IMHO there is cause for concern. But it is not the "zombie apocalypse" as nicknamed in another thread.
Actually I would welcome "some" FDA oversight. I would love to know that the ingredients, and nic %, printed on the bottles were trustworthy. Currently there are too many folks operating out there with no oversight, and some serious errors have indeed been confirmed. I would hate to get a bad dose of nic because somebody with less than Lab quality knowledge/workmanship made a mistake.
The fear comes in because I, like many, do not trust our government. The FDA could easily overreact and limit the nic % allowed (without a prescription) to something less than effective. I am 54 years old and I inhaled cigars for many years, I need juice in the 24-36 mg/l realm in order for this to continue working for me. If the feds came out with some regulation limiting over the counter nic% to 5% this would no longer be a solution for me. They obviously want to step in and control the market in some fashion, we just dont know how far they will go. That is the real fear for me anyway.
As far as the hardware goes, I think we are pretty safe. Sure they might prohibit stuff "marketed" for delivering nicotine, drug delivery devices and/or tobacco devices would come within their domain. However, if the devices are marketed for uses OTHER than nicotine then the FDA would have no jurisdiction. Vaporizers could easily be marketed for aromatherapy use or whatever. Just look at all of the paraphernalia being sold for "tobacco use only" that clearly is not for our kind of tabacco! Have you ever seen somebody actually smoke tobacco out of a ...., yet they are readily available in many retail establishments. Sure, there might be a temporary shortage while vendors figure out how to safely re-market Vape stuff, but there will be many who will push that envelope rather quickly.
So, I think the only real real danger is that the FDA will regulate the nic % in our juice, or in the extreme, prohibit it entirely.
How have I personally prepared? I have a few PVAs, including a mechanical one. I acquired several RBAs and am learning how to rebuild them myself. That will get me through any hardware shortage should one occur. I have stockpiled some 100mg/l nic concentrate in the freezer, and learned how to make DIY juice. At 36 mg/l it would last me 2 years but I could stretch it even further if I started cutting back. Worst case scenario, I would have 2-4 years to slowly ween myself off of the nicotine by making weaker and weaker juice, best case scenario I wont need to buy any nic for a while.
Anyway, thats my take on all of this. I hope the FDA does regulate best practices, but I also hope they stop short of limiting percentages, although I doubt they will........
Actually I would welcome "some" FDA oversight. I would love to know that the ingredients, and nic %, printed on the bottles were trustworthy. Currently there are too many folks operating out there with no oversight, and some serious errors have indeed been confirmed. I would hate to get a bad dose of nic because somebody with less than Lab quality knowledge/workmanship made a mistake.
The fear comes in because I, like many, do not trust our government. The FDA could easily overreact and limit the nic % allowed (without a prescription) to something less than effective. I am 54 years old and I inhaled cigars for many years, I need juice in the 24-36 mg/l realm in order for this to continue working for me. If the feds came out with some regulation limiting over the counter nic% to 5% this would no longer be a solution for me. They obviously want to step in and control the market in some fashion, we just dont know how far they will go. That is the real fear for me anyway.
As far as the hardware goes, I think we are pretty safe. Sure they might prohibit stuff "marketed" for delivering nicotine, drug delivery devices and/or tobacco devices would come within their domain. However, if the devices are marketed for uses OTHER than nicotine then the FDA would have no jurisdiction. Vaporizers could easily be marketed for aromatherapy use or whatever. Just look at all of the paraphernalia being sold for "tobacco use only" that clearly is not for our kind of tabacco! Have you ever seen somebody actually smoke tobacco out of a ...., yet they are readily available in many retail establishments. Sure, there might be a temporary shortage while vendors figure out how to safely re-market Vape stuff, but there will be many who will push that envelope rather quickly.
So, I think the only real real danger is that the FDA will regulate the nic % in our juice, or in the extreme, prohibit it entirely.
How have I personally prepared? I have a few PVAs, including a mechanical one. I acquired several RBAs and am learning how to rebuild them myself. That will get me through any hardware shortage should one occur. I have stockpiled some 100mg/l nic concentrate in the freezer, and learned how to make DIY juice. At 36 mg/l it would last me 2 years but I could stretch it even further if I started cutting back. Worst case scenario, I would have 2-4 years to slowly ween myself off of the nicotine by making weaker and weaker juice, best case scenario I wont need to buy any nic for a while.
Anyway, thats my take on all of this. I hope the FDA does regulate best practices, but I also hope they stop short of limiting percentages, although I doubt they will........
