Carl Phillips writes about the FDA's seeming lack of foresight regarding the consequences of their plans for radical regulation of the vaping industry, focusing on the huge black market it will result in. He compares it to the obliviousness to the unintentional consequences of invading Iraq in 2003 by its planners. I think the same could be said about the rest of the anti-vaping leadership in Public Health and Government. For me, the article is a real good read.
Similarly, the anti-smoking establishment, as many have pointed out, never seem to have planned for the unintended economic consequences of greatly reduced numbers of smokers, leaving themselves in an obvious state of panic, and escalating their tactics of deceit.
The main take home for me in the article is the discussion of the black market that we all see on the horizon. If the FDA drops the bomb they've threatened to, they'd better be prepared for the aftermath.
FDA and e-cigarettes: the dangers of radical policy action
Similarly, the anti-smoking establishment, as many have pointed out, never seem to have planned for the unintended economic consequences of greatly reduced numbers of smokers, leaving themselves in an obvious state of panic, and escalating their tactics of deceit.
The main take home for me in the article is the discussion of the black market that we all see on the horizon. If the FDA drops the bomb they've threatened to, they'd better be prepared for the aftermath.
FDA and e-cigarettes: the dangers of radical policy action