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2banon

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36. Big Tobacco is AGAINST e-cig industry

Reply to onehandle (Reply #13)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 07:34 PM

Nov 2013

they're campaigning big time to get lawmakers to regulate, to shut down.. they fear the obvious, and they also want time to get in on the action finding ways of monopolizing. Nothing new there.

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CDC: E-cigarettes, hookahs popular among middle and high-schoolers [View all] Redfairen Nov 2013 OP

If we don't let children buy cigarettes than why permit them to buy E-cigarettes? BlueJazz Nov 2013 #1

Same here Treant Nov 2013 #8

Issue weissmam Nov 2013 #20

Possibly Treant Nov 2013 #21

Nicotine causes nicotine addiction, at the very least. pnwmom Nov 2013 #25

Semi-Agreed Treant Nov 2013 #29

This whole thread is about children using it. So is the OP. nt pnwmom Nov 2013 #33

Think of the Children... Treant Nov 2013 #34

I'm a lot more concerned about high school kids in hookah bars Warpy Nov 2013 #26

ecigs are NOT a tobacco product they are a nicotine product just like angstlessk Nov 2013 #2

Don't they have nicotine ?? (I don't know...just asking) BlueJazz Nov 2013 #3

Most do, but so does eggplant Cal Carpenter Nov 2013 #5

Ahh...I see...thanks ! BlueJazz Nov 2013 #6

I stated they were a nicotine product..and yes some have 0 nicotine angstlessk Nov 2013 #7

Not all e-cigs contain nicotine tridim Nov 2013 #4

Except patches and gun don't spray material into the air. onehandle Nov 2013 #12

Inhalers do Treant Nov 2013 #14

There are absolutely no scientific, long-term studies on this. onehandle Nov 2013 #15

Incorrect. Treant Nov 2013 #18

Actually, the liquid comes in various levels including ZERO nicotine... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #27

Think I'll take a toot MyNameGoesHere Nov 2013 #9

I love you. Treant Nov 2013 #10

Trust me I feel you MyNameGoesHere Nov 2013 #11

Hook 'em while they're young. The new big tobacco, the same as the old big tobacco. nt onehandle Nov 2013 #13

nicotine is an addictive drug. drug pushers are trying to hook the youths of America nt msongs Nov 2013 #16

Big Tobacco is AGAINST e-cig industry 2banon Nov 2013 #36

E-cigs are the major reason that I am not smoking cigarettes today. ... spin Nov 2013 #17

Pharmaceutical companies Treant Nov 2013 #19

Good points. (n/t) spin Nov 2013 #22

tobacco industry is behind the scare tactics and heavy regulations 2banon Nov 2013 #37

Tobacco companies are becoming interested in promoting e-cigs. ... spin Nov 2013 #39

I'm trying to quit cigs, and have turned to e-cigs ... 2banon Nov 2013 #40

Haven't seen any research on this, but.... cynzke Nov 2013 #23

Like breathing? Treant Nov 2013 #24

Don't you know some people find joy in smacking smokers in the back of the head with a frying pan? Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #28

So I've noticed Treant Nov 2013 #30

A woman once said, "Ewww! Kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ashtray!" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #31

I love it! Treant Nov 2013 #32

This Is One of The Most Sensationalistic, Much Ado About Nothing, Stories I have Seen In Some Time. jayfish Nov 2013 #35

^1+ 2banon Nov 2013 #38