Can this really be true?

[Falconeer]

My newsfeed came up with this at lunchtime - is this really for real?

www.itv.com/news/2019-06-19/san-francisco-set-to-become-first-major-us-city-to-ban-e-cigarettes/

ITV News is usually pretty reliable as a source...

 

[Horselady154]

Think so. I heard it on the news last night.

 

[Rossum]

Nope, it can't be true.

Beverly Hills beat them to it, so they are not the first.

Although I suppose one might argue that Beverly Hills isn't a "major" city. Also, Beverly Hills didn't just ban the sale of "e-cigarettes" but all tobacco products, with some very slim exceptions.

 

[Falconeer]

Incredible - well that's a couple of places off of my Bucket List!

 

[Izan]

Incredible - well that's a couple of places off of my Bucket List!

Sf just loses the revenue.
The surrounding cities get a boost and some new businesses.
It is still worth the visit. (just pretend the homeless people are not there and SF is utopia. )

California is full of crazy; rules, laws, ideas, folks.

Cheers
I

 

[zoiDman]

Can this really be true?

When those in Power place Trending Hype, Political Pandering, and Personal Aspirations via Promotion of FUD above Public Health, just about Anything is Possible.

It's Funny how the Survey about Kid/Teen e-Cigarette use that the SF's Board of Supervisors used also showed a Significant Number of Kid/Teens are also Smoking. But Pulling regular cigarettes from The City was not considered.

I Won't call it a Double Standard. Because in Modern Politics, the concept of Standards is pretty much Non-Existent.

 

[Rossum]

When those in Power place Trending Hype, Political Pandering, and Personal Aspirations via Promotion of FUD above Public Health, just about Anything is Possible.

It's Funny how the Survey about Kid/Teen e-Cigarette use that the SF's Board of Supervisors used also showed a Significant Number of Kid/Teens are also Smoking. But Pulling regular cigarettes from The City was not considered.

I Won't call it a Double Standard. Because in Modern Politics, the concept of Standards is pretty much Non-Existent.

Yeah, we could bring up all the other problems that San Francisco has, which would strike most people as far more pressing that a few under-age vapers, but there's little point to it, except perhaps to make one wonder if the politicians there aren't looking for something to distract people from those problems.

 

[zoiDman]

Yeah, we could bring up all the other problems that San Francisco has, which would strike most people as far more pressing that a few under-age vapers, but there's little point to it, except perhaps to make one wonder if the politicians there aren't looking for something to distract people from those problems.

The Problem is it's Not just San Francisco and their special brand of "thinking". It's a Cancer that is Creeping into Many Major Cities.

You follow kristan's CASAA thread. And see Everyday a little more Erosion.

 

[bombastinator]

My newsfeed came up with this at lunchtime - is this really for real?

www.itv.com/news/2019-06-19/san-francisco-set-to-become-first-major-us-city-to-ban-e-cigarettes/

ITV News is usually pretty reliable as a source...

Didn’t they ban all smoking sales, not just e-cigarettes?

 

[Rossum]

Didn’t they ban all smoking sales, not just e-cigarettes?

That's what Beverly Hills did, but everything I've seen regarding this ban in SF is that it's specifically targeted at e-cigs. So people will still be able to buy Cowboy Killers, and they won't have to walk a mile for a Camel, but they will have to leave the city to buy a juul. <SMH>

 

[bombastinator]

That's what Beverly Hills did, but everything I've seen regarding this ban in SF is that it's specifically targeted at e-cigs. So people will still be able to buy Cowboy Killers, and they won't have to walk a mile for a Camel, but they will have to leave the city to buy a Juul. <SMH>

I don’t mind them having to leave the city to buy a JUUL. IMHO JUUL can crawl off and die. It’s everything else as well that is a problem.

 

[vimagreg]

Guys Juul is the problem. Big tobacco companies coming to vaping market are the problem. Juul NEVER.

 

[Rossum]

Buying into the Juul-hate frenzy is just adding fuel to the anti-vape fire. The ANTZ would go after whatever product was the most successful.

 

[Tonee N]

I'm surprised SF hasn't banned itself!

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[Rossum]

Dr. Michael Siegel's take:
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco and Alcohol News Analysis and Commentary: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Poised to Deliver Huge Gift to Philip Morris

From a public health perspective, this is the most insane piece of legislation I have ever seen. The Board of Supervisors apparently thinks that it is in the interest of the public's health to ban much safer e-cigarettes while allowing deadly cigarettes to remain on the shelves.

 

[Tonee N]

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It's as if San Francisco is trying to catch up with Colorado.

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[yorkslad]

Hi Falconeer. Nice to see you on here. I used to admire your posts on PSF (I was getting major bite till I read through your guides on how to tame a Falcon). Anyway, thanks for the help, really appreciate it.