E-Cig Article from Washington Post

[b00stzx3]

Such hypocrisy.

Kids...or at least young adults are already past the lure of cigarette tobacco.

Flavored cigars are routinely sold in convenience stores and gas stations. It's not a big secret that these cheap cigars are used by youngsters to roll blunts (marijuana cigarettes). And they don't have to bother about the hassle and delay over purchasing them online, either.

So much for protecting children.

Haha yeah, not if Sheila Dixon gets her way. Of course, she should worry about the crackpipes, oops I mean "glass encases mini-roses" and choreboys suspiciously sold next to them first. See the BP on Pulaski Highway in Highlandtown if you don't believe me


I liked this article, it was a breathe of fresh air from the usual "is it safe?!?!?! Marketed towards CHILDREN?!?!" articles I've seen. Its funy they talk about fruit flavors, what about flavored liquors? Jager bombs don't appeal to children, no not at all. Watermelon Pucker, nah no kid would want that

 

[LadyRyana]

After watching The Doctors on TV yesterday I would be more concerned with the other things kids are doing and would much prefer kids to vape them snort vodka or beer .... up the anus!!!! Not to mention smoking Salvia which they can buy online legally!!

I thought the article was well rounded.

 

[strayling]

Nice article; we could use more like it. My only quibble is the assumption that fruit flavours are aimed at children. Aren't adults allowed to like fruit flavours?

 

[Rorschach]

Agreed Strayling!

I am not a child.

 

[TropicalBob]

The bottom line on that argument is that only an adult would like a TOBACCO taste. Tobacco is terribly bitter. So flavors are added. Adults and children will find flavors tasty, not the tobacco itself. Very few young people would like the taste of tobacco; hardcore adult tobacco users think it tastes great!

If the FDA gets control of tobacco, as Congress is now working toward, you can kiss all flavored tobacco products goodbye. Including Phillies Blunts and blueberry nasal snuff and spearmint snus. The FDA has indicated that removing all flavors except menthol will be its first action as tobacco boss.

 

[strayling]

The FDA has indicated that removing all flavors except menthol will be its first action as tobacco boss.

Doesn't surprise me (we spoke about this the other day), but do you have a reference for that?

I'm not at all happy about a flavour I like being outlawed just because a kid might like it too, but like I said last time I doubt they'll be able to force LorAnn out of business.

Edit: Nevermind, I see you were referring to tobacco, not liquid. Could set a nasty precedent though.

Double edit: I wonder if those flavours work on tobacco too? I'd give it a try, but I don't use tobacco any more

 

[Tom09]

That’s some exceptionally well informed article.
Interesting news contained in it is the reference to a clinical study, apparently untertaken at VCU. The interwiewed Prof. Eissenberg seems to be the principal investigator. He and coworkers are into closely tobacco-related subjects (e.g., a recent „Tobacco Control" article on evaluating the nicotine delivery and effects on cravings of snus). Think this will be the very first objective study testing how effective - or not - e-cigs really are in delivering nicotine. Good scientific practice: Eissenberg had not let the cat out of the bag before publication.

 

[jamie]

The bottom line on that argument is that only an adult would like a TOBACCO taste. Tobacco is terribly bitter. So flavors are added. Adults and children will find flavors tasty, not the tobacco itself. Very few young people would like the taste of tobacco

Am I missing something? The vast, vast, VAST majority of current and former smokers started as young people on tobacco tasting smokes. I don't get it.

 

[awsapero]

I read that in the paper my self today. The Post is delivered to my house. I am glad to see it in my local papers and since my local paper is from D.C. its an added bonus. I was gonna post the article on here but I can see I am way late 8-o

 

[Coffee Addict]

I have to believe not many kids under 18 (legal smoking age) have credit cards to be ordering from ther internet.
I also think it is easier for kids to start by "bumming" cigarettes. Not so easy to bum an e-cig from someone.
Teens alot of times smoke because their friends do, and it is still "cool".....I don't think the same would be true for the e-cigarette.

 

[Toby]

They offer that "exquisite regulation of brain chemistry that makes smoking so powerful and rewarding,"....

I never knew nicotine could be that much fun!!!

 

[jerimiah797]

If vaping becomes a fad, then I can see the market sort of splitting into segments - The hardware, which actually I'm not convinced anyone under 18 shouldn't be able to buy - Zero-nic flavored cartridges and liquids, which may be actually ON the counter, just like those 6-hour energy blast bottles and incense (and fake roses and choreboys), and then the nicotine liquids, behind the counter, next to the cigarettes. Have to have ID and be over 18 to buy the nic juice.

What would be wrong with a 16 year old puffing on a strawberry zero-nic PV? If it's perceived as cool by teenagers, it will be cool precisely because it's *NOT* a cigarette, but looks cool (like cigarettes always will, to some people) and tastes good. Do you guys have any idea what a good job our media has done demonizing cigarettes? Most teenagers think they are gross and stupid. Which they are.

Once they turn 18, they can choose whether to use nicotine or not, just as they can choose whether to use tobacco or alcohol. But I find it unlikely that vaping zero-nic flavored carts as a teenager will lead to real tobacco use.

A perhaps controversial opinion, I know. Just my opinion. At least for now.