Corbett also targets e-cigarettes

It looks like the war against electronic cigarettes will have several fronts.
One day after state Attorney General Jerry Brownfiled suit against one maker of the "e-cigarettes," Senator Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, announced the introduction of a bill that would prohibit their sale to minors. Last year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill, also by Corbett, that would have banned the sale of e-cigarettes in the state entirely.
What are electronic cigarettes, you ask? Well, they look just like regular cigarettes -- down to the light at the end of the product that glows when a person inhales -- but are battery-operated and contain cartridges filled with nicotine. When a user inhales, a heating device converts the chemicals contained in the cartridge into a vapor that can also be exhaled and resembles smoke.
According to Corbett's office: "For months, producers of electronic cigarettes have used a loophole in state and federal law to sell their product without age restrictions. Retailers entice young consumers by establishing mall kiosks adjacent to food courts and popular teen stores. In malls, teens are offered targeted pitches on flavored cartridges and the appeal of a product that can be used in al public places since it emits no smoke."
UPDATE: We just found out that a federal court today ruled against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the suit we mentioned in our article, telling the FDA they have no jurisdiction over the product. Ray Story, a vice president at Smoking Everywhere -- the company Brown sued Wednesday -- claimed that the victory will render Brown's suit null. We're waiting to see what his office has to say about that.