Yet More Mindless Attacks On E-Cigarettes

Coach is Right ^ | 10/6/15 | Michael D. Shaw

[Oldpuppymax]

This column has already documented officialdom’s unrelenting war on e-cigarettes. In fact, those articles were some of the best-read I have ever posted, so I guess we touched a nerve. The insidious tag team—comprised of Big Tobacco and the supposed public health interest groups against smoking—is perfectly evocative of the “Bootleggers and Baptists” phenomenon, originally described by economist Bruce Yandle.

This latest attack comes in the form of certain Indiana laws, passed this year. Specifically, we refer to Indiana House Enrolled Act 1432 (regulates e-liquids); and Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 463 (regulates the sales of e-cigarettes, treating them as tobacco products). Among other problems, these laws focus only on so-called “open system” vaporizers, while completely exempting the “closed system” variety.

A closed system e-cig consists of a battery and either cartomizer (cartridge and atomizer combined into one piece); or cartridge and atomizer, provided together in a single unit. This type of e-cig can be either disposable or rechargeable.

Open system vaporizers consist of interchangeable batteries, atomizers, tanks, or cartomizers. Some users remove the cartridge, and employ clearomizers (essentially a clear cartomizer) or tanks. What makes these products “open system” is that they afford vapers a good deal more flexibility in how they can be utilized. They can use a vast range of different e-liquids; they can use a variety of battery types, including variable voltage; and they can take advantage of many types of tanks or clearomizers.

Not surprisingly, the open system devices are becoming more popular. While some e-cig users prefer the older closed systems because they are simpler, the real opponent of the open systems is Big Tobacco, which sells only the closed system devices. By an odd coincidence, the closed system units are not nearly as efficient in accomplishing total tobacco replacement.

The Indiana laws impose burdensome...

[laplata]

Thanks, Oldpuppymax.

I’m scheduled to get more supplies tomorrow.

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The Phony Tobacco War (article)

[T-Bone Texan]

My brother in law is a vaper of nicotine.

I guess he uses “open source” because his vape has parts from 3 separate and competing companies. All use the same diameter and thread count.

He said he would take a his leftover vaporizer bits and construct a vape for me and I am very excited about that.

My vape will be used for solid particulate matter though so I’m not sure of the efficacy.

[traderrob6]

I tried to quit for 10 years, the only thing that worked was e-cigs. Have been tobacco free for 2+ years.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I quite cold turkey in March, 1986.
No gun. No bandaid, no e-cigs.

[laplata]

Good for you. Enjoy.

[mcshot]

{:-))

[laplata]

Congratulations!

[mcshot]

1980 for me but medical community seems to hold “former smoker” against us even though minimal use for me thru service and college.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My doc says 20 years and you’re clear (mostly.)

[traderrob6]

Guess you’re a better man than I...... assume that’s the response you were looking for.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The company I worked for delivered a brand new Chevy Caprice for me to drive on sales calls. It smelled so good, I couldn’t bare to smoke in it so I quit.

[JimRed]

I quite cold turkey in March, 1986.

Don't recall the month, but early in 1971 for me. I had a terrible sore throat and could not smoke for a couple of days, then decided to see how long I could go without. No relapses yet!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I had smoked regular Winstons, then gold Winston Lights, then Winston Ultra Lights. The Ultra Lights had so many perforations that I was drawing more air than smoke (and as a result, smoking more.)

The nice new Chevy was all it took. I found two smokes in my last pack and smoked one after dinner and had one after breakfast the next day. It might have been some self hypnosis or auto suggestion but I got through it just fine.