so they banned ecigs now... more countries to come.

[aalmosawi]

yup. it happened in the middle east too.
UAE and Iraq now.
and UAE is not uganda or whatever. I once spoke to a paypal rep about transferring funds internationally and told him i am in UAE. he transferred me to a Ugandan person.
UAE stands for United Arab Emirates. jeez.
and Iraq is not iran! lol

anyways.
All I keep getting told is that e-cigarettes are really dangerous and kill you LOL.
So after a week or so I've finally found out why, the surgeon general of turkey has said that if you use e-cigarettes they will kill you by, wait for it "bubbles in your lungs"??? Apparently backed up by scientists from the USA. wow. what else is new here?
So basically the general populous of these countries (and even neighboring like turkey) has been brainwashed into believing that e-cigs and vaping is lethal so they carry on smoking cigarettes! I guess without all the tax the government is earning from cigarettes keeps the country from going under financially.
Amazing!

 

[djsvapour]

It is awful.

Consider Japan. If Japan was to allow the majority of smokers to switch to e-cigarettes the county would go bankrupt.

History will judge these countries very badly. The people who stand behind laws and regulations that stop or hinder e-cigarettes will have to face their own demons in years to come. It's all very sad.

 

[Susan~S]

When did the change happen in the UAE? I know of one UAE online vape store. Emirates Vape - UAE's One-Stop Vape Shop.

 

[kbeam418]

The usa (believe it or not) is pro e-cig! It's the FDA and the politicians getting paid by BT that are against it. Pretty much everyone I talk to knows e-cigs are safer than smoking. Even the radio stations (where I live) play adds for local vape shops and the one DJ just started to vape.

 

[Susan~S]

It's the FDA and the politicians getting paid by BT that are against it.

Here's a "slightly" different take on that.

 

[suprtrkr]

Nothing amazing about it. It's happening all over the planet. The good news is, many of those elitists will die on the gallows. The bad news is the upheaval will probably be accompanied by WWIII.

 

[djsvapour]

I demand a revolution.

Heck, I'm phoning VaporFi tomorrow for a large cash donation towards some serious astro-turfing.

 

[nyiddle]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't e-cigs been illegal in UAE for quite some time now? I remember hearing about this back in 2013.

I think the laws have to do with sellers within the UAE, not personal consumption in the UAE. ie: You might get a package confiscated through the post, but you won't get arrested for using an e-cig in public.

Could be wrong, but that's what I thought was the case. I know in those areas most forms of "drugs" are banned (anti-depressants/SSRI's, anti-anxiety medications, etc.)

 

[aalmosawi]

should have put this in the general forum. can the ops move it please?

 

[daviedog]

I thought U

should have put this in the general forum. can the ops move it please?

I thought UAEs wealth came from oil..

 

[suprtrkr]

I thought U

I thought UAEs wealth came from oil..

It does. Also their poverty.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

I was under the impression the whole of the middle east has banned vaping and remember wondering when i was told. Crazy

 

[kbeam418]

Here's a "slightly" different take on that.

I had somebody point out that high school kids use vape pens and that's why it needs regulated (banned). I told her we should ban beer, and cars because half of the kids in high school drink and %90 of them probably drink and drive. I also pointed out that the cigarette consumption among minors has gone down. She agreed with me after I explained it to her.