People who want to ban e-cigs are the useful idiots of Big Tobacco

[Liberal Veteran]

72. I don't have to. I can go the local vape store and buy what flavors I want.

I understand and share your concerns about kids. Really, I do.

I am fine with making it illegal to sell to minors.

We are going to have to part ways when you assume selling certain flavors indicates an intent to sell to kids. Adults like candy. Adults like fruits. There are even *gasp* some adults that don't really want to vape something that tastes like an ashtray. Just like there are adults who like alcoholic beverages that don't taste like liquid fire which is why we have wine coolers and flavored vodka and Kahlua and Mike's Hard Raspberry Lemonade.

Is that really such a difficult concept to grasp?

As far as harmful ingredients are concerned, e-cig liquid contains propylene glycol (same stuff found in cake mixes, frosting, salad dressings, beer, candy) and/or vegetable glycerin (a sweetener you can buy in any drug store and health food store as well an ingredient in many foods), flavoring, and nicotine (if added).

To allay your concerns about formaldehyde, the human body metabolizes fruit juices, methanol, and aspartame to formaldehyde. 100% of the population exhales small amounts of formaldehyde. It certainly isn't good for you in high doses, but e-cig liquids are not made with a bottle of embalming fluid. The ingredients I listed above are what they are made out of. The amount in vapor is far less than indoor air quality standards. Riding in a vehicle, air contains 15.3 µg/m3 formaldehyde. E-cig vapor contains about 0.06 μg/m3. You do the math.