General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Do smoking bans apply to e-cigarettes? [View all]We already restrict some tobacco products in public places based on studied well established "harm to others" parameters.
While these may be classified as "tobacco products", those harm parameters have not been proven by the proposers of a ban.
Hence, no scientific justification for modification of public policy, like there is with those other "tobacco products".
I don't doubt they can be "legally banned", however, if its done, it will be with contrived justification, because no such scientific justification like what is established with those other tobacco products which are restricted in public places, exists.
Get it? You want a ban in public places, without scientific justification for it. That's a fact.
If we start getting our nicotine in our e-cigs from tomato plants, or that shrub in Australia with 6 times the nicotine content of a tobacco plant, we can call it "non-tobacco-nicotine" and then it wont be a tobacco product right?