worst thing i see from the ban would be having to pay for overseas shipping, instead of buying from in-the country suppliers. You can go online and buy Rx only drugs from overseas and they get through customs quite easily.
I ordered RX meds online from foreign sources (and some domestic when I could find them) over the year I was going back and forth between doctors as they were trying to determine without a doubt whether I had lupus and Sjogren's disease along with which type with regards to lupus. The rheumy refused to write scripts for pain medication above an Ultram, which for me at the time was like taking a drink of water for all the effects it did.
If it had not been for ordering as I did that last year I would have lost the last year working in the medical transcription field. I still ended up going through a period where I was practically bed-ridden as the doctors went through various medical regimens until they found the series of drugs that would not only slow the progression of lupus but treat the side effects and symptoms that come with it and with Sjogren's. The time I went through that ordeal is all a bit fuzzy because I was in excruciating pain. Thankfully now I have a working medicine regimen; however, as of my appt yesterday, I have a new problem. It seems the joint disease has began to affect my lower spine and the vertebrae. The flares will become a bit more painful and the areas affected has broadened so to speak.
With regards to my ordering pain meds and anti-inflammatory drugs (better than ibuprofen or otc Advil), I rarely lost a shipment but there were times when orders did get caught by customs. My biggest fear if the US bans the e-cig is getting my hands on the e-liquid with specific concerns of getting hold of the nicotine liquid itself since I am finally learning to make my own flavors for my e-cig. I imagine we will still have access to the units such as the 510, 901, 801, etc... but the liquid will become the problem.
Like you, I have come to trust various suppliers of e-liquid and parts. It also upsets me because these people who have taken this opportunity to set up a side business or even a work-at-home business will lose out and to me, that is just flat out wrong. It is something that will dampen the entrepreneurial spirit that is so prominent for Americans as well as anyone else in the world. Many people strive their entire lives to work for themselves without having anyone to answer to in the concept of having a boss, per se. It's wrong of the US government to take this away from those who have worked so hard to build their businesses especially when this all boils down to a vocal minority of anti-smoking groups (who are stupid because the e-cigs are safer than analogs) and government bureaucracy.
IMHO, it seems the US government is simply ...... because they didn't think of this product first so they could make the money off the products and parts and liquids. I hope with our collective efforts we can keep e-cigs on the free market where it is now without all the red tape and the government departments or big tobacco or big pharma making decisions as to what is in the nic-quid or the mg we are able to purchase.
These a$$holes don't seem to realize that sure, while nicotine liquid is dangerous if taken internally, so is drain cleaner, floor cleaners, and everything else we use when not done right or used right or stored right. Heck, I have firearms in my house. Some of them are standard rifles and sidearms but some are black-powder. My husband enjoys target shooting and each year we hit the turkey shoots in our area. I even have my own shotgun because I shoot left-handed albeit hubby, his brother, or someone else from our community have to sight for me when at the turkey shoots because I can't see end of the barrel let alone the target. (legally blind) But, these are dangerous if not kept under lock and key. We keep our firearms of all kinds under lock and key. We aren't stupid! We have a minor child in the house but even if she wasn't in our home, even when she leaves when she graduates high school to go to college we will still have them under lock and key because it is the safe thing to do.
It's like the US government thinks we are children and they need to "parent" us, which is totally f-ed up, IMHO.
I'm not looking forward to having to go the underground route to get e-liquids to stay off of analog cigarettes. Hubby and I haven't fought once over my vaping in the house whereas we fought constantly for the last several years over my smoking tobacco analogs in the house! It's nice not to hear him come in each day or wake up each morning b*tching about it. I'm not sure our marriage could have withstood that kind of arguing day in and day out.
Just my 2 cents worth....
PS: I'd rather the suppliers I use now to get the profits than having to order from overseas where the ones I've come to trust would lose their cut. I'm a firm believer in someone making their own way in the world by going out on a limb to build a business for themselves. I've met and dealt with some of the best people since switching to e-cigs. I commend you all and those I use regularly know who you are. Thanks with all my heart...
That should last me a little while.
