So it was bound to happen, I knew it was coming... so WHO released that report not a week ago and suddenly I see e-cig reports all over the news. God, what a bunch of misinformed people although it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be:
- Story on e-cig shops and e-cigs in general, talking about flavors and the reduced cost (A store owner mentioned going from €130 monthly expense down to €15... yeah sure... if you vape 30ml per month and don't buy shiny mods but ok, I accept that)
- Interview with a pulmonologist who stated that there are a lot more of toxic compounds being released into the air than initially promoted and that there are not enough studies to show long term effect on vaping or secondary vapor but, if it comes out that e-cigs aren't as bad as analogs then they can be used as medical devices to reduce tobacco harm... ok, its true. I just didn't like the emphasis that doc put on those "toxic compounds" being absorbed and released and that stuff about "its not as harmless as everybody states"
- interview with the portuguese "WHO" representative... didn't go as bad as I was expecting... the guy basically insisted on control to keep children to get drawn into it, forbid it at closed public places and basically give it the same treatment as to smokers. I confess I agree and follow the rules anyway, I only vape where you can smoke. it doesn't make sense vaping in a non smokers restaurant for me. The guy wasn't to crazy about killing it for good. He did mention that regulation was needed to control quality and components of the e-juices.
- another general story about e-cigs ended with the interviewer drawing on a ce4 carto and an ego producing a tiny puff (which can be good or bad for public perception... time will tell)
So after all those stories, I today went to lunch to one of my favorite restaurants, and one of the waiters says to me: "So, they want to forbid this stuff in restaurants? Why? It doesn't smell of bother anyone else..?" So I say, well because some people just push it and make a cloud contest out of it and its kinda understandable that a non-vaper or non-smoker don't want to lunch in a room full of haze, I don't have a problem with it, I still vape at the door's restaurant like I always do. So he replies "Haze? thats such a tiny amount of vapor nobody can possibly be bothered by that can they?" I laughed... "You saw the interviewer last night didn't you?" It all comes down to the device you use. Anyway, secondary vape might be completely harmless or maybe not. Time will tell. I decide what I do with my health but I shouldn't be able to decide what I do to the health to others so I vape outside.
Knowing my government and given all the hype that now has come to public, I expect them to find a way to tax e-juices starting january... wanna bet?
When people started to smoke natural tobacco leafs a few years ago, the government got a hint of it last year (some stories on the news channels) and they started to tax natural tobacco leafs last january... 50% tax plus 10 or 12 cents per gramm... drove most suppliers right out of business... e-juice will be next.
Regards
Tony
- Story on e-cig shops and e-cigs in general, talking about flavors and the reduced cost (A store owner mentioned going from €130 monthly expense down to €15... yeah sure... if you vape 30ml per month and don't buy shiny mods but ok, I accept that)
- Interview with a pulmonologist who stated that there are a lot more of toxic compounds being released into the air than initially promoted and that there are not enough studies to show long term effect on vaping or secondary vapor but, if it comes out that e-cigs aren't as bad as analogs then they can be used as medical devices to reduce tobacco harm... ok, its true. I just didn't like the emphasis that doc put on those "toxic compounds" being absorbed and released and that stuff about "its not as harmless as everybody states"
- interview with the portuguese "WHO" representative... didn't go as bad as I was expecting... the guy basically insisted on control to keep children to get drawn into it, forbid it at closed public places and basically give it the same treatment as to smokers. I confess I agree and follow the rules anyway, I only vape where you can smoke. it doesn't make sense vaping in a non smokers restaurant for me. The guy wasn't to crazy about killing it for good. He did mention that regulation was needed to control quality and components of the e-juices.
- another general story about e-cigs ended with the interviewer drawing on a ce4 carto and an ego producing a tiny puff (which can be good or bad for public perception... time will tell)
So after all those stories, I today went to lunch to one of my favorite restaurants, and one of the waiters says to me: "So, they want to forbid this stuff in restaurants? Why? It doesn't smell of bother anyone else..?" So I say, well because some people just push it and make a cloud contest out of it and its kinda understandable that a non-vaper or non-smoker don't want to lunch in a room full of haze, I don't have a problem with it, I still vape at the door's restaurant like I always do. So he replies "Haze? thats such a tiny amount of vapor nobody can possibly be bothered by that can they?" I laughed... "You saw the interviewer last night didn't you?" It all comes down to the device you use. Anyway, secondary vape might be completely harmless or maybe not. Time will tell. I decide what I do with my health but I shouldn't be able to decide what I do to the health to others so I vape outside.
Knowing my government and given all the hype that now has come to public, I expect them to find a way to tax e-juices starting january... wanna bet?
When people started to smoke natural tobacco leafs a few years ago, the government got a hint of it last year (some stories on the news channels) and they started to tax natural tobacco leafs last january... 50% tax plus 10 or 12 cents per gramm... drove most suppliers right out of business... e-juice will be next.
Regards
Tony
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