Brad Rodu: The E-Cigarette Revolution

[Bill Godshall]

Brad Rodu: The E-Cigarette Revolution
http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-e-cigarette-revolution.html

[h=3]The E-Cigarette Revolution[/h]

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[Petrodus]

U.S. e-cigarette sales totaled $20 million in 2008;
they have doubled each subsequent year, to $500 million in 2012.
As Weiss noted, the explosive growth occurred even as the category
was inundated with low-quality products that provided a suboptimal
experience to smokers.

 

[TennDave]

Good article! I think we should do some heavy lobbying to not have taxes from e-cigs go to the MSA. E-cigs are removing harm and are not part of cigarettes that caused the harm to begin with. The tobacco companies- if they lose revenue due to folk's switch to harm reduction products should have to just suck it up as far as I'm concerned- certainly, it should not be passed on to the consumer if they are no longer smoking.

 

[Petrodus]

In a separate article on the web ...

According to Bonnie Herzog, managing director of beverage,
tobacco and consumer research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC:
“We think e-cigs are to tobacco what energy drinks are to the
beverage industry. Therefore, we think big tobacco needs to wake up
and recognize the potential opportunity of the e-cigarette category.”

 

[tommy2bad]

Therefore, we think big tobacco needs to wake up
and recognize the potential opportunity of the e-cigarette category.

I think they have hence the buyouts. Oh and the wait till its paned out approach. Either way they win, Ecigs legal! already in the game, Ecigs illegal ! ah well it was only 30 million, well get that back on the people who cant quit.