UK laws to be active in a couple years
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I don't see anything wrong with these new restrictions. In fact, I applaud the UK and really hope the FDA hearing coming up takes a similar stance. They are not banning the product like Brazil and Norway. People will still be able to get them over the counter without a prescription.
They are trying to assure the quality and safety of the products. Let's face it, regulation of some kind is bound to happen everywhere.
I also really agree with the following:
[Deborah Arnott, chief executive of ASH, said: "MHRA regulation can ensure that adult smokers can continue to be able to buy e-cigarettes as easily as tobacco, but promotion to children or non-smokers will be prohibited."]
They are trying to assure the quality and safety of the products. Let's face it, regulation of some kind is bound to happen everywhere.
I also really agree with the following:
[Deborah Arnott, chief executive of ASH, said: "MHRA regulation can ensure that adult smokers can continue to be able to buy e-cigarettes as easily as tobacco, but promotion to children or non-smokers will be prohibited."]
Am I missing something here? I thought I read that it was going to be regulated as a medicine. Can you say prescription. I'm sure that will be affordable. No one here at ECF wants to see e-cigs promoted to minors or non smokers. And I'm sure we would all like to see quality and safety improve in regards to e-cigs. But if e-cigs are 99% safer than tobacco and you improve on that and make it 99.5% safer, well BP will probably jack up the price 20 times. Vapors will be smokers once again. The only real silver lining I saw in this was the date 2016, it gives them time to fight this.
While they state it will be regulated as a medicine, it will be available "over the counter". No prescription necessary. Obviously they didn't look at the court cases in the US when the FDA got spanked for attempting to classify e-cigs as a medical device.
What this does, however, is kill the little guy. Juice will have to be "licensed" and the manufacturing process will have to comply with "clean room" standards, raising the price of ejuice considerably.
Not sure how this will affect the DIY market.
What this does, however, is kill the little guy. Juice will have to be "licensed" and the manufacturing process will have to comply with "clean room" standards, raising the price of ejuice considerably.
Not sure how this will affect the DIY market.
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Or how it well effect other vendors who do not make own juice but import it.
We have 2 1/2 years to fight and see how this turns out. Not sure how long here or the US for sure.
How much nic ratio would be available over the counter?
We have 2 1/2 years to fight and see how this turns out. Not sure how long here or the US for sure.
How much nic ratio would be available over the counter?
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