A thousand twitters to SG, all saying they quit, yet they all sent the same tweet. He sure knows how to belittle a monumental collective voice.
Did SG fight the patch and the gum, chantix, over dual use?
Did SG worry about chantix, gum,patch users falling off the wagon, and promote they should be banned until smokes were no longer available? If not, why not? It's the same principle. They fall back to smokes, & have to start all over again, but at least with the eCigs the step back is easier.
He wants smokers to not be tempted by Vapers, just in case they come up with something 100 years down the road. It's better they continue failing and continue to smoke.
He didn't disclose his big Pharma fundings.
He laughed about the FDA giving him 20 million bucks. Insinuating that the FDA is all aboard with the people they dole out money to. He's not worried.
He is trying the white hat approach, by finally admitting they are far safer than smoking, yet still singing the same old disgusting tune. If aliens came to earth with a new tobacco product that kills 400,000 per year, would we let them sell them? We don't think people should switch until we can prove they're safe, a hundred years from now, because it takes long term study to see long term effects.
He only showed compassion when he thought about his 18 month old grandson growing up and becoming an adult... And then he made a distract I've statement. But, I truly believe he realizes that even he would rather the next generation had the right to safer products or least informed decisions. Kids will be kids.
He also mentioned that it would be fantastic if everyone quit tobacco cigs in a snap of the a finger even if it meant switching over to the ecig, but that dual use is prohibiting it, until they find the right setup for them, so therefor it is unlikely to ever happen. (A little insight to the FDA regulations maybe?)
Overall, though, I feel he wants to ban tobacco business outright and hide vaping from the rest of the public, and ban it too of course.
He was mellowed, humbled perhaps, by Dr. Enter.
Go Doc Etter!!!!
