I live in state that had hearings this week where 2 members of CASAA were able to handle, possibly even own, opposition during this hearing about using eCigs in public. There were other vapers there speaking on the pro side, and I would say visibly organized to counter what is opposition's take on the matter. This is a proactive bill in Wisconsin that is diametric opposite of bills recently passed in L.A., Chicago and N.Y. Wisconsin passes this bill, and it could signal a tide turning, or it could be a small drop in a very large bucket.
I hear your point as we seem to be a lot less organized and motivated than our opposition. I think it is a valid point and one that can't be flip flopped in say next day or so.
But just as opposition is going for the "ban now, wait for science" approach, we can, and pretty much are going for the "allow now, and wait for industry to dominate" approach. Cause 10+ years from now, we could be in a world where eCigs are king on the planet, having played its role in decimating smoking industry, and our lobbyists are very well known as paid by companies that are as wealthy as Apple. And in a world that has some states, even nations that do allow eCig use in many places, not giving into junk science. Or, we could live in a world where industry was set to take off, but was stifled because some truly believed these things were just as bad as smoking, and their use was discouraged from every conceivable public place and in most private situations as well. And even fellow vapers were advocating for that, believing that these things should only be used to quit smoking and never ever used outside of your own residence. Heck, way back in 2014, some vapers were even secretly hoping that fellow vapers who dared to use their devices indoors would be harmed in some way from the device. Yeah, it was that ludicrous.
