I know everyone thinks I overstate the black market issue and with vaping it will be fine.... And it probably will be at first, until CERTAIN UNSAVORY persons are gonna step in with black market vapes and it's going to get ugly. It just will. Not for everyone but for some. The government is going to eventually want to slam the hammer, this is just the a "gentle leisurely" preparation.
Governments, much like the entertainment industry, only tolerate black markets that benefit THEM: i.e. the wide eyed youth that show up as interns, and wind up with handbag companies only it was NOT the easiest road to become a "handbag designer" and sometimes, the number of "notorious" handbag designers make me think there is a "handbag designer" slush fund which quietly sets them up on a reasonable income in return for shutting up. I really do.
If I have learned one thing about Americans in particular if they have something they want to do very much, they will risk a TON to achieve it. Then things SUCK. I don't want to be arrested by an undercover DEA agent trying to sell me a Teslacigs vape. One, I'm sure it would carry jailtime and 2) I would be so ashamed of myself for not spotting it.
I certainly would not meekly put down my vapes for like, nicotine gum, nay SNUS even. It's fine at work usually. But not vaping with my morning cup of coffee or in the evenings? It would be HARD. I guess I could really snus it up but I would NOT be happy.
I do think there will be vapers who will be sad and sorry and while it may SEEM there may be enough gear and nic stockpiled for all vapers in the US but there just actually ISN'T.
Let alone our public liberties. I wonder if this is what all the (now less) bitter 60s folks when the government declaimed much of their lifestyle ILLEGAL.
I bet they were annoyed. With ETOH, it was easier to repeal. Also when you have your primary substance calling to you (smoking) it can be easy to go back to smoking and blame the government.
I don't know much that can stop politicians for going after a "sin" repeal of products so I blame NO ONE other than our officials, whether I voted for them or not.
Because everyone knew.... but who really knew? I mean, I figured the USA would lean puritanical but they did not HAVE to and they had other options.
Anna