I will say that I am somewhat conflicted by the whole mall kiosk phenomenon.
On the one hand, I think it promotes a higher profile for PVs, introducing it to people who may never have seen or heard of PVs. It also gives people the opportunity to try it right there on the spot to see whether it's something they might be able to embrace.
On the other hand, the mall kiosk operations seem to be rife with problems. While I'm sure there are some good ones out there (and I have no doubt yours is one of them), there are some really unethical and uninformed people out there operating kiosks.
However one falls on the mall kiosk issue, though, I think you, Mac, are taking this way too personally. No one at ECA or in the vaping community is gunning for you or your job.
I never said we can't do anything at all. I said I couldn't do anything with an email sent to someone else.
But, yes, you can do something with an email sent to someone else. I agree that you couldn't necessarily initiate a lawsuit, but that email was a very strong indication of what was in the works and what was going to be the policy. THAT was the time to send emails and letters of your own, request meetings, and generally try to inform and educate while positions had perhaps not yet hardened.
I will say this: I am simply a consumer. I have absolutely no financial stake in any of this. As a consumer, I do not believe that there is 100% unity of interest between me and ANY supplier/manufacturer. Likewise, I do not believe there is a 100% unity of interest amongst all suppliers. For example, some, like you, depend on a brick and mortar location. Others rely on the internet. You can no doubt already see that there will be potentially conflicting interests there.
But despite a complete lack of unity of interest, consumers and suppliers are ALL aligned on the big issue . . . the necessity of ensuring that PVs remain legal.
In my mind, THAT is the battle that ECA needs to focus on . . . ensuring that PVs remain legal. ECA is positioned to make a big difference on a national level and lend assistance in other critical efforts involving the legality of the PV itself.
In my opinion, ECA cannot be all things to all people and cannot involve itself in every battle. There's simply not enough money and not enough time in the day.
As for your activism, you have certainly done more than most folks, and, as a fellow vaper, I appreciate your efforts.
