I've been studying this topic every since I first posted and here is what I have learned.
There is mass confusion over what e-cigarettes and e-pipes are, especially e-pipes, in the commercial world. There are "electric pipes" that are sold to burn or vaporize illegal drugs. I won't list the sites here, but they are out there. These pipes were around long before the modern e-pipes as we know them. The DEA lists "electronic pipes" as illegal paraphernalia." The isssue is, of course, they have not updated their banned list to separate the pipes designed for illegal activity from modern e-pipes made from legal e-cig parts. I think we can all see the potential problem here, although my attorney says not to worry since modern e-pipes are not sold with the sole purpose of illegal activity.
The real problem is one of ignorance. I've spoken to eBay, Esty and even Google advertising about selling e-pipes. They still think an "e-pipe" is a device to vaporize or burn [moderated] or whatever. Stupid. They also think e-cigarettes and pipes are "banned." I tried to explain that an e-cig or e-pipe is just a device and unlike a regular "cigarette" it has no tobacco or nicotine in it! The customer can add that or not! This would be like banning knives, syringes, ammonia, spear guns and chainsaws because YOU think they will be used illegally!
I'm going to sell my pipes, even if I have to become the Heisenberg of e-piping!
Back to the lab.
C.
There is mass confusion over what e-cigarettes and e-pipes are, especially e-pipes, in the commercial world. There are "electric pipes" that are sold to burn or vaporize illegal drugs. I won't list the sites here, but they are out there. These pipes were around long before the modern e-pipes as we know them. The DEA lists "electronic pipes" as illegal paraphernalia." The isssue is, of course, they have not updated their banned list to separate the pipes designed for illegal activity from modern e-pipes made from legal e-cig parts. I think we can all see the potential problem here, although my attorney says not to worry since modern e-pipes are not sold with the sole purpose of illegal activity.
The real problem is one of ignorance. I've spoken to eBay, Esty and even Google advertising about selling e-pipes. They still think an "e-pipe" is a device to vaporize or burn [moderated] or whatever. Stupid. They also think e-cigarettes and pipes are "banned." I tried to explain that an e-cig or e-pipe is just a device and unlike a regular "cigarette" it has no tobacco or nicotine in it! The customer can add that or not! This would be like banning knives, syringes, ammonia, spear guns and chainsaws because YOU think they will be used illegally!
I'm going to sell my pipes, even if I have to become the Heisenberg of e-piping!
Back to the lab.
C.
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