Oriana
Active Member
They aren't cigarettes, that the major problem here. The only thing they have in common is nicotine, which IS safe at the level being used. That is it. Now if nicotine is the worst aspect, then we can open a can of worms with just what's in our food, to start with. Most of the people I know are using such sophisticated gear that they only need a tiny amount of nicotine.
If they are regulated to the same degree, it will hit vendors, and all of us in Canada very hard, to say the least. For one thing, flavours are crucial and taking these away will be devastating. Restrictions with online sales, restrictions on what can and can not be sold, not being able to sell liquid, not being able to test gear and liquids in stores.
Putting restrictions on vendors will hurt. It's over reacting. It's Big Pharma worried about losing NRT revenue. It's Big Tobacco worried about losing sales. It's the government worried about losing tax $$. It's the anti-smoking campaigners in a panic. No one at Health Canada will look at any of the studies, they just keep saying they don't know enough. Studies are available that prove that young people who don't smoke are not using ecigs. They use outdated information that's been proven wrong over and over again. The mainstream media usually just uses what HC hands them, without investigating, just perpetuating the fear-mongering. Then we have to look at the nasty people with vested interests in killing ecigs who are heavily influencing WHO.
Shit is coming down the line, and lumping ecigs in with smoking bylaws is just the start.
