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Treant

(1,968 posts)

8. Nice Try

Reply to msongs (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:07 PM

Mar 2014

Propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, flavoring (various; mine is menthol and cinnamon) (optional), and pharmaceutical grade nicotine (optional).

None class as toxins in the amounts generated in a sealed chamber over several hours to the primary user. Secondhand vapor simply doesn't apply.

Alternately, I have a problem with you spewing that formaldehyde out of you every time you breathe. Do that in your own home, but don't expose me to your toxins.

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Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, others [View all] onehandle Mar 2014 OP

Is this the tobacco lobby at work? More faux smoking = less tobacco smoking. nt valerief Mar 2014 #1

Two major tobacco companies bought e-cigarette companies. onehandle Mar 2014 #3

Taxes Treant Mar 2014 #7

A desperate ploy to try and maintain tax income on regular cigs DJ13 Mar 2014 #2

alternatively, allowing non-vapers to enjoy air without "vapers" spewing toxins nt msongs Mar 2014 #5

What "toxins"? DJ13 Mar 2014 #6

Nice Try Treant Mar 2014 #8

I for one, love it when ignorance rears its ugly head. MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #21

I would love to see some research on the toxins being spewed by e-cigs... Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #22

This is RIDICULOUS. The reason for the smoke ban was because of 2nd hand smoke. BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #4

Ban a device that helps you quit smoking because it will lead you to start smoking instead? uppityperson Mar 2014 #9

Like a bunch of fucking creationists gone wild. Stupid, ignorant bigots. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #10

Deserves a repeat - Stupid ignorant bigots like a bunch of fucking creationists gone wild. nt Doremus Mar 2014 #14

Oh My bpj62 Mar 2014 #11

As a former 3-pack a day smoker of 35 years, I know there is a need. Doremus Mar 2014 #15

Authoritarian Legislation bpj62 Mar 2014 #17

"Either smoke the real thing or don't bother." Omg, where to start? Demit Mar 2014 #26

Who gives a shit about need Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #29

Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e-Cigarette) on smoking reduction and cessation: jtuck004 Mar 2014 #12

It wouldn't matter if a study came out tomorrow that JoeyT Mar 2014 #13

At first I was happy when a guy sitting two cubicles away at work said he was going to smoke an DesertDiamond Mar 2014 #16

You should go see a doctor.... beaglelover Mar 2014 #18

many times all it takes is the knowledge something is present Skittles Mar 2014 #31

There's a name for that, actually. Enraged_Ape Mar 2014 #33

I was terribly unhappy when the person next to me started. They took the wrapper off and threw it jtuck004 Mar 2014 #19

Do you have similar reactions in high humidity locales? Doremus Mar 2014 #20

He wouldn't have said he was going to "smoke" an e-cigarette. Demit Mar 2014 #24

Baloney Jersey Devil Mar 2014 #27

I do not use an e-cig C0RYH0FFMAN Mar 2014 #23

The REAL reason why people don't want ecigs used around them Jersey Devil Mar 2014 #25

My office is right next to somebody who uses E-cigs Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #30

I get a lot of that too Jersey Devil Mar 2014 #32

OMG, 'cause e-cigarettes are so harmful! liberalmuse Mar 2014 #28