This is great news. This means they’ll be considered tobacco products instead of “drug delivery devices” which are subject to much stricter standards and regulations. Says USA Today:

Some late breaking news today. More info later, but right now, this:
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to stop blocking the importation of electronic cigarettes from China and indicated that the devices should be regulated as tobacco products rather than drug or medical devices.
via F.D.A. Ordered to Stop Blocking Imports of E-Cigarettes – NYTimes.com.

James Dunworth, director of E Cigarette Direct, published a press release / open letter to President Obama asking him to intervene on behalf of electronic cigarette users. The Kennedy Tobacco Bill, which would put e-cigs under the control of the FDA (and would probably lead to an immediate ban), is out of committee and will be up for a Senate vote soon. Right now, President Obama supports the bill. North Carolina senator Richard M. Burr (R) has threatened to filibuster it.
Full text of Dunworth’s letter below:
LONDON, ENGLAND — (OfficialWire) — …