With all the what to do about state and federal governments wanting to add legislation for electronic cigarette devices, we all need to decide where we stand. I, for one, am all for limiting sales to minors. That being said, I don't think we need any sort of law or regulation, state, local or otherwise to make a broad mandate telling us that we need to do that.
Most of us are relatively responsible adults that have made a very personal decision about where to take our previously deadly habits.
That being said, and with all the latest research available with regards to the the calculated risk of making the change from traditional, analog cigarettes to an alternative nicotine delivery, I wish that our regulating entities would come to terms with e-cigarettes. Just like with anything in life, there is a calculated risk involved. There is a calculated risk involved in getting in the car and driving to work every morning. That risk has been made significantly smaller by a certain amount of government regulation. There is a larger risk involved when I throw a leg over my motorcycle and ride anywhere. I know this, the general public knows this. As a result, I don't mind putting on a helmet to make myself a little safer.
I do agree, that while it is my right to smoke or rather in this case vape, we should be doing our part as a community to help keep PVs out of the hands of anyone who really shouldn't be using them, i.e. kids. In my mind, that is about as far as the regulation should go. To bring up a similar point, take a look at the deregulation of ......... in Colorado. In around 10 days the state of Colorado has made over a million dollars in sales tax just by decriminalizing it's use. Not to mention, they've made a few bucks from ticketing people for what amounts to a public intoxication violation.
Two studies inside of a week were released in regards to the "safety" of us using our preferred devices. Both studies showing that the absorption of anything potentially harmful in the vaporizing/ inhaling process are hardly calculable including second hand absorption rates.
In my mind, that and the nearly century's worth of data collected on the use and absorption of propylene glycol and nicotine along with the testimonies of a couple million vapers would be enough to defeat any regulation. We just need to get off the couch and make our voices heard.
Bottom line is that our politicians and regulatory institutions need to get out of the pockets of big tobacco and big pharmaceutical and start defending the people and our rights as consenting adults.
End rant.
Most of us are relatively responsible adults that have made a very personal decision about where to take our previously deadly habits.
That being said, and with all the latest research available with regards to the the calculated risk of making the change from traditional, analog cigarettes to an alternative nicotine delivery, I wish that our regulating entities would come to terms with e-cigarettes. Just like with anything in life, there is a calculated risk involved. There is a calculated risk involved in getting in the car and driving to work every morning. That risk has been made significantly smaller by a certain amount of government regulation. There is a larger risk involved when I throw a leg over my motorcycle and ride anywhere. I know this, the general public knows this. As a result, I don't mind putting on a helmet to make myself a little safer.
I do agree, that while it is my right to smoke or rather in this case vape, we should be doing our part as a community to help keep PVs out of the hands of anyone who really shouldn't be using them, i.e. kids. In my mind, that is about as far as the regulation should go. To bring up a similar point, take a look at the deregulation of ......... in Colorado. In around 10 days the state of Colorado has made over a million dollars in sales tax just by decriminalizing it's use. Not to mention, they've made a few bucks from ticketing people for what amounts to a public intoxication violation.
Two studies inside of a week were released in regards to the "safety" of us using our preferred devices. Both studies showing that the absorption of anything potentially harmful in the vaporizing/ inhaling process are hardly calculable including second hand absorption rates.
In my mind, that and the nearly century's worth of data collected on the use and absorption of propylene glycol and nicotine along with the testimonies of a couple million vapers would be enough to defeat any regulation. We just need to get off the couch and make our voices heard.
Bottom line is that our politicians and regulatory institutions need to get out of the pockets of big tobacco and big pharmaceutical and start defending the people and our rights as consenting adults.
End rant.
.court threw it out. Regulations have been proposed or passed all over the country for caffeine (ban Red Bull, etc), salt, sugar, trans fats, light bulbs, etc... 
