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William Green

FDA vaping rule shows what happens when agencies ignore the Constitution

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  • After 30 years of smoking cigarettes, William Green switched to Vaping.
  • He opened his own vape shop to help other smokers make the switch.
  • FDA decided to prohibit retailers from using fact-based health claims when comparing Vaping to Smoking.
  • The rule undermines Green’s business—and was illegal the second it hit the books.
  • PLF is standing with Green, his business, his right to constitutional government.

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Thirty years of heavy cigarette use ended the day William Green tried vaping. Inspired, he opened a vape shop in California as both a business opportunity and to help other smokers kick the habit.

But FDA regulations threaten Green’s business and mission, and those of vaping entrepreneurs nationwide. The 2016 rules forbid vape retailers from talking about fact-based health differences between cigarettes and vaping and impose huge compliance costs.

Not only do the rules crush livelihoods and free speech, but they were illegally written by an unauthorized agency bureaucrat.

Under the Constitution, issuing regulations is the job of appointed officials who answer to the democratic process, not unelected career bureaucrats. This vaping rule was created by just such a bureaucrat..Willim and PLF are suing to make sure that agency rulemakers follow the Constitution, just like everyone else.

 

Why We Fight

Rule-makers need to follow the rules: Under the Constitution, issuing regulations is the job of appointed officials who answer to the democratic process, not unelected career bureaucrats.

The FDA’s regulations prevent vaping entrepreneurs from fulfilling what they feel is a humanitarian mission of helping people.

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That’s why Pacific Legal Foundation exists: when government violates Americans’ constitutional rights, we empower them to fight back—and win.

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