A couple of irritating articles from Austrailian media
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From the first one:
This is just so stupid! It may be difficult to convince people that e-cigs are dangerous because there is no evidence that they are dangerous? LOL!
Those stupid people, being all difficult to convince with no evidence. /sarcasm
This is just so stupid! It may be difficult to convince people that e-cigs are dangerous because there is no evidence that they are dangerous? LOL!
Those stupid people, being all difficult to convince with no evidence. /sarcasm
I sent a tweet to the Australian consumer group urging them to write a letter to the editor of the paper.
I read both of those articles as well. Made me angry
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The Australian newspaper editorial at
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times
revealed that smokers are buying e-cigarettes via Internet despite the government sales ban, and challenged the health risk claims made by e-cigarette prohibitionists.
I think that is very helpful editorial.
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times
revealed that smokers are buying e-cigarettes via Internet despite the government sales ban, and challenged the health risk claims made by e-cigarette prohibitionists.
I think that is very helpful editorial.
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This editorial at
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times
is clearly challenging the justification for the e-cig sales ban, and the inability of the government to enforce the ban.
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation
20 Nov, 2011 01:00 AM
YET AGAIN the internet has undermined the best intentions of legislators.
While smokeless e-cigarettes are banned in Australia, they are increasingly available online.
The question legislators are facing is not how to police the life-threatening habit of smoking, but how to write laws that effectively deal with online trade that frustrates their attempts to regulate.
It's not the first time, and presumably it's far from being the last occasion, when the internet has caught the establishment off guard.
Already this year the Sunday Canberra Times has revealed that synthetic drugs sold over the internet, while illegal in some places, were being consumed legally in the ACT because authorities were wrong-footed by the variety of drugs that could be bought online.
As reported today, the sale of e-cigarettes increased dramatically after a hike in the cost of a packet of smokes. Judging by the anecdotal evidence provided by one exporter based in New Zealand, Australian laws were significantly ineffective.
Politicians need to further debate the impact of the internet on their ability to govern effectively.
It is no good having laws unless they can be backed up by policing.
Meanwhile, experts have lined up to argue e-cigarettes are unhealthy, saying they reinforce the smoking habit and could be dangerous because of the parts contained within them.
These arguments seem to involve a lack of evidence, rather than relying on data from which a conclusion can be drawn.
An ACT Health spokeswoman said e-cigarettes were not tested to Australian standards. There was no published data.
It would be beneficial to see rigorous research done on this subject as it could be the assumption of many e-cigarette users that the devices help them quit smoking.
Until they see hard evidence telling them it is dangerous, they may be difficult to convince.
The fact that they are available online means many will ignore warnings from Australian health authorities, or are perhaps ignorant of the Government's stance toward the devices.
There might be evidence out there that shows e-cigarettes are much healthier than smoking cigarettes themselves.
It is a pity more research results are not available.
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times
is clearly challenging the justification for the e-cig sales ban, and the inability of the government to enforce the ban.
Online e-cigarette trade undermines regulation
20 Nov, 2011 01:00 AM
YET AGAIN the internet has undermined the best intentions of legislators.
While smokeless e-cigarettes are banned in Australia, they are increasingly available online.
The question legislators are facing is not how to police the life-threatening habit of smoking, but how to write laws that effectively deal with online trade that frustrates their attempts to regulate.
It's not the first time, and presumably it's far from being the last occasion, when the internet has caught the establishment off guard.
Already this year the Sunday Canberra Times has revealed that synthetic drugs sold over the internet, while illegal in some places, were being consumed legally in the ACT because authorities were wrong-footed by the variety of drugs that could be bought online.
As reported today, the sale of e-cigarettes increased dramatically after a hike in the cost of a packet of smokes. Judging by the anecdotal evidence provided by one exporter based in New Zealand, Australian laws were significantly ineffective.
Politicians need to further debate the impact of the internet on their ability to govern effectively.
It is no good having laws unless they can be backed up by policing.
Meanwhile, experts have lined up to argue e-cigarettes are unhealthy, saying they reinforce the smoking habit and could be dangerous because of the parts contained within them.
These arguments seem to involve a lack of evidence, rather than relying on data from which a conclusion can be drawn.
An ACT Health spokeswoman said e-cigarettes were not tested to Australian standards. There was no published data.
It would be beneficial to see rigorous research done on this subject as it could be the assumption of many e-cigarette users that the devices help them quit smoking.
Until they see hard evidence telling them it is dangerous, they may be difficult to convince.
The fact that they are available online means many will ignore warnings from Australian health authorities, or are perhaps ignorant of the Government's stance toward the devices.
There might be evidence out there that shows e-cigarettes are much healthier than smoking cigarettes themselves.
It is a pity more research results are not available.
Michael Siegel has a recent blog post on one of the articles:
Australia Health Authorities are Completely Missing the Point on E-Cigarettes
Australia Health Authorities are Completely Missing the Point on E-Cigarettes
I just find it ironic....that they didn't do the research...but they are going to call people ignorant for using them...we all know who I think are the ignorant ones....
From the 1st article
The fact that they are available online means many will ignore warnings from Australian health authorities, or are perhaps ignorant of the Government's stance toward the devices.
From the 1st article
The fact that they are available online means many will ignore warnings from Australian health authorities, or are perhaps ignorant of the Government's stance toward the devices.
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