S. 1147 - PACT Act of 2009 to exclude swedish snus

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# 61:

2:27 pm PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, New York
Don't let ignorance kill snus, thanks.

# 60:

5:36 pm PST, Nov 20, Richard House, Canada
Please allow a much, much healthier altenative to those addicted to cigarettes. To ban Swedish Snus is to condemn many tousands of smokers to a lingering, painful and early death.

# 59:

2:10 pm PST, Nov 20, Christopher Dupee, Hawaii

# 58:

1:37 pm PST, Nov 19, Name not displayed, North Carolina
Snus is the only form of tobacco consumption that is known to be non-carcinogenic. It should not be lumped together with cigarettes which kill 1/3 of cigarette users. Free the Snus!

# 57:

6:30 am PST, Nov 19, Sarah Gatlin, Mississippi

# 56:

9:25 pm PST, Nov 18, Jerry Morris, Texas

# 55:

6:26 pm PST, Nov 18, Stephanie Bauernfeind, Kentucky

# 54:

5:41 pm PST, Nov 18, Jeffrey Bechard, Canada

# 53:

1:15 pm PST, Nov 17, Brian Kowal, South Carolina
You talk about Universal Health care being "UN-American". What about an adults right to purchase tobacco? What about the cigar exception? If you are going to ban all tobacco online purchases, why exclude cigars? Hmmm. makes me wonder. While your at it, just go ahead and go back to the prohibition days and ban All tobacco and ALL alcohol!!! Personally, this is a serious infringement against myself and ALL AMERICANS rights. Rights that are GUARANTEED in the CONSTITUTION!!! I have no idea what is going through your minds. I just really don't get it.

# 52:

12:43 pm PST, Nov 17, Terry Surface, Indiana
How many more people do you want to put out of work? How much more do you want to take from people's pockets? Drop this attack on tobacco products and the people that use them.

# 51:

9:49 am PST, Nov 17, Chris Dooley, Virginia
I am a former smoker of 10 years who has used Swedish snus to quit smoking. Prior to my discovery of snus I had tried nearly every NRT system ofln the market with little success and I have now been smoke free for 5 months. I have no problem with paying taxes when I buy snus but it sets a major double standard to exempt cigars and not snus as cigars are far more harmful than is snus, there is a good deal of medical research that has been done which supports that statement. I do believe that the passage of the PACT act in its present form would do harm to public health as there isn't any second hand side effects associated with snus usage unlike cigarettes. Please show snus the same favoritism shown to cigars in this bill. Chris Dooley Richmond VA

# 50:

6:19 am PST, Nov 17, Kim Larsen, Minnesota

# 49:

2:02 pm PST, Nov 16, Joe Petrunak, Pennsylvania
I have finally been able to quit smoking through the use of Swedish Snus. Please exclude Snus from the bill.

# 48:

6:01 am PST, Nov 16, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
PACT Act of 2009 (S.1147) is just one more instance of personal freedoms being ripped away from Americans. It's utter B.S. VOTE NO!!!!

# 47:

8:34 pm PST, Nov 15, Dan Tedrick, California
I've been using swedish snus to quit smoking. my last smoke was 9 months ago.

# 46:

2:16 pm PST, Nov 15, Bryan Heilmann, Pennsylvania
Over four months smoke free with the help of snus. Don't take that away from me!

# 45:

7:47 pm PST, Nov 13, Dallas Dorey, Nebraska
I live in NE, and it is virtually impossible to buy swedish snus here. This product has helped me stop smoking, and I feel the best I've felt in years. Why may I ask are cigars not included in this bill, but snus would be? Snus is a specialty product just like cigars, and the best kinds are not made, or available in the U.S. The companies that sell it from Sweden are legitimate companies, and not terrorist related at all.

# 44:

11:05 am PST, Nov 13, Anthony Haddad, Texas

# 43:

9:52 am PST, Nov 13, Joyce Jackson, Illinois
Snus has kept me from smoking cigarettes for several months - pharmaceutical alternatives have never worked for me, but snus has. Please don't make it impossible or prohibitively expensive to purchase snus in the U.S..

# 42:

1:38 am PST, Nov 13, Alan Selk, Wisconsin
Without snus I would go back to smoking in a heartbeat. 6 months without a cigarette after 40 years of smoking. Smokers should be encouraged to use reduced harm products like snus, but instead our Government tries its best to make it more difficult. do the right thing and vote no on the pact act.

# 41:

1:14 am PST, Nov 13, Markus Ersmark, Sweden

# 40:

11:35 pm PST, Nov 12, ERIC OWENS, California
Swedish Snus is a much safeer alternative to cigarettes. This product is not readily available in stores, so banning its sale through the mail will drive many people back to smoking. I know many people who have quit smoking by using Sedish Snus. It is not the same as the product offered by Camel, or Marlboro, who's carcinogen levels are unknown. Research has show Swedish Snus to be 98% safer than smoking. Yes, 98% fewer TSNA's/carcinogens!! Cigars are much, much more harmful to health, yet they are excluded. Why not Swedish Snus?

# 39:

12:38 pm PST, Nov 12, Jeremy Hollick, New York
Swedish SNUS, and SNUS held to similar production standards, is a far safer alternative to cigarettes, not to mention american snuff such as Skoal. Swedish SNUS has helped me quit american snuff, and with it's far lower TSNA levels it should be exempt from any legislation that would prevent U.S. citizens from using it to quit far more dangerous forms of tobacco.

# 38:

12:02 pm PST, Nov 12, Matthew McCurdy, Arizona
I have quit a 15 year smoking habit by use of Swedish Snus (Not the RJ Reynolds/PM version which I cannot verify it's health effects). My family is happier, I can breathe again, and can smell and taste my food better. My cardio has improved ten fold (I am an avid lifter, runner now). There are mountains of studies that show the significant reduced risks of this over smoking, near 98%! Banning this would be going in the opposite direction for helping alleviate the smoking woes of the public.

# 37:

11:40 am PST, Nov 12, Michael Hall, Arizona
swedish snus has greatly helped my quality of life via assisting in me quiting smoking.

# 36:

10:54 am PST, Nov 12, Ryan Krammes, Ohio
I believe if a proper study was done we would find that the Swedish snus market in the United States is not involved in any significant illegal trafficking. Just as I appreciate cigars being excluded I would appreciate an exception for Swedish snus.

# 35:

9:38 am PST, Nov 12, Richard Soard, California
Senator; I am writing you regarding S. 1147, The Pact Act. The bill was introduced in the Senate on May 21, 2009, read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. This bill aims to protect states revenue, prevent sales of tobacco to minors, and provide law enforcement the necessary tools to prevent cigarette trafficking. These are noble goals and essential to protecting America's youth from the harms caused by smoking. In addition, the bill aims to protect all American's by preventing terrorist groups and other criminal organization from receiving revenue from cigarette trafficking created by inconsistent tax laws. Although do not favor this approach to prevent cigarette trafficking, I understand that trafficking is a difficult problem and instead would like to address the bills inclusion of smokeless tobacco. Specifically I would like the bill to exclude Swedish snus. Swedish snus is a form of smokeless tobacco that has been in production and use for over 200 years, like specialty cigars, currently Swedish snus is difficult to find in retail stores and often must be acquired through mail order. Many American smokers have discovered Swedish snus and have used this product to dramatically reduce cigarette use or to quit smoking altogether. Senator, I am one of those Americans. I quit a pack a day cigarette habit in favor of Swedish snus, improving my overall health and the health of my family. As I understand the PACT act, this legislation will prevent me from purchasing snus through the mail and make snus unavailable to many Americans that have quit smoking using this product. In addition to helping smokers quit, several studies have concluded that the health risks associated with snus use are 98% lower that the associated risk of cigarettes. One example is, Systematic review of the relation between smokeless tobacco and cancer in Europe and North America, published May 2009 in BMC Medicine. You can read the study on-line using this URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7015-7-36.pdf . Senator, please review this information and consider an amendment to S.1147 that excludes Swedish snus from the provisions of this bill. Thank you for your time and consideration, Richard Soard Kern County California

# 34:

9:36 am PST, Nov 12, Bruce Schneider, New Jersey
It is unfair that we are being treated like this. Please exclude both Swedish Snus and Snuff.

# 33:

9:12 am PST, Nov 12, Michael Conroy, Iowa
I know more than a few people who have quit smoking by using Sedish Snus. Please do not take away our freedom of choice in this area.

# 32:

8:26 am PST, Nov 12, Paul Holmes, Illinois

# 31:

8:12 am PST, Nov 12, Matt Kramer, Colorado
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# 30:

7:58 am PST, Nov 12, Gary Brees, Illinois

# 29:

7:26 am PST, Nov 12, Jens Karlsson, Sweden

# 28:

7:26 am PST, Nov 12, Jens Karlsson, Sweden

# 27:

7:24 am PST, Nov 12, Andrew Romeo, New York

# 26:

7:19 am PST, Nov 12, Rupini Bergstrom, Sweden
Please exclude Swedish snus as a legitimate specialty item, sold by legitimate suppliers, and not readily available via US retailers.

# 25:

6:44 am PST, Nov 12, Robert Voss, New York

# 24:

6:23 am PST, Nov 12, Charles T. Carlberg, Jr., South Carolina
Please exclude Swedish snus from the bill as a legitimate specialty item, sold by legitimate suppliers, and not readily available via USA retailers.

# 23:

6:11 am PST, Nov 12, Robert Howery, Wisconsin
Snus helped me quit smoking, and can help other smokers quit too!

# 22:

5:28 am PST, Nov 12, Chad Jones, Arkansas

# 21:

5:28 am PST, Nov 12, Per Andersson, Sweden
I was finally able to quit smoking thanks to Swedish snus.

# 20:

5:22 am PST, Nov 12, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
I stopped smoking with Swedish Snus.

# 19:

10:45 am PST, Nov 9, Mathew Mitchell, Idaho
I was able to stop smoking with the help of Snus

# 18:

11:59 am PST, Nov 8, Paul Carroll, New Jersey

# 17:

7:44 pm PST, Nov 7, Tosha Ward, North Carolina

# 16:

12:55 pm PST, Nov 7, Jimmy Ward, North Carolina

# 15:

10:54 pm PST, Nov 6, Xavier Hernandez, Texas

# 14:

6:10 pm PST, Nov 5, Richard Hatfield, Massachusetts

# 13:

6:26 am PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, Kansas

# 12:

7:50 pm PST, Nov 4, Mark Harris, Virginia
Let's go cowboys

# 11:

6:33 pm PST, Nov 4, Andrew Bechard, Canada
Snus saves lives!

# 10:

1:25 pm PST, Nov 4, Name not displayed, Georgia

# 9:

12:15 pm PST, Nov 4, Regina Williams, New Jersey
Swedish Snus is a safe alternative to cigarettes. Slowly the government is taking away all of our liberties and right to choose.

# 8:

11:06 am PST, Nov 4, John Madril, Arizona

# 7:

10:16 am PST, Nov 4, Todd a Williams, New Jersey
I am a complete idiot and even i know that when you overtax a product or service that product or service is used LESS!! If the cigarette tax is suppossed to be for health care for children then why is there the S-CHIP? Enough of our liberties are already taken away and the american people have had enough! This is not just about tobacco but our freedoms as a nation in general, don't even get me started on healthcare reform, those that vote for this bill or the prohibition of buying tobacco online or healthcare will be out of a job come 2010, don't believe it, just look to the election results in virginia and new jersey!!!

# 6:

4:54 am PST, Nov 4, Carole Hagen, Oregon

# 5:

3:24 am PST, Nov 4, Steve Klein, Virginia

# 4:

10:19 pm PST, Nov 3, Pam Boland, Georgia

# 3:

7:34 pm PST, Nov 3, Kasey Collins, Ohio
The reason why I signed this petition is that Swedish Snus has made me QUIT smoking. If you make this stuff illegal to be sent in the mail I will have no other way of getting this stuff. None of the tobaocoa ahops sells this safer alternative to cigarettes. If this bill passes I will have to begin smoking that horrible cigarettes again our beginning to use american dip which is not as safe as Swedish Snus. Please read up on the facts on swedish snus before you move this bill along.

# 2:

5:55 pm PST, Nov 3, Carol White, Massachusetts

# 1:

3:31 pm PST, Nov 3, Matthew Smith, Tennessee

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