ECF Founder (me) opinion piece on CNN.com today!

[l_strider_l]

I was happy to see a major news outlet carry the story. Even though it is cnn.com and it was an op-ed. I thought the message was clear an concise and it may direct some to look in to the matter further. I was, however, disturbed by the ignorance on the topic displayed in the comments section.

 

[Silence]

First off,
Great job! It was well written and incredibly informative.
The best part is that you were able to include so many credible references!!
When the general public sees reference from places like Rueters and Time that tends to help sway opinions.

Thanks a ton!

 

[pennysmalls]

Thank you SmokeyJoe!

 

[MattB101]

Excellent article. Well written and accurate. I couldn't have said it better. Sums up the argument succinctly. Thank SJ.

Sent while presently sitting on my .... watching mind numbing prattle on the TV. 257 Channels and nothing on.

 

[yzer]

It's a fine opinion piece but buried in the CNN site labyrinth.

 

[Israfil]

WOO! yah! I like the article SJ. Glad to see the word is hitting mainstream media.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Well done! You should send the same article to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post.

 

[joesquid]

Excellent article SJ! Much better than the video that was linked next to it. (something about the pros and cons of ecigs)

 

[LoveVanilla]

CNN has closed comments... Thank you, well said.

 

[WharfRat1976]

GREAT piece, wow! I have passed it on many times now. Educational, informative, easily read and non hysterical. Thank you.

 

[Coldrake]

Well done! It's something that average person can read and understand without getting their panties in a twist themselves up in arms.

As promised: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...te-summit-2-nov-13th-2014-a.html#post14373912

I'll update it with any developments.

Thank you Joe.

 

[Bassnorma]

Nope, no party tonight.

The party's after this: http://www.e-cigarette-summit.com on November 14th.

Have fun in the U.K.!

Excellent article. It drills right to the crux of the matter in a very straightforward and intelligent way. Thanks for that!

 

[bigdaddybrink1]

great article.

 

[EvlSmrk]

Well done OP. Flowed nicely and contained a lot of good information. Hope it gets the exposure we need.

 

[wonkeypickle]

a big thanks to smokey joe and the rest of the ecf team, for being advocates for all of us and providing a great site were we can discuss our ideas in peace.

 

[Slots]

Nice article Boss
I've seen FOX stick up and defend us several times, and it's about time that CNN got their feet wet.
Thanks ahead of time for any further info and websites you can bring our attention too
And ... a REALLY big thanks for ECF

 

[tjwhrm]

Excellent and well written piece! Thank you for all you do ~

 

[Jman8]

I don't favor the BT vs. eCigs argument. So, while the piece is nicely written, I can't call it a great article.

Wouldn't lowering the entry requirements benefit BT as well? Sure, it would presumably allow more players in, but as this article implies, 'regulations are needed' and so with that in mind, not everyone will be able to stay in business. I do think Big Vapor will stay in business and compete with Big tobacco under this worst case scenario, which currently amounts to wild speculation, IMO. And speculation that neglects to mention black market which I take points off for, sorry. But to summarize this paragraph, all the regulations noted in the article are all items I see BT being very okay with and accomplishing in short order, thus preserving their place as blg player in the eCig industry.

The article makes no mention of ANTZ or reference to it. That to me is clearly where the discrimination is coming from and what BT has had to deal with far longer than any vapor product has been on the scene. ANTZ are lying about vaping products but we are to believe them about smoking data? That doesn't add up in my book and am not shy about having that debate.

Perhaps some of what I'm saying is missing is what CNN suggested be taken out. I dunno, and I do care.

I am happy that someone from our side got a pro-vaping article up on a prominent news site. But for me, it is not a great article as it appears to favor ANTZ rhetoric just a wee bit, IMHO.

 

[LucentShadow]

I read that article yesterday, having no idea that SmokeyJoe wrote it. I must say that I was quite shocked at the reasonable and insightful content.

Now, I'm slightly saddened that it had to come from our fearless leader, rather than another champion. We could really use more champions.

Of course, the upside is that SmokeyJoe was published on CNN! Well done! I'll take quality over quantity most every time.

 

[Nermal]

Product warning labels, mandatory laboratory conditions for liquid production, quality standards, etc are things that we consumers really can't be assured are present at this point.

(snip)

Cliff's notes: Not all regulations are bad. When regulations are imposed for the benefit of the wealthiest market shareholders rather than for the safety of the population, then that's bad, mkay.

Well, sure. Nobody around here is going to buy any vg without seeing USP on the label. The standard is clearly sensible regulation.