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I'm more concerned about the future backlash than the present reporting. I mean, remember the salmonella tomato scare in 2008? Restaurants around the country s
by teilo 7y ago
I'm more concerned about the future backlash than the present reporting.
I mean, remember the salmonella tomato scare in 2008? Restaurants around the country stopped putting tomatoes on their food, and grocery stores pulled all tomatoes from the shelves, until the issue was isolated and resolved.
So while I do think it's quite the overreaction to tell everyone to stop using any and all vaping products, particularly people who are continuing to vape juices that have been used for years without issue, it's an understandable overreaction.
In the end, they are going to find the issue, and it won't have anything to do with traditional e-cig alternatives to tobacco. But I suspect there will be legislative backlash that will be vastly disproportionate to the issue. They will punish innocent retailers, make e-cigs outrageously expensive by over-regulation, and discourage a large number of people from a product that really is substantially safer than the tobacco they are leaving behind.
- dmix 7y agoI just got a "breaking news" notification saying the CDC is recommending not vaping at all. This is definitely going to have some effect.
- gwbas1c 7y agoDo they provide context? You shouldn't vape and you shouldn't smoke, but plenty of people do unhealthy things for reasons that are difficult to explain and/or understand. So, is this a "finger wagging" recommendation, or is there a tangible reason to avoid vaping?
- saghm 7y ago> I mean, remember the salmonella tomato scare in 2008? Restaurants around the country stopped putting tomatoes on their food, and grocery stores pulled all tomatoes from the shelves, until the issue was isolated and resolved. If this follows a parallel path though, wouldn't this mean that vaping levels will basically be back to normal shortly after the cause is discovered? A temporary cessation of vaping until we can find and eliminate the cause of these health problems doesn't strike me as a huge issue.
- teilo 7y agoNo. Because tomatoes is food. Vaping is stigmatized, and has been in the crosshairs of legislative action for a long while now.
- michaelvoz 7y agoAs it should be? It is disgusting, offers no benefit, creates a ton of plastic waste and gets children hooked to nicotine.
- berbec 7y agoIt offered me the benifit of being the first successful eat to quit smoking two packs a day. I haven't had a cigarette in years, but I vape.
- girvo 7y agoDisgusting? Truly? Everything else I’ll agree with you on, but disgusting isn’t a descriptor I associate with vaping. Certainly not in comparison to cigarettes!
- macawfish 7y agoVaping high quality CBD cartridges helped me through some serious situational depression and anxiety. Of course some people told me that vaping was a "trash" thing to do, but thankfully I don't care and recognize that my needs are valid regardless of peoples' judgements!
- wolco 7y agoWhy not move to the crystal isolate? You can add those to food or your drinks. Not sure vaping makes sense cbd wise when there are different options.
- DanBC 7y agoVaping as an alternative to smoking offers considerable benefits.