22nd Century Group Inc (XXII)

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Becerra as HHS Secretary is GREAT for XXII. The link to his letter from July 2018 commenting on the proposed reduced nicotine mandate is below. Note his response to the FDA’s question as to “whether a 2-year, 4-year, or 6-year timeframe for the effective date of the [reduced nicotine mandate] rule would be appropriate?: Becerra’s response: “...FDA should move with deliberate speed and should not provide for an extended timeframe for the effective date. Further, the scale of the anticipated public health benefits of the proposed [nicotine reduction] standard counsel that there should be no unnecessary delay in realizing those gains.”

Note that Becerra’s comment letter also advocates that the proposed reduced nicotine standard should apply to ALL tobacco products, not merely combustible cigarettes.

The right people are in place to make this happen. XXII (and the public’s health) will be a HUGE beneficiary.

https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/tobacco/ag-nicotine-standard-letter-fda-071618.pdf?