I don't think BT has to lobby that hard actually. Politicians know it's a cash cow. Need more cash flow? Raise taxes on it. For your health and children of course.
There's a lot of players in this. The Zmax didn't exist in 2009. That's the rollback date.
my biggest fear is that we will know even less about what is in eliquids after BT has entered. I'm already seeing too many liquid vendors refusing to disclose even the proportion of pg/vg as "propietary". That's BS. How long do you think it will take for additives to keep people vaping will be added in again?
But if the rollback date is actually enforced, Big Brother will.....![]()
Cuz innovation here will skyrocket!
It's the USA's "modding" movement that has made the industry what it is today.
The Chinese didn't invent a manual switch e-cig....WE DID!
They didn't invent a VV device......WE DID!
And there's no way in hell that I'm gonna go back to this:
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When I can build this in my garage (mod created by Berger):
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And let's not forget RBA's....
That'll wipe out BT's plans if the rollback is enforced.
It's illegal to have a pack of cigs without a state stamp. There's no reason a similar regulation can't go into effect on mods making homegrown devices challenging - and not marketable.
The shops which opened to just "MAKE A QUICK BUCK" will fall by the way-side and wont/dont have the foresight to be prepared for what may be coming in regulations or taxation.(IF ANY).
I truly Believe that the Least of your Worries will be the Non-Disclosure of PG to VG Ratios in an e-Liquid.
What if e-Liquids are Only going to be Sold in Pre-Filled Proprietary Threaded Cartos with a $2 Tax per 5 Pack?
BTW - Is it true that R.J. Reynolds Vuse has a Chip in the Atomizer that Doesn't Allow Refilling?
Kinda like the way an Ink Jet Cartridge stops working when It Decides it is Empty.
You are right. Non-Disclosure of PG to VG Ratios in an e-Liquid will be the least of our concerns. It may be the "other" addictive unknown chemicals that are added just like are added to cigs that will be the scary part.
Just for clarification, 2007 is the date for the grandfather clause...The rollback to 2009 does not include BT since they are "grandfathered" in and they will be able to bring "like" products to market with far less oversight.
If net sales are banned, I expect to see more B&Ms... a good thing... and prices at some of them drop due to gaining more customers.. another good thing. I also expect to see a much improved line of products carried at the fast stops and grocers right next to the competing BT products.. yet another good thing. The same areas of competition (quality/service/price) will be in play that's on the net now, it will just be local. Competition is a good thing for us.
Edit: I'm not saying I'm for net banning.. I'm not... but I am trying to point out the positives that could happen and how a ban could actually backfire. There will also be more kiosk vendors making vaping more visible for instance... as I expect the TV advertising I've been seeing will be squashed.
RJR is already on top of that with the one they're about ready to roll out, saying it will give you the same feeling as a real cigarette. And that is coming from someone involved in who they will be using to disseminate info and customer service line. We all know that it's not like a real cig because there isn't all that stuff, to me that means Additive as I've posted before.my biggest fear is that we will know even less about what is in eliquids after BT has entered. I'm already seeing too many liquid vendors refusing to disclose even the proportion of pg/vg as "propietary". That's BS. How long do you think it will take for additives to keep people vaping will be added in again?
Just for clarification, 2007 is the date for the grandfather clause...
The FDA & Deeming Regulations of E-cigarettes
This is a Good Find! I wonder if Bill G. is still looking for products from 2007 and before?? I dont know if he actually NEEDS them or if product info is enough? Sorry a bit off topic!Okay....then, there's no way in hell Ima going back to this;
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Bought my first one off eBay, the DSE901....in 2007.
It seems a bit glib to say that if online sales are banned, B&Ms will pop up to take up the slack and the only thing to worry about will be prices. Remember, there are state and local laws and ordinances governing licensing of retail outlets, and once ecigs are deemed, at the federal level, to be tobacco products, all retails outlets will be at the mercy of state and local governments. And we know the ANTZ are busy priming these bodies to be anti-ecig.
The only hope that's keeping me going is that FDA will realize before it's too late that an online sales ban would ultimately be unenforceable, which would prove as embarrassing to them as their NJOY defeat. No bureaucrat wants to be a public laughingstock.