SALEM.
SALEM. I'M NOT SURE OF THE DEFINITION
OF THEIR HELP RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE WILL TRY TO FIGURE IT
OUT FOR YOU.
>>> THAT BRINGS TO OUR BIG
STORY TONIGHT, VAPING.
OKAY CALM DOWN.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VAPING
THERE'S A CERTAIN GROUP THAT
GETS FIRED UP ABOUT IT.
WE WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN
OURSELVES.
OURSELVES. THIS STORY, IN MY OPINION IS
ABOUT COMMON SENSE.
FOR EXAMPLE, A TEENAGER JUST
CAN'T GO INTO THE PLAID PANTRY
AND BY VAPE JUICE.
THEY WILL GET BUSTED.
BUT ONLINE, THERE ISN'T A
CASHIER TO CHECK THEIR ID OR TO
SAY YOU LOOK UNDER AGE.
CRISTIN SEVERANCE TALK TO HER
MOM WHOSE SON FIGURE THAT OUT.
>> IT'S SMALL AND IT'S
TECHNOLOGY AND IT FEELS COOL TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. AND
THEM. AND THEY CAN HIDE
>> Reporter: JEN DRYDEN FIGURED
OUT HER 14-YEAR-OLD SON WAS
SECRETLY VAPING.
SECRETLY VAPING. AFTER HIS DAD FOUND AN INVOICE
FROM AN ONLINE VAPING COMPANY
CALLED, ALL POPS.
>> WE ASKED HIM WHY DID YOU BUY
IT AND HOW DID YOU BUY IT?
HE SAID TYPICAL TEENAGER KIND
OF STUFF.
OF STUFF.
OF STUFF. HE SAID IT'S FOR A FRIEND.
AND WE SAID OKAY.
TRUST BUT VERIFY.
ABOUT A WEEK LATER, HIS DAD
WENT INTO HIS PHONE AND FOUND I
WOULD SAY CONSERVATIVELY ABOUT
100 VIDEOS OF HIM VAPING.
AND HE DID NOT LOOK LIKE AN
AMATEUR.
AMATEUR.
AMATEUR. >> Reporter: MORE THAN ONE IN
FOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE
FAITH IN THE LAST MONTH
ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOCIAL
MEDIA PLAYED A BIG PART IN
VAPING'S POPULARITY AMONG YOUNG
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. EVEN THOUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON
THINGS LIKE SPONSORED VAPING
POST.
POST.
POST. THE
POST. THE HASHTAG VAPE HAS 21 MILLION
POSTS ON INSTAGRAM.
VAPE
VAPE
VAPE >>
VAPE >> Reporter: SAYS 5.4 MILLION
POST.
POST.
POST. THAT'S WHERE HAS THE FOLLOWERS.
TRENDS SAYS HER SON WAS FAR
FROM A FIRST TIMER.
>> WHEN YOU SAW THE VIDEOS.
WAS HE DOING TRICKS?
HE WASN'T AN AMATEUR?
>> HE HAD CLEARLY BEEN
PRACTICING AND DOING THIS FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
THE DID NOT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE
WHO HAD JUST PICKED UP THE VAPE
PEN AND STARTED DOING IT I MEAN
I FELT LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO THIS PERSON IS ALL THESE
VIDEOS I WAS WATCHING.
WHO IS MY SON?
IT WAS A REAL JOLT AS A MOTHER.
>> Reporter: HER SON SPENT THE
NEXT THREE MONTHS GROUNDED AND
IN HIS BEDROOM.
SHE SAID THAT PUNISHMENT WASN'T
ENOUGH SHE CALLED THE OHIO-
BASED VAPING COMPANY.
>> SO I WANT TO TELL YOU MY 14-
YEAR-OLD BOUGHT PRODUCT FROM
YOUR COMPANY'S WEBSITE I WOULD
LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW EXACTLY
THAT HAPPENED.
THAT HAPPENED. SO I HAVE THE INVOICE.
I SAID CAN YOU LOOK UP THIS
ACCOUNT NUMBER AND EXPLAIN TO
ME HOW A 14-YEAR-OLD WAS
ALLOWED TO DO THAT HER FIRST
REACTION WAS, WELL WE HAVE AN
ATTESTATION BUT NONE ARE AT.
THAT BUTTON IS A LITTLE THING
YOU PUSH THAT SAYS I VERIFY I'M
OVER 18 OR 21.
YES OR NO.
THAT'S ALL IT IS.
I SAID YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY ON
THE OTHER END OF THIS PHONE
TELLING ME THAT IS HOW YOU CAN
TELL IF SOMEONE IS OF AGE.
SHE SAID LEGALLY THAT'S ALL WE
HAVE TO DO.
>> Reporter: THE WOMAN WAS
RIGHT AND JEN WAS MAD.
ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE LEARNED HER
SON BOUGHT THE VAPE JUICE WITH
A PREPAID CREDIT CARD.
>> YOU JUST CLICK AND BYE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS NOT WENT
ONLINE AND FILED A COMPLAINT
WITH THE STATE AND CALLED
POLITICIANS.
POLITICIANS. >> I SAID I'M GOING TO CALL
SOME PEOPLE.
SOME PEOPLE. I CALLED KATE BROWN'S OFFICE
AND I CALLED JEFF MERKLEY'S
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. I
OFFICE. I GOT INTERNS PROBABLY OR
WHOEVER WAS PICKING UP THE
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. THEY LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT AND
THEY SAID THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR SUBMITTING.
FOR SUBMITTING. >> Reporter: HE DIDN'T FEEL
HEARD?
HEARD?
HEARD? >>
HEARD? >> I DIDN'T.
I FELT LIKE I DID MY PART AND I
DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HEAR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> Reporter: SOMEONE WAS
LISTENING.
LISTENING. OREGON ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLEN
ROSENBLUM.
ROSENBLUM. >> THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: THEY GOT THE
COMPLAINT AND CONTACTED ALL
PAST AND THE COMPANY CAN NO
LONGER SELL ONLINE TO ANYONE IN
OREGON AGAIN.
OREGON AGAIN. TO THEY HAVE AGREED TO
VOLUNTARILY COMPLY WITH AN
AGREEMENT THEY WILL NOT DO
BUSINESS IN THE STATE ANY
LONGER.
LONGER.
LONGER. WITH ONLINE SALES BUSINESS WITH
REGARD TO E-CIGARETTES.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL THERE
WAS ANY WAY TO REALLY MONITOR
AGE VERIFICATION WITH THIS
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. >> I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN
WITH ECSTASY.
WITH ECSTASY. I WAS TELLING ALL MY FRIENDS I
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
I FORWARDED TO PEOPLE.
I SAID YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. I FELT LIKE AARON BROCKOVICH A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. >> Reporter: THE STATE WANTS TO
TAKE THE BAND FURTHER.
>> WE WANT TO NOT ONLY GO AFTER
INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES, WE WANT
TO TAKE A BROADER BRUSH POLICY
APPROACH.
APPROACH.
APPROACH. TOOK SHE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD BAN ALL ONLINE SALES
OF VAPING AND E-CIGARETTE
PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS IN
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. THIS IS LIKE THE VAN OF ONLINE
SALES OF CIGARETTES IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>
STATE. >> I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT
LEGISLATION AND IT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN NOW.
HAPPEN NOW. I KNOW THAT'S JUST FOR OREGON
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT IN
EVERY STATE TO.
>> YOU REACHED OUT TO THE
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. YOU HAVEN'T HEARD BACK BUT YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE ONLINE.
I WILL SAY VAPING STORIES BRING
OUT THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE WILLING TO DEFEND THIS
VAPING PRETTY HARD ON THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET.
INTERNET. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: I HAVE HEARD FROM
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. LOOK
HIM. LOOK AT THE YOUTUBE COMMENTS.
PEOPLE ACCUSED ME OF WORKING
FOR BIG TOBACCO.
>> IF ONLY WE HAVE THAT MONEY.
IN THEIR DEFENSE, PEOPLE SAY
HELP THEM QUIT CIGARETTES OR
SAVE THE LIFE.
THIS IS NOT THAT CONVERSATION.
I THINK WE CAN AGREE THAT KIDS
SHOULD NOT BE VAPING.
>> YOU THINK THIS BILL WILL