>> “ in fact, for millions of Americans they are anti-tobacco protects,”
And here you have the crux of the issue. The e-cig people are peeing in the cornflakes of multiple really powerful groups, including Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and Big Government. They aren’t going to let their cigarette gravy train take a big hit from e-cigs without a fight.
Some disposable e-cigs are made by the tobacco companies.