No system is perfect. The goal is to just make it as difficult as possible.
Vaping Epidemic
- Thread starter Bar Sinister
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No system is perfect. The goal is to just make it as difficult as possible.
Prohibition has proved to be more of a curse than a blessing - look no further than what happened during it's time in the US. It doesn't and won't work. It would be a huge waste of time and money. I get it that you have a loathing of smoking. That is your right. You do not and will never have the right to deny others their rights.
Who said anything about prohibition. I was proposing strict regulation stopping short of prohibition. Just make it invisible at street level. Ensure that only those looking for it will find it.
How about those that are not looking for it just look the other way and quit interfering in things that do not concerned them?
Less expensive than hiring millions of thought police to see if anyone is not following the approved thought train. Or were you thinking of using a fink on a friend program like all good communist countries?
If the rule were that the vape shop can't be visible at street level, then enforcement would be low-cost. If the cop sees a business sign at street level, record it for proof and then apply a fine or maybe revoke its business license.
If the cop doesn't see it at street level, then he just goes on with his day handing out traffic tickets. Pretty simple, really.
Or we could just not have a law against it and the law would then be applied equally. Even easier.
Vaping can contain nicotine that is the same substance in cigarettes.
Scientists have discovered that cinnamon, vanilla, and cherry flavors react with propylene glycol, a main ingredient in many vape juices, to create entirely new chemicals, according to a study published today in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.Oct 18, 2018
"There are more than 7,000 e-liquid flavors out there, and they’re pretty controversial."
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/18...tes-chemicals-ingredients-irritating-e-liquid
Scientists have discovered that cinnamon, vanilla, and cherry flavors react with propylene glycol, a main ingredient in many vape juices, to create entirely new chemicals, according to a study published today in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.Oct 18, 2018
"There are more than 7,000 e-liquid flavors out there, and they’re pretty controversial."
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/18...tes-chemicals-ingredients-irritating-e-liquid
I might be more lenient on a shop that sells e-cigarettes and nicotine-free vaping liquids that advertizes itself outside its shop. While such liquids might be harmful, at least they're not addictive. Any shop that sells nicotine should have its advertizing strictly regulated.
Nicotine is less dangerous than pot. That doesn't mean that it's good for you.
True. But to highlight, there are nicotine-free e-juice/vaping liquids. So I agree, those with nicotine should face strict regulations.
Just ignore those hundreds of other chemical combustion products being inhaled that haven't been tested yet.
They may be harmful, but at least they're not addictive. In other words, a person could quit easily enough once he's freed from the nicotine. Same with tobacco. Tobacco is harmful, but one puff has never killed anyone. It's the addictive nicotine in it that makes a person come back for more until it does kill him.