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In reply to the discussion: Do smoking bans apply to e-cigarettes? [View all]msongs
(67,405 posts)10. yes because they blow out nictotine which poisons the non-drug addicts in the room nt
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They are beneficial for smokers. But not for second-hand smokers, who are also human.
pnwmom
May 2013
#36
Any company which wants to get FDA approval needs to conduct their own research
pnwmom
May 2013
#257
yes and clearly judging addicts to the degree you do, is the very BEST
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2013
#138
I have been on them for over two years. Have vaped at work regularly and on planes, trains, and in
Malikshah
May 2013
#180
Sadly, yes. The anti-smoker warriors want to ban the very idea of smoking
SirRevolutionary
May 2013
#8
yes because they blow out nictotine which poisons the non-drug addicts in the room nt
msongs
May 2013
#10
The lawsuit was four years ago, and the products were already in existence then for years.
pnwmom
May 2013
#266
The insurance company is correct. They are legally classified as tobacco products
pnwmom
May 2013
#29
I can't imagine how they could justify banning them. It was second hand smoke that
virgogal
May 2013
#28
If they were regulated the same as other products, they would be off the market.
pnwmom
May 2013
#60
Yeah...stuff from 09 when the industry was in its infancy...thats what I thought.
beevul
May 2013
#196
No, the onus is not on me because it's already classified, by the manufacturer's choice,
pnwmom
May 2013
#222
True. We were out in front banning regular cigarettes in public and work spaces here
pnwmom
May 2013
#294
It IS up to the FDA to approve them because the FDA regulates anything containing NICOTINE.
pnwmom
May 2013
#309
where there is no fire there is no smoke, so hence you cant smoke something that doesnt smoke.
Tyhanna
May 2013
#305
No, you do. Nicotine is already a regulated drug. That's been the case for decades.
pnwmom
May 2013
#307
Nothing but " hokey biased justification" for selling these products has been offered up so far.
pnwmom
May 2013
#320
It all depends on how the ban is worded. No one has objected to it in my state.
pnwmom
May 2013
#165
LOL! Allow nicotine to "leak into the environment!" OMG! What, like a nuclear reactor leak?
DevonRex
May 2013
#65
For smokers they simply have to be safer than cigarettes. As far as secondhand
DevonRex
May 2013
#73
True. But carpet doesn't have supporters claiming it will help stop smoking. n/t
pnwmom
May 2013
#255
You cannot prove that because no data has been submitted to the FDA showing that
pnwmom
May 2013
#358
yes, because you are the only person in the world whose experience matters
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2013
#173
Well...try this (thought experiment only) and let me know what ya think
The Straight Story
May 2013
#154
I don't want to breathe the Hydrogen, carbonyl sulphide, and hydrogen sulphide from it!!!
yawnmaster
May 2013
#161
There's no research out there that shows these products are helping people quit.
pnwmom
May 2013
#186
What I'm looking for are the usual safety and effectiveness studies that companies
pnwmom
May 2013
#225
I posted what their OWN attorney said in the lawsuit: these devices are inherently dangerous.
pnwmom
May 2013
#265
Yes, any adult can buy nicotine -- but the SELLING of nicotine products is FDA regulated.
pnwmom
May 2013
#318
I haven't said nicotine is "illegal" -- I've said that it is regulated. And that's a fact. n/t
pnwmom
May 2013
#327
You keep saying that. Have you ever heard of google? It took me about 5 seconds.
pnwmom
May 2013
#374
LOL. i do wonder how many people do every other thing that takes one to be healthy
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2013
#185