OK, I've lurked this
thread long enough. I'll add my opinion also.
I smoked for over 20 years, have vaped for about 3 months, and stopped smoking about 2 months ago. I started smoking because I was curious. I couldn't stop. Whatever the reason, I was addicted. Other people I know have had maybe a total of 2 cartons in that same 20 years because they don't have the addictive personality or whatever it is that causes smokers to get addicted.
I also drink, but I don't have the traditional alcohol problem. I drink a little when I feel like it. I got a dozen bottles of rum for Christmas 3 years ago, and just finished the lot off this summer. Most of that was my wife helping.
Which category are you? Nobody knows, but let me toss in a quote: "I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"
What if these things end up getting taxed up the anus, or so heavily regulated that it is more of a pain than you're willing to deal with. That's OK if you don't become addicted to the habituation, but if you do . . . maybe a pack of smokes might be easier. Or, will your next curiosity be to find out what the nicotine is like?
All this is, is a bunch of "what ifs", and some or none could apply to you. Everybody has their own freedoms to make decisions to do what they want, so long as those freedoms don't harm others. I believe that everybody who says "don't do it" is just voicing their concerns of the potential problems that could arise.
Do what you will. Listening to advice is smart, following advice . . . maybe not so much. This above all, unto thine own self be true. Do or do not... there is no try. Don't worry, be happy. Life is like a box of chocolates . . . . A journey of a thousand miles begins with . . . . Did you ever seem to have one of those days when everyone's on your case . . . . Daniel-san, wax off.
