As incredible it may seem, I actually sat through this entire video, and the only thing worse than the poor quality of the video itself, was the poor quality of the legislature in New York.

Let me get this straight, NOT ONE single legislator voted against this?

Some of them didn’t even know what an electric cigarette was, and none of them seemed to have any interest in whether what this woman was saying is true or not.

Just like California senate bill 400,  it looks like the anti-electric smoking lobby has been stopped for now in Virginia, not because a bill was being passed to ban them, but because over zealous anti-smoking lunatics tried to argue that electric cigarettes actually violated the non-smoking ban.

According to the Washington Post,  Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, has ruled that electric cigarettes do *not* violate the state’s smoking ban. Hooray!

Unfortunately, it was necessary for him to “rule” because the opinion was requested by Del. Chris Peace. He said that a constituent called him after she was told by the Virginia Department of Health that the devices do violate the state’s smoking ban.

Neither my mother nor my mother-in-law are smokers anymore, and both quit the habit years and years ago. That leaves me on the fence about what to get them for Mother’s Day.

If they were smokers, there’s no doubt I would jump on this Mother’s Day kit from Greensmoke that comes gift wrapped, with a nice ribbon and a card.

It has everything they need to get started, including:

• One Short lithium ion rechargeable cigarette battery with Green Tip Lights Red
• One Long lithium ion rechargeable cigarette battery with Green Tip Lights Red

Back in July, Oregon became the first state to sort of  “ban” the sale of electronic cigarettes, after this report was released.

Within days of that report, the state government here in Oregon acted quickly and heroically to protect us,  pulling a couple of products off the shelf.

The local TV and radio news was busy for two days talking about Oregon’s supposed “banning” of electric cigarettes.

This turned out to not be  true, and I spoke to the Oregon DOJ about their Ecig decision, but the damage was done, and the industry took a black eye here in Oregon.

I’m leaving tomorrow morning for CES, (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, and my samples from China finally arrived this morning, just in the nick of time.

The CES show is where I found these things in the first place, and from having just one small booth a few years ago, the devices should be represented by several companies.

Because of our visibility online, and our reputation for giving valuable feedback, I was offered some sample product for two companies that will be at CES, and one of them sent me this package.

The three piece electric cigarette technology is a dying one, but Blu has such a unique product, that I decided to buy, try, and review the Blu e-cig to see what all the fuss was about.

I paid for the unit myself, I used their free shipping, and I was not compensated for this review in any way.

Their starter kits are just $59, complete with two atomizers, two batteries, and five nicotine cartridges.

I first wrote about their unique electric cigarette charging method way back in May, and I’m finally getting around to ordering a Blu Electric Cigarette Kit for review.

It wasn’t that I didn’t have an interest, but their website was showing that it was going to take up to two months for shipping, and I thought that was absurd.

Finally, just today,   I saw that that they not only have them in stock, but they’re shipping in 72 hours. I’m ordering mine here, and I should have it by Friday.

Coming soon from Green Smoke™, is an electronic hookah, or “Ehookah” giving users a totally unique way to get their nicotine.

The patented new e-hookah will be perfect for parties and social events, or using at home on your table or desk.

It even contains a powerful, laptop type battery ensuring hours of continuous use with each charge.

The electronic hookah uses disposable cartridges that produce the absolute highest smoke volume in the entire industry. Oc course it will come in a variety of different flavors and nicotine levels, and Green Smoke’s™ patented technology will offer convenience and performance that is unmatched.

More and more people are refilling their electric cigarette cartridges these days with liquid nicotine.

With all the political talk of the supposed “unknown health risks” in ecigs in general, I’m happy to report that I just had a great conversation with someone from Esmoke about their liquid.

100% made in the USA
As far as I know, they are the first company to use a 100% US-based product in all of the cartridges they are selling, with each of their ecig models, and in all of their cartridges.

One of the most popular electronic cigarette brands on the market seems to be doing their darndest to go out of business, or at the very least, discourage people from buying their product. What’s wrong with their management and marketing departments?

Apparently, their incredibly cool ecig recharging pack had some safety issues and so they are asking previous buyers to throw them away, and they will be replacing them at no charge very soon.

That’s just great, and they are to be applauded for their customer service, and the fact that they are putting consumer safety above their profit.