Canadian News jumps to the conclusion: because they are increasingly in convenience stores, youth must be using e-cigs.

[TennDave]

Can you believe the kind of jumping to conclusions this news agency is making?
Everyone should write and complain!!!
E-cigarette teen popularity prompts concerns - Montreal - CBC News

 

[idle]

I posted a comment as well, asking what Health Canada's mandate should be regarding electronic cigarettes. I think they have a responsibility to explore the potential benefits to already committed tobacco smokers as well, rather then to simply advise people not to use them because of potential unknown risks. The potential risks of vapourizing may not be fully known but the actual risks of tobacco smoking are very well known and Heath Canada should welcome any reduction in the amount of dedicated tobacco smokers.

 

[TennDave]

I agree!! If Health Canada is REALLY Exploring this, then they should already know that there are good studies out there that show the harmless effects of vaping. They, like the FDA are bought off by Pharma... it's pretty clear to me anyway.

 

[martinc]

Nice photoshop pic...

I wonder where those kids use them.because I am still looked at like an alien wherever i vape.

 

[Petrodus]

 

[Qcaj]

This article is confusing. E cigs are restricted sale to people 18+.

Are there no age restrictions on ecigs in Quebec?
Or is the article deliberately making it sound like its easy for teens to get them?

Kids getting their hands on ecigs is a failure to enforce age restrictions, not a problem with the product itself. Or maybe its better.... let the kids break their legs trying to get store-bought ecigs and then HAHA joke's on them, no nic.

 

[Petrodus]

Kinda sorta off-topic

We have come a long ways in the last few years ...

This is interesting ...
Just Googled "Electronic cigarette"....then clicked on "Maps" on the left side of the page
Obviously, Google recognizes the area where my computer is
and shows the places in the area where E-cigs can be purchase

Google "Electronic cigarette" - Click Here

 

[TennDave]

Kinda sorta off-topic

We have come a long ways in the last few years ...

This is interesting ...
Just Googled "Electronic cigarette"....then clicked on "Maps" on the left side of the page
Obviously, Google recognizes the area where my computer is
and shows the places in the area where E-cigs can be purchase

Google "Electronic cigarette" - Click Here

That's funny! I just did the e-cig search with google and clicked on "map" on the left and it took me to a map of New Deli in India!! (Seriously)

 

[mwplefty]

"The electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have been increasingly present in Quebec corner stores over the past year and are being seen as a possible gateway to smoking. The product makes steam similar to tobacco smoke."


Wow. Just wow.

 

[Petrodus]

"The electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have been increasingly present in Quebec corner stores over the past year and are being seen as a possible gateway to smoking. The product makes steam similar to tobacco smoke."

 

[recidivus]

I dono bout Quebec, but the nonic ecigs are behind counters here, and not allowed to be sold to under-age. I think these kids are going to smoke cigarettes if they can't get the ecig, the barrier of entry is identical.

 

[martinc]

You dont see Popeye candy cigs anymore...loved those

Older ones will remember the lil fake cigs we had as kids with powder in the waxed wrapper (it was a string of gum) we bought them,blew in them once to simulate a cig then went on to unwrap and nom-nom the gum

Good ol`days

 

[Bill Godshall]

Health Canada already banned the sale of e-cigarettes (that contain nicotine) several years ago.

And yet, those news headlines claimed that parents are concerned about teen use of e-cigarettes in Canada, while the article provided no evidence that any teens use the products, that any parents expressed any concerns, or that Health Canada can do anything more since its already banned the sale of e-cigarettes.

The editors at that news outlet have resorted to making up totally false headlines.

 

[Petrodus]

The editors at that news outlet have resorted to making up totally false headlines.

They LIED ??!!

 

[VapApe]

They LIED ??!!

Hate to break this to you But Elvis was not an alien or the love child of big foot

Tabloid reporting at its finest

 

[Vocalek]

I'm shocked.

 

[jtpjc]

Me too. Of course Elvis was an alien.

 

[TennDave]

Ah, and he's still alive- he married some friends of mine just last year...
Oh, and Hitler is alive and well in South America!!