If they really wanted smokers to quit, they would continually reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes until there was none.
It was always about tax revenue and nothing more.
The feds on’t want to sop it. They want to be able to tax and regulate anything that enters your lungs. Fast foward 10 years and if the earth is still here you will have to pay a per breath tax to be able to breath “their” air.
Liberals oppose e-cigs for the same reason they punish little boys for finger-guns. Because it LOOKS like something they oppose.
I take issue to the most important, devastating blah blah blah threat...
Socialism is the biggest threat. Followed by head up thier ass statements like that and whiny ass liberals.
People have been smoking since they invented fire for crying out loud.
My brother, his girlfriend, my mother, my mother-in-law, my wife, my uncle and three of my closest friends have all kicked cigarettes thanks to e-cigs. If they’re still using them at all, they’re using the zero nicotine vapor so as to fulfill the hand-to-mouth habit.
The only reason they want to regulate e-cigs is to tax them and because they know that people are dumping tobacco (a stated-goal despite the massive loss in tax revenue that will result).
IRONY:
Liberals taking time off from promoting legalized marijuana to complain about e-cigarettes.
Had my first run in Monday night while at a bar while vaping. An obviously angry man came up behind me, grabbed my shoulder and told, not asked me to quit smoking. I replied “ I have”! To which he said I had been smoking all evening. “Sir, I am vaping, not smoking”. He then said i needed to take “it” outside. I told him that if, when, and until either the establishment itself bans them or a law is passed banning them he could kiss my ass.
This next part is the best.
This guy went on to explain that he didn’t want his kids to see people smoking, vaping, whatever. No mention of second hand anything, just didn’t want to see it.
You may have guessed my next response, “ So you don’t want your kids seeing anybody smoking yet you bring them to a bar”
UNACCEPTABLE
If they quit, then we lose a lot of money in tobacco taxes. Then the politicians might not have as much money with which to line their pockets.
I have tried two e-cigars, but they don’t have the flavors of real cigars.
Perhaps, they will in the future.
IF their concern were the communities health they would regulate homosexuality for the same reasons.
But their concern is limited to revenues.
Big G is the new Big Corporation.
I smoked Marlboro Reds and Camels since I was 16 years old. I was a smoker for over 25 years. Tried quitting dozens of times but never made it past a week at most.
Been using e-cigs for over 6 months now and haven’t touched a “stinky” in over 4 months, with one exception. It works, and I love it. So does my family because hopefully I will be around a lot longer now.
I lit up a smoke a few weeks ago while out playing pool and drinking. Took one drag and it repulsed me. Now I don’t forget my e-cig.
I started off with the highest nicotine levels, and am weaning myself down now. Will get to zero nicotine soon I hope. Even if I don’t I feel so much better now. No more lung cookies. Plus the wife says I smell much better :)
I would be cautious about using these e-cigs to get off cigarettes.
I tried it for a month, and with relative ease I did not need to smoke regular cigarettes.... so there was some benefit.
However, almost from the very beginning, I noticed that the way E-cigs deliver nicotine into the system was totally unlike regular cigarettes with some undesirable side affects.
For one, I began feeling odd sensations in my scalp and oddly localized mild headaches... almost as if the nicotine was being deposited into my head at those specific locations. That bothered me.
Two... i was constantly drowsy... could hardly stay awake.
three... I eventually became very irritable, as though I was still going through withdrawal, even though It felt like I was at the same time overdosing on nicotine.
I think they need to do some more testing and study on these things...
Be careful.
But non-smokers don't want to breath second hand e-vapors either, so e-cigs are banned in public buildings just like tobacco.
And we don't want kids thinking e-cigs are safe, and picking up the habit either, so the same age regulations that apply to tobacco should apply to e-cigs.
But non-smokers don't want to breath second hand e-vapors either, so e-cigs are banned in public buildings just like tobacco.
And we don't want kids thinking e-cigs are safe, and picking up the habit either, so the same age regulations that apply to tobacco should apply to e-cigs.
Only thing that allowed me to quit and I tried EVERYTHING.
I used to think it was too cynical to believe the liberals just can’t stand to see people enjoying themselves, but I no longer believe that’s too cynical, instead it’s right on the money.
Over a year tobacco free, and I used E-cigs to get me through ... I still keep one around but I use it so little the battery is usually dead.
Yea, they aren’t taxed, so the government hates them ...