The hardware is not illegal. I can order 'parts' to assemble a fully automatic weapon very easily. The individual 'parts' separately are not illegal, however selling a completed unit that violates the law is.
An atomizer is not illegal.
juice without nicotine is nothing more than a flavoring and not illegal.
Synthetic nicotine is not derived from tobacco, so how can the FDA, ATF, or anyone else regulate it?
And as everyone had already pointed out, recreational drugs ARE illegal, and readily available.
So let's pretend the FDA gustappo bans nicotine juice... Are there going to be chemists running around stopping everyone so they can run an analysis on their carts? Are they going to ban Nicorette and patches?
Head shops are still around because pipes, bongs, hookahs, etc. can be used legally with a legal substance in them.
This is a giant cash-cow that is not just going to go away regardless of what laws are imposed. Someone mentioned prohibition earlier, you see where that went.
NO MORE LIQUOR!
hey wait, everyone still has liquor
I SAID NO MORE LIQUOR!
sir, this isn't working
OK, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR LIQUOR BUT YOU WILL PAY ME A TAX FOR IT.
Ban it, tax it, whatever... I'll still be
vaping it.