And yet, prohibition of other things has been a miserable failure both societally and economically for over 80 years. Vaping isn't going away, ...ever. It will definitely see a changed landscape, either for better, or worse, but with the info age and the invisible hand of economics, there will always be a demand and a supply chain. If the government oversteps, and enough people make a stink about it, things will indeed change for the better. If we just suck it up, then we as a whole deserve what we get. If you really care, make your voice heard! E-mail your representatives, call them, let them know where you stand.
You have to understand, I am talking on a more global level, not just the USA.
Prohibition of most things is usually a major failure. They don't much learn from their mistakes though.
Alcohol Prohibition is pretty much the only one that I can
think of that was reversed within a somewhat reasonable time period.
Once they prohibit something, they usually do not reverse course in a timely
manner.
Look at pot for example, pot was banned in 1937, now, almost 80 years later, even with the studies proving it's medicinal value and safety,
the US Government is still dragging it's feet on reversing that ban even though the people
have been voting for it to be legalized. Doctors have been in support of overturning the ban on
pot for a long time, knowing it would help cancer patients, yet, the USA
is still not on board.
Then look at the rest of the world, other than a FEW countries, 2 or 3 where it is legal, pot is
banned throughout the world, and those countries do not seem to be moving towards
legalizing it.
Fact is, Hawaii has banned e-cigs, along with some other states.
MANY Countries have banned e-cigs, it is a problem all over the world. I live in the EU,
I have
no confidence what so ever in the EU doing the logical thing.
The EU is known for making ridiculous laws.
A few years back the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
made some rather strict recommendations on popular NATURAL fragrance oils that are used in
many iconic perfumes, these rules now ban the use of Oak Moss and Jasmin, just to name a few,
with Rose Oil soon to also be on the chopping block.
They made this recommendation due to 1% - 3% of the population (mostly Northern Europeans) possibly being allergic to these oils,
and that they MIGHT cause a small skin rash.
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/s...w-eu-rules-could-result-in-banned-ingredients
So, see why I don't have a lot of confidence in many governments, and their being logical,
and or overturning bans, once new evidence has come to light.
), I'd probably quit once my existing stock was gone but I can't say that for certain. It's a question with a lot of unspecified parameters. I now DIY 100% of my juice, build my own coils and wicks, and I'm not a gear horder. If vaping in general was as expensive as smoking, it's still very likely for someone like me it would still be a lot cheaper, just more expensive than it is now. I'd have to weigh exactly how much more expensive it was for me to see if continuing was justified or not.
