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Most the people who got sick or died was from THC related vape products, ecigs had nothing to do with it. Also, they didn't ban flavored alcohol or flavored TH

Most the people who got sick or died was from THC related vape products, ecigs had nothing to do with it. Also, they didn't ban flavored alcohol or flavored THC products. They really need to stop being a nanny state about adults and stop use the agenda of (Think of the children!) bans. Kids (Young Adults) did start using juul, because gas stations could sell them easily, 7-11 banned those juice flavors awhile ago. The Feds banned an entire market for adults, that has nothing related to the THC vitamin E grease fiasco... Vaping is hell of a lot healthier than smoking, but of course not-smoking is best. But I hate when nanny stats bann something for political reasons, just like they are doing with trans fats (donut scare!) or cities with sugary drink taxes. Video showing cotton balls with smoking vs vaping, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pwj6BuS8Ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pwj6BuS8Ds

CJefferson 7y ago
They banned flavoured cigarettes in 2009, which seems like the closest comparison.
- ddtaylor 7y ago
  Why not ban cigarettes if they are more dangerous anyhow?
- jdhn 7y ago
  If they're banning flavored cigarettes, why not ban sugary/flavored alcoholic drinks (alcopops) as well? As others have said, this seems like a shakedown and/or a bit of an overreach.
  - munk-a 7y ago
    These are separate issues - there is a clear close corollary to flavored e-cigs which is conventional cigarettes - the flavored versions have been banned. Banning other flavored stuff might be a good idea but is entirely beside the point.
- vonmoltke 7y ago
  Yet those shitty flavored "cigars" are still available, as is flavored pipe tobacco.
- decebalus1 7y ago
  Menthol cigarettes are not banned.
orf 7y ago
> just like they are doing with trans fats You're implying trans fats are fine and the only reason to ban them is political, despite the heavy link with heart disease and other issues?
- Pulcinella 7y ago
  Don’t know why you are being downvoted. Trans fats aren’t unhealthy like like eating too much sugar is unhealthy. Trans fats are “unhealthy” like lead and mercury are “unhealthy.”
chadash 7y ago
> _"But I hate when nanny stats bann [sic] something for political reasons, just like they are doing with trans fats (donut scare!) or cities with sugary drink taxes."_ It's not for political reasons, it's because the people enacting the legislation _believe_ that the government's role is to ban these. You can have a different philosophy about the role of government and disagree with the legislation, but that doesn't mean it's done for "political reasons". To me, legislation for political reasons would be where you legislate something you may not truly believe in to order to satisfy a small minority (e.g. corn subsidies for Iowans) or to advance some exclusively political agenda (e.g. voter re-districting legislation).
tbabb 7y ago
I think it is entirely reasonable that the government ban chemically addictive products which attract use by children.

CJefferson 7y ago

They banned flavoured cigarettes in 2009, which seems like the closest comparison.

ddtaylor 7y ago
Why not ban cigarettes if they are more dangerous anyhow?
jdhn 7y ago
If they're banning flavored cigarettes, why not ban sugary/flavored alcoholic drinks (alcopops) as well? As others have said, this seems like a shakedown and/or a bit of an overreach.
- munk-a 7y ago
  These are separate issues - there is a clear close corollary to flavored e-cigs which is conventional cigarettes - the flavored versions have been banned. Banning other flavored stuff might be a good idea but is entirely beside the point.
vonmoltke 7y ago
Yet those shitty flavored "cigars" are still available, as is flavored pipe tobacco.
decebalus1 7y ago
Menthol cigarettes are not banned.

orf 7y ago

> just like they are doing with trans fats You're implying trans fats are fine and the only reason to ban them is political, despite the heavy link with heart disease and other issues?

Pulcinella 7y ago
Don’t know why you are being downvoted. Trans fats aren’t unhealthy like like eating too much sugar is unhealthy. Trans fats are “unhealthy” like lead and mercury are “unhealthy.”

chadash 7y ago

> _"But I hate when nanny stats bann [sic] something for political reasons, just like they are doing with trans fats (donut scare!) or cities with sugary drink taxes."_ It's not for political reasons, it's because the people enacting the legislation _believe_ that the government's role is to ban these. You can have a different philosophy about the role of government and disagree with the legislation, but that doesn't mean it's done for "political reasons". To me, legislation for political reasons would be where you legislate something you may not truly believe in to order to satisfy a small minority (e.g. corn subsidies for Iowans) or to advance some exclusively political agenda (e.g. voter re-districting legislation).

tbabb 7y ago

I think it is entirely reasonable that the government ban chemically addictive products which attract use by children.