Posted on 10/11/2013 8:08:55 PM PDT by Drango
Twenty states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the medicinal use of marijuana, and two states (Colorado and Washington) have legalized the substance for recreational use.
So what's the next logical step? Smoking pot in public?
Perhaps that's pushing the envelope too far too fast, but some marijuana smokers have found a clever way to sidestep that "inconvenience": the electronic cigarette.
Battery-operated e-cigarettes — which are not federally regulated — have picked up steam (no pun intended) in recent years as a less harmful option for cigarette smokers. The devices are expected to gross up to $1.7 billion in sales in 2013, and it's possible that the sale of e-cigs will surpass the sale of traditional cigarettes by 2047.
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Liquid marijuana might sound baffling, but it does exist and is a very popular item in Denver and Boulder, Colo., marijuana dispensaries, selling "rapid-fire, everywhere," said Jessica Eileen, manager of Fresh Baked Dispensary in Boulder. And the form of e-cigarettes called vapor pens are commonplace at pot shops,she said. "I think everybody [sells them]," Eileen said.
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New York Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal introduced a bill in 2012 to make the sale of e-cigarettes to minors illegal.
"Once you try electronic cigarettes, you can become hooked to them, move on to cigarettes and then move on to other drugs," Rosenthal told NBC last year. New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Maryland have already barred the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.
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But Big Brother is.
Perfect!
And you purposely quote her.
You are on a conservative forum, not DU.
Libs hate e cigarettes. No second hand smoke to bichh about.
Gotta find something.
Well, since marijuana is odorless, I guess no one would know ...
It’s not unusual to see people smoking pot in public in Oakland.
Bingo
Guess its better than a Tall Boy in a paper bag.
The loathing I feel for those who seek to remove our freedoms can not be put into words.
We just sit back and take it because we are “better” than they are.
I’m getting a bit suck and tired if being better.
“No stems no seeds that you don’t need...Acapulco Gold is *puff*.....bad ass weed.”
What are you going off about?
This is a discussion forum, stuff gets posted from every facet of the political specturm, and it is discussed. The quote in question was in the article that was posted for discussion.
My guess is that they will be regulated for nicotine, and every thing else, unless it contains THC.
Rush Limbaugh has stories of his own e-cig use with liberals complaining about the water vapor.
Can you get them without nicotine?
How would smoking an e-cig of pot be different from smoking a joint or a bowl of pot? I’m not sure what this is about.
Who cares? I have no more concern about someone smoking pot via an e-cigarette than I do if they drink an alcoholic beverage from a soda can.
e-cigs do not burn tobacco or pot. In the pot version you are vaporizing the stuff that gets you high, THC.
Yes. I know. So how would it be different?
No distinctive odor (and therefore, no probable cause for the cops).
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