoker.

I was smoking 2 packs a day as of January 2010. I had finally found an electronic cigarette that was right for me and I have not had a tobacco cigarette since Feb 1st, 2010.

My mother smoked for 45 years and I saw her struggle over the years of trying to quit and never could. She is the one who introduced me to the electronic cigarette. She has been smoke free for 6 months as well. She has stopped coughing at night and I never hear her cough throughout the day anymore. My grandmother, my mother's mother, died from emphysema and lung cancer, she was so very loved by so many of us, and I can't even tell you how we wished we would have found the e-cigarettes (electronic cigarette) back in 2003 when they were created.

The FDA wants to stop the sale of the e-cigarette because they do not have enough information about them. But, please look at the evidence, the electronic cigarette is a safer alternative then smoking tobacco cigarettes.

E-juice has to be used in order for the e-cigarette to work. It can also contain nicotine or it does not have to contain nicotine. I make my own e-juice, of course after much research and many questions I am confident in creating the e-juice. So I will tell you what my e-juice contains. It contains 4 ingredients sometimes 3: United States Pharmacopeia Grade Kosher Certified Vegetable Glycerin, United States Pharmacopeia Grade Propylene Glycol, nicotine certified by U.S. labs and extracted from American tobacco leaves, and flavoring that candy makers use. That is it. Now, my mother started at 24mg of nicotine as I did in the e-juice, but now she is at 0mg of nicotine and I am at 12mg of nicotine now. My mother can stop the e-cigarette completely if she wanted to, but she still needs the hand to mouth addiction of a cigarette. To someone who has never smoked, that probably sounds funny, but in my opinion the hand to mouth action is the greatest addiction of all for most smokers.

I am also going to give a highly educated electronic cigarette user your email address to help explain more, so that you can understand our battle. His name is Christopher.

I am going to give you a few links to look at, some will be videos on YouTube I really need you to see, a petition that has been started, and 2 huge forums that are only for electronic cigarette users:

His response:

It's all about money and profits. These super rich corporations don't want anyone lowering their profit margin. And their gubernatorial candidates represent their interest and referred to as the major candidates. We the people's candidates are referred to as the minor candidates.

Some of these corporations are ruthless and can strong arm you or your product. Are you the inventor of the e-cigarette?

While I was at Harvard I saw a movie and one drop of nicotine can kill a mouse! So I'm wondering what does it do to the body? The movie said it leads to cancer and other internal diseases.

I appreciate the information. I didn't know what an e-cigarette was and never heard of it. I like it because it appears to replace the tobacco, however, nicotine is still used. Isn't some other ingredient that could replace the nicotine?

My best,

Chuck Pineda

My response:

Oh no, I am definitely not the inventor of the e-cigarette. They were invented in China back in 2003.

Pure Nicotine can kill you with one drop, yes that is true. I never use Pure Nicotine. Nicotine like most things, in high dosage, can cause an overdose. I purchase Nicotine that is heavily diluted with PG (United States Pharmacopeia Grade Propylene Glycol). I believe that only certified labs exchange Pure Nicotine only between other certified labs, not to ordinary people or businesses. Nicotine does not cause cancer at all. Plain and simple, Nicotine is just a highly addictive ingredient that is found in tobacco leaves, which makes tobacco cigarettes habit forming. The FDA has approved over the counter Nicolette Gum and patches just because of the fact Nicotine does not cause a disease or cancer. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/33023.php

"But nicotine isn't the bad guy. The bad guy is the smoke in tobacco," said Seidman, who also co-edited the book Helping the Hard-Core Smoker: A Clinician's Guide.

The communities of e-cigarette users are very aware that the tobacco companies and Pharmaceuticals have their hand in wanting the e-cigarette banned. Of course we have no proof, but what we do have is common sense. The e-cigarette is as safe as over the counter Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRTs).

So yes, I totally agree with you regarding Big Business Corporations. See, we figure that if a politician wants to help ban the e-cigarette, then we figure they are filling their pockets with big business money, because what other reason could there be? This country, We The People, are dying for a politician that cares true about, We The People. We also know that the past politicians have turned their back on We The People for profit and turned toward big business corporations.

A country cannot be run this way. Ultimately a country will fall if it is run by Corporations, it doesn't take a scientist to figure that one out, but unfortunately, big businesses do not see that far, they only see as far as their pockets will take them.

I do not know if there is another ingredient that can replace Nicotine, but what I do know is that in six months my mother went from using 24mg of Nicotine in an e-cigarette to 0mg of Nicotine, without mood withdrawals. If my mother can do it, I know anyone can. She smoked for 45 years.

I gave Chuck some links to look at and I will put his response in this topic once I get it. Thanks all

Celtic

[Celtic]

His finally response:

I will support and defend the e-cigarette until a better product is created or invented.

We are in tune with our perspective regarding big corporations and their God, Money.

Thanks for the information on this wonderful product to assist smokers live longer and healthier. My regards to your mother for cutting her tobacco use to zero, and you are to be commended for helping her.

My best,

Chuck Pineda

Edited June 5, 2010 by Celtic