EU will not interfere with e-cig sales

[hlk]

Hopefully the FDA will follow: E.U. Decides Not To Interfere With E-Cigarette Sales; Will The FDA Follow Suit? - Forbes

 

[nakmuay7]

Only half good news unfortunately with them outlawing flavored nicotine

 

[Lisa Belle]

and the WAR rages on.... and the meglo egomaniacal ANTZ continue to creep!!! WHAT A CREEP!

The most contentious area is e-cigarettes. The commission proposed treating them like any other nicotine delivery device and regulating them as drugs, a view supported by many governments, including that of the United Kingdom, after careful review of the evidence. The parliament was, however, influenced by intensive lobbying against this, although the meaning of the alternative text is unclear. Now, “all nicotine containing products” will be subject to the same restrictions on cross border advertising and sponsorship as cigarettes. Although cigarette brand names will be banned, the many flavourings, such as bubble gum and cotton candy, which increase their appeal to children, will not. However, the draft text goes on to urge governments to “ensure that they can be made available as widely as tobacco products,” reflecting unsubstantiated claims that they are a “game changer” for smoking cessation. The draft legislation fails to address the rapid growth in sales of products designed to resemble real cigarettes as closely as possible. This subterfuge is widely viewed as a way to renormalise smoking, a key goal of those seeking to recruit child smokers, and to counter some of the effects of smoking bans. [citations deleted]

Amendments to EU Tobacco Product Directive ignores scientific evidence and shamelessly promotes e-cigs | Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education

 

[Uma]

For the first time in history, we are normalizing happiness while quitting smoking, and they can't wait to put a stop to it.

 

[Petrodus]

For the first time in history, we are normalizing happiness while quitting smoking,
and they can't wait to put a stop to it.

Anything that is not politically sanctioned should be forbidden...
not because of the harm to the individual but enjoyment
without government sanction is considered wrong.