tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post8045449724369811962..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Michael Kitt on the e-cigaretteChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-63250865697496403292010-07-13T11:23:40.469+01:002010-07-13T11:23:40.469+01:00I heard that there is now an indefinite ban or res...I heard that there is now an indefinite ban or restriction about these <a href="http://www.e-cig.com" rel="nofollow">e cigarettes</a>. A lot of people see that there are no other alternative better than these. And are terrified that they will be forced back into "analogue" cigarettes. Its so difficult when you are dealing with big people with powerful people everywhere. I am rooting for the e cigarette companies. They have made a product that gave hope to many smokers i know and has the potential to deliver a fatal blow to the pollution causing tobacco industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-1561852973306908852009-11-04T18:54:56.381+00:002009-11-04T18:54:56.381+00:00Yes, it is still 'under the radar'. Funnil...Yes, it is still 'under the radar'. Funnily enough, I was at a course yesterday, and one of the lecturers 'smoked' an e-cig during the breaks. There were several smokers there, and I was the only one who had ever even heard of such a thing. It seems to be the sole property of the internet at present, and those who read forums and blogs about smoking bans. That means that the e-cig is most likely an unknown quantity among the majority of MPs and anti smoking journalists and even some 'smoke free' propagandists.<br /><br />What I am about to say may be doom and gloom, but is the e-cig not the new 'safe cigarette'? As was pointed out in detail in your book Chris, the forerunner in the 1970s was prevented, and all research destroyed.<br /><br />Changes in global marketing and e-commerce have now made this technologically advanced 'safe cigarette' available. I believe however that it's days are numbered. The anti smoking forces would never allow something remotely like a real cigarette to deliver nicotine to a welcoming recipient. I will go further and say that they will eventually want to make a nicotine a controlled drug.timbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985165416240833253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-40953597712470113962009-11-04T10:50:45.583+00:002009-11-04T10:50:45.583+00:00A slightly disappointing interview. I critizied t...A slightly disappointing interview. I critizied the idea of donating to CRUK on the ECF site. <br /><br />It would give the impression that PV (e-cig) sellers buy into all the anti-propoganda and denormaliozation of people who smoke that Outraged English woman notes. You did give him a copy of your book?<br /><br />I was suprised by the comment <i>"There’s no real regulation about any warnings that need to be given and, at the end of the day, nicotine is a poison."</i> as there are regulations and Trading Standards do enforce them. Both TW (Totally Wicked) and Intellicig use child proof bottles as well as proper hazzard labelling.<br /><br />It is a shame that some in the e-cig industry buy in to all the anti-propogada, allowing the TC movement to again dictate the debate. <br /><br />It seems, although ASH(UK) appear to give some support to e-cigs, they are still very pro NRT. ASH(UK) highly recommend Champix with all its reported problems. AVH doesn's scan very well and there appears little of concern (AFIK) with SHV!<br /><br />The PV can stand on its own merits. Not as NRT or as an Alternative to Cigs but as a vaping exeprience that, it seems from the limited evidence so far, is safe. It is safe both for the user and the bystander. Many antis state that they do not mind people smoking as long as it does not affect them. This is the case with PVs, so why are they butting in?<br /><br />Even though Vaping and Smoking have nicotine and some behaviours in common, they are in other ways very different. Maybe like a beer drinker and a coffee drinker, both being beverages? <br />----westcoast2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13832425628846431149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-51110059339441442092009-11-04T08:28:26.355+00:002009-11-04T08:28:26.355+00:00The opposition to the e-cigarette comes from sever...The opposition to the e-cigarette comes from several sources. The like mindedness of the people involved makes it look as if they are all in it together, but it may be just coincidence.<br />1. Governments cannot yet think of a way to tax it, so they don't like it.<br />2. It doesn't make money for the pharmaceutical industry so they don't like it.<br />3. It looks too much like an actual cigarette so the loony antis don't like it.<br /><br />Calling all smokers, if you start using this product be aware that you are, in effect, giving in to the anti smoker fanatics. Once a large number of people start to use it it will be taxed, regulated and then, probably banned. The anti-smoking movement has nothing to do with health and everything to do with control and raking in the money. <br /><br />Outraged EnglishwomanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-58337600867555634562009-11-03T10:55:24.259+00:002009-11-03T10:55:24.259+00:00Thanks for publishing that interview.. .. .. a rea...Thanks for publishing that interview.. .. .. a really interesting read. Cheers.manwiddicombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499331812704446499noreply@blogger.com