Congressman busts out vaporizer in the middle of session.

Representative uses e-cigarette throughout vaping hearing In the middle of a discussion about electronic cigarettes on aircraft, California Representative Duncan Hunter took out an e-cigarette and puffed on it “First, I’d like to say this,” said Hunter, a Republican. “There’s no combustion. There is no carcinogens,” he said. “This has helped thousands of people quit smoking. It’s helped me quit smoking.”

He directed to the chance for inhalable drugs being released along with the line, which he stated might be prohibited by the Norton change. “And in the next decade or so, you’re going to be able to inhale your ibuprofen, you’re going to be able to inhale your Prozac,” Hunter said. “Anything else you need drug-wise, you’re going to be able to inhale it.”

He could be correct that drug makers find positives in inhalable medications. They've previously made inroads with remedies for pulmonary disorders, and drug makers have submitted anti-psychotic and headaches drugs to the United States Food and Drug Administration. In December, Alexza Pharmaceuticals launched first clinical test outcomes for an inhalable medication that could treat epilepsy.

“I don’t think we want to have clouds of vapor inside the aircraft. It’s not something I want to be inhaling,” said Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio, the groups Democrat. He said he was glad e-cigarettes have helped Hunter, “that should be in his own private space, not in a very confined public space. “The board accepted the change.