The other point of view is Paypal's. The first thing that seems obvious is the under age purchasing problem. Generally, if an individual has a credit card, they are over 18. Yes, I am sure there are exceptions. The second and probably most influential factor for their ban is ignorance. Ignorance of the product is, I believe, the biggest problem the industry faces. I am sure there are other organizations, but the two that I am familiar with are
CASAA, the user advocate, and
TVECA, the e-cig industry advocate. The only way that the industry is going to hold off the "nanny staters" is through education. The mind set of "if it walks like a duck..." goes out the window with e-cigs. They look like cigarettes, are used like cigarettes, have smoke-like emissions like cigarettes, but, as we know, they ain't no cigarette. We win the logical and scientific argument based on current data. The problem is, it doesn't matter if you're right and no one knows it, or, isn't willing to listen to sound reason. It is just like the state of our nation (The US for all you EUers). We spend 40% more than we take in. The obvious correction should be....everybody now! STOP SPENDING! But the politicians don't care about sound reason. If the government took 100% of the income of those earning over $1 million it would amount to only $616 billion. That is only a third of this year's deficit alone. (
citation) But I digress. If we want to stop or even slow down the efforts to ban or unreasonably restrict the sale and use of e-cigs, everyone who wants to continue vaping must get involved. Ya, I know, we all work. We get home, feed the kids and the animals, clean the house, and if there is a little time left, get some ice cream and watch TV. Everything has a price. What are you willing to give up to be able to continue enjoying the bliss of vaping? Only you can answer that. I need some ice cream.
