Let’s Fight Government Corruption… with E-Cigarettes?
Yep! It’s difficult to believe, but it’s true. E-cig folks are now at the forefront of fighting government corruption and nanny-statism. Lots of folks have switched from tobacco use by going to e-cigarettes. These are alternatives to tobacco whereby there is a cigarette-looking thingy with a vaporizer in it, the user inhales vaporized glycerin and nicotine solution. It looks like smoke, but nothing is combusted. (I know… it sounds strange, but this is extraordinarily popular, and interest in it is growing daily around the world, especially in the US.)
Read about the inventor of these things, a fellow from China.
What is important in this case is that FDA is trying to ban these electronic devices without giving these “vapers” (as they call themselves) a fair hearing. There does appear to be some tobacco company shennanigans from Philip Morris company involved, too. So, I back these folks to get the fair hearing that they deserve as any American should, and fight “big tobacco”, too! After all, what could be more fun!
Click here for the leader in this fight: http://www.ecassoc.org/
If you are a smoker, well this could be an alternative. So, we ought not let the government ban these things unless they are found to be at least 1/10 as harmful as tobacco, which they are most likely certainly not.
This article was originally in the Wall Street Journal:
WASHINGTON, May 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) issued an official statement on its website – www.ecigaretteassociation.org – in response to the FDA’s recent inquiry into electronic cigarettes, many of which are being withheld from entering the country in what prominent harm reduction and policy experts are calling a potential public health disaster.
Daniel – Thank you for taking the e-cig as a topic. This is an interesting issue that any American, smoker or not can get on board with. The electronic cigarette is an excellent product that has helped many to cut down on their tobacco use, thus aiding in a lack of second hand smoke nationwide.
Please folks… if you are interested, Daniel has posted the link to the ECA website and we would be more than happy to have you hear what the ECA has to say!
It is immoral for the majority to impose its will on others by using the government to restrict use of tobacco products unless there is a clear (not statistical) and present (not in speculative future risk) danger to others. So I agree that the e-cigarette should not be banned. I go farther, though, and cannot find it in my heart to condemn the general use of tobacco or tobacco companies…
The whole issue of tobacco cigarettes versus electronic cigarettes is ridiculous. Everyone can see easily that electronic cigarettes do not contain the over 4000 carcinogenic (cancer-causing) chemicals that tobacco cigarettes do.
They warn about the safety of using e-cigarettes, but fail to mention what we already KNOW about tobacco cigarettes: that they cause cancer and kill.
For those of you that are interested in joining the growing number of e-smokers, please make an informed decision. You can view videos and find information regarding electronic cigarettes at:
http://www.TheVaporCig.com/
and
http://electricsmoker.blogspot.com/
its good that you choose e-cigarette as a topic here. This e-cigarette is safer to use than the traditional smoking. That’s why there are lot of people now are shifting to e-cigarette.
This was a very well conceived article. I do think that some people will want to use an Electronic Cigarettes to quit smoking traditional cigarettes by using. There are some of us however that are not wanting to quit, but instead opt for a healthier option. I am very thankful that Electronic Cigarettes were invented. I currently use a Gamucci Classic e-cig. Would love to hear what type others have used.