Now if only our politicians can exhibit the same common sense as the EU.
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Debate ahead of Tuesdays voting on 189 amendments was dominated by denunciations of smoking and of corporate lobbying. But a few parliamentarians also lambasted what one called antismoking Talibans as enemies of free choice.
Chris Davies, a fervent supporter of e-cigarettes from Britain, dismissed such worries, denouncing proposals to put the devices in the same regulatory framework as drugs. You are missing the big picture these are a potential game-changer in the fight against tobacco, said Mr. Davies. Referring to estimates that 700,000 Europeans die each year from smoking-related illnesses, he said, Reducing that number is our goal and we should not make it more difficult to buy e-cigarettes than tobacco.
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