A refreshing read...

[jpargana]

So true...

saveecigs . wordpress.com /2013/12/20/ european-union-regulating-e-cigarettes-based-on-ideology-and-theories-but-not-science/

Theory is more important that evidence. We have come up to a point when a professor is supporting that “We are witnessing the beginning of a new phase of the nicotine epidemic and a new route to nicotine addiction for kids” while at the same time his own study mentions that “Students whohad smoked every day in the past 30 days had the highest rate ofcurrent e-cigarette use (50.8%), compared with .6% among thosewho not currently smoking cigarettes (p < .001).”

How should this be called? Science? It is really sad that scientists are so disrespectful of smokers and their need to find a getaway from smoking. They believe they should be punished for initiating smoking and for medicine’s inability to develop an effective smoking-cessation medication. It is a dangerous path that should be condemned.

Sad, but true... this is their agenda, and this is how they do it...

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

I wonder who's paying him grants to conduct his research. Big Pharma, or Big tobacco?

 

[Vocalek]

This part is good, as well

Coming back to regulatory decisions, it is unprecedented that a product is regulated based on theoretical concerns, especially when such concerns are completely contrary to any available evidence.

And perhaps someone should send this quote to Governor Fallin:

Regulators should stay away from propaganda tactics. They should be properly informed and base their decisions on facts, not on theories. Regulating based on anything besides evidence is like opening the floodgates; it will have severe consequences and will definitely harm public health.

 

[Uma]

Patents. Once they were allowed to patent their products, they became stifled & could no longer produce products that could actually help. Copyright infringements. If a company discovers that another companies product could cure the world by changing just one little iota, they would have to forego. If a company doesn't foresee high enough profits for a product that works, they forego.
We so need to roll back the clock in so many areas of life.

 

[AgentAnia]

....And perhaps someone should send this quote to Governor Fallin:

Regulators should stay away from propaganda tactics. They should be properly informed and base their decisions on facts, not on theories. Regulating based on anything besides evidence is like opening the floodgates; it will have severe consequences and will definitely harm public health.

Oh gentle irony... This is the same Gov. Fallin (OK) (aka Mary "Floodgate Opener" Fallin) who just signed an executive order banning ecig use on all state-owned property...

 

[Orb Skewer]

I'm coining a new phrase for this 'bull-tish', - 'Science-ology', not to be confused with 'Scientology'- now recognised in law (oh yes it is-look it up), but 'Science-ology'- neither science, nor religion, nor factual, nor provable, nor relevent-not in the real world-nor in law !