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General Comment:Dear FDA,

I want to speak out regarding the proposed rule to target e-cigarettes as a tobacco product and regulate as such. The facts are clear that the only ingredient that is deemed as being from tobacco is the nicotine contained in some but, not all e-liquid for e-cigarette use. Many vegatables and fruits contain nicotine as well and I am allowed to grow those without intervention. With that being said, for the FDA to take charge and regulate is just ridiculous. The FDA has not been able to control Big Tobacco from adding ingredients to analog cigarettes in order to keep people addicted and cause harm indirectly, per say. The only thing I see to come from such an idea would be to put small businesses out and allow the Big T companies run the distribution of e-liquids which in turn puts them in place to continue doing the same bad practices they do now.  I have witnessed more and more people who have converted from analog cigarettes become more healthy in their daily lives and have medical documentation to back it up. Please consider our basic freedoms as American Citizens to decide and control our lives without government intervention.

 A 75 day comment period is insufficient time for the vaping industry and the wider vaping community to comment on the proposed deeming regulations. I would respectfully request that the period for comment be extended to 180 days.
