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What does the bill say? Can you give any details (without us having to get to the BBC website)?
The bill will ban the buying, selling, and possession of ecigarettes in the UK. This will have been prompted by a recent study that shows that ecigs are more addictive than any thing else ever made, and 10x more deadly than regular cigarettes. Of course this study was conducted by a joint venture of R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.
I kid there is no study.
I kid there is no study.
Here is a link, it is all speculation at the moment.
BBC News - E-cigarettes safety questioned and face possible ban in UK
BBC News - E-cigarettes safety questioned and face possible ban in UK
Oh dear.
A BBC newsreader stating 'the smoke is in fact water vapour'.
A comment of ... 'growing evidence that these are being marketed at children' with no actual evidence being shown.
Yet another UNINFORMED non story on behalf of those with a vested interest to keep tobacco sales going.
I really feel like swearing right now. (Also, please remember those of you fortunate enough not to be British, we have to fund the BBC via a non optional TV licence fee).
A BBC newsreader stating 'the smoke is in fact water vapour'.
A comment of ... 'growing evidence that these are being marketed at children' with no actual evidence being shown.
Yet another UNINFORMED non story on behalf of those with a vested interest to keep tobacco sales going.
I really feel like swearing right now. (Also, please remember those of you fortunate enough not to be British, we have to fund the BBC via a non optional TV licence fee).
I actually agree they should not be marketed with flashy logos, stickers, colors etc. It doesn't need to be either glamorized nor demonized but I bet ya anyone seeing a certain vendor's website with a devil's head logo on everything etc - a conservative middle aged health minister or politician is going to freak, and it's not going to help the vaper's cause.
The proposed ban MAY take them off shelves and make them illegal whilst health tests are done. At least they're saying they're thinking of actually getting around to testing.
If they are banned in the UK tho it will suck - and so will I - on cigarettes again, no doubt about it.
The proposed ban MAY take them off shelves and make them illegal whilst health tests are done. At least they're saying they're thinking of actually getting around to testing.
If they are banned in the UK tho it will suck - and so will I - on cigarettes again, no doubt about it.
Anytime a politician says "ban it until it can be investigated" what they are really saying is "Let's prevent people from buying these thing legally whilst we get more cash for other things and think about maybe forming a committee to see if we need to form a committee for forming a committee to think about how to deny any funding for any research on the item."
Well, maybe not.. but that is what always seems to actually happen.
Well, maybe not.. but that is what always seems to actually happen.
BBC News - E-cigarettes face new restrictions
We're good until at least 2016 by the looks of it!
Fair 'nuff.
Yeah coz we all know HOW WELL those products work!
But made and distributed by whom....? Article doesn't go that far - whether the BMHA will allow current devices and juices to be sold - or a big pharma version.
If there's no RY5 or menthol and the vape isn't as good as an ego I'll be back on the smokes in 2016.
But until then it looks like - UK vapers; VAPE ON!
Wait so even though I am nearly 40, I can't have shiny objects because it MIGHT attract children. That is beyond stupid. Ok maybe they shouldn't have cartoon characters on them, but colors? How will I know which all metal Vivi Nova has which juice in it without colors?
You want to know what keeps kids from smoking? Good parenting. Not good government. I wish people would take responsibility for their own shortcomings instead of expecting government to regulate everything.
That is 3 years to taper down to 0 nic and be done with the whole bit.
I'm down from 18mg to 12 - but that's taken a while (and I don't always stick to that - and I vape constantly)
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