Dems Join Big Tobacco to Kill Vaping

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40. If I want to bottle a poison and sell it along with a pocket bomb

The government needs to stay the hell out of it.

BTW... a few things. E-cigs use nicotine extracted from tobacco. Tobacco companies are major investors in E-cigs. And it is estimated that 70% to 90% of e-cig users continue smoking tobacco.
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E-cigarettes should be regulated in such a way as to reduce smoking of combusted tobacco products to the greatest extent possible.

http://www.tobaccoatlas.org/topic/e-cigarettes/

Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems, were introduced to the market by Chinese entrepreneurs in 2004 and have skyrocketed in awareness, use, and controversy over the past decade. E-cigarettes represent a booming industry, estimated at USD2.5 billion in the USA in 2014.

E-cigarettes mimic traditional cigarettes in design and are often assumed to be “safer” than traditional cigarettes, or to help smokers quit. While these health claims are implied, they are not usually stated explicitly, as this might trigger additional regulation.

Many governments, organizations, companies and consumers are uncertain how e-cigarettes should be regulated. E-cigarettes deliver nicotine, and their health effects are unknown; yet they are assuredly less harmful than traditional tobacco products that burn tobacco. Tobacco companies recognize the potential of this growing market and are investing heavily in e-cigarette brands.

On an individual level, e-cigarettes are likely less harmful to a user than traditional cigarettes, but additional research is needed about the effects of e-cigarettes, long-term consequences of use, and ingredients. Public health experts are concerned that e-cigarette use could renormalize smoking, delay or prevent cessation attempts, promote youth use, and draw former smokers back into nicotine addiction. Additionally, this booming industry is increasingly run by tobacco companies – the same companies that have long promoted dangerous products over consumer health. On the other hand, many believe that e-cigarettes represent the best hope for a disruptive technology that can begin the end of traditional smoking, saving millions of lives.

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