IDK, in PA where my husband grew up, they were teaching gun safety in high school, and it wasn't some thing you could opt out of, all the kids got taught, if I understand him correctly. That's a pretty hard core hunting state, at least parts of it. I think something like that is pretty reasonable and apparently it was less controversial than sex ed.
I would argue from the harm reduction perspective, that it would be nice for consumers of e-cigs to be given some information, and I'm not even saying it has to be the store personnel doing it. A handout on some of the basic setups and safety information about batteries is not a bad idea. If I were wanting to put together such information, it would include different MAJOR types of setups, and what they are useful for, battery safety, and sx of quitting and nic overload. The user doesn't have to READ it, but at least it's available for them to read. Shop can sell whatever setups they want, but the "user manual" comes with, IMO. At least then, there is some baseline safety information and the user knows something of what to expect. I don't think that's unreasonable.
Also, if there are ways to reduce negative incidents or harm in vaping, how is that bad? The less incidents of battery runaway there are, the less ammunition there would be FOR states or the FDA to regulate vaping, and while I understand not everyone thinks long term like that, I see no harm whatsoever in some information that's presented clearly and reasonably, I mean that information HERE is seen as pretty valuable for new vapers, right?
I am not sure a comparison to the idea of purchasing a motorcycle is really an exact match here, unless we are considering e-cigs to be purely a luxury or recreational item which I guess you COULD.
To be fair, to own a motorcycle is one thing, but you do have to go through the State to get a license for one, and the (smarter) states require proof that you can operate your motorcycle and some do require a safety course to be taught, and helmets. Here in AZ there are no helmet laws and while I do understand that some months that would fry one's brains out, I sometimes believe that the state of AZ does that because they like the idea of more organ donors, but I'm a bit cynical about the whole thing by now.....
Anna
I would argue from the harm reduction perspective, that it would be nice for consumers of e-cigs to be given some information, and I'm not even saying it has to be the store personnel doing it. A handout on some of the basic setups and safety information about batteries is not a bad idea. If I were wanting to put together such information, it would include different MAJOR types of setups, and what they are useful for, battery safety, and sx of quitting and nic overload. The user doesn't have to READ it, but at least it's available for them to read. Shop can sell whatever setups they want, but the "user manual" comes with, IMO. At least then, there is some baseline safety information and the user knows something of what to expect. I don't think that's unreasonable.
Also, if there are ways to reduce negative incidents or harm in vaping, how is that bad? The less incidents of battery runaway there are, the less ammunition there would be FOR states or the FDA to regulate vaping, and while I understand not everyone thinks long term like that, I see no harm whatsoever in some information that's presented clearly and reasonably, I mean that information HERE is seen as pretty valuable for new vapers, right?
I am not sure a comparison to the idea of purchasing a motorcycle is really an exact match here, unless we are considering e-cigs to be purely a luxury or recreational item which I guess you COULD.
To be fair, to own a motorcycle is one thing, but you do have to go through the State to get a license for one, and the (smarter) states require proof that you can operate your motorcycle and some do require a safety course to be taught, and helmets. Here in AZ there are no helmet laws and while I do understand that some months that would fry one's brains out, I sometimes believe that the state of AZ does that because they like the idea of more organ donors, but I'm a bit cynical about the whole thing by now.....
Anna
