Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are tobacco-less, smokeless and are often used to help smokers wean themselves off traditional cigarettes. They’re also the latest item lawmakers have their sights set on to regulate. E-cigarettes are so popular, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that about 21 percent of adults smoking traditional cigarettes have used e-cigarettes.

About a year ago the Food and Drug Administration said it can regulate e-cigarettes in the same capacity it regulates various tobacco products . Although it hasn’t yet done so.

And just last month five U.S. senators wrote to the FDA asking that it restrict e-cigarettes’ sale, distribution and marketing to young adults even though the FDA hasn’t yet conducted research in regards to e-cigarettes’ safety.

And now California bill SB 648 is gaining momentum as it seeks to ban e-cigarettes in every location regular cigarettes are currently prohibited.

The motive behind it? Lawmakers say e-cigarette use encourages smoking of traditional cigarettes.

A question worth asking is if the FDA hasn’t yet done long-term research on e-cigarettes, then how can lawmakers anywhere make any conclusions — good or bad — regarding this product?