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San Francisco Moves To Ban E-Cigarettes Until Health Effects Known (bbc.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Officials in San Francisco have proposed a new law to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are evaluated by the U.S. government. The law appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. and seeks to curb a rising usage by young people. Critics, however, say it will make it harder for people to kick addiction. A second city law would bar making, selling or distributing tobacco on city property and is aimed at an e-cigarette firm renting on Pier 70. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its proposed guidelines, giving companies until 2021 to apply to have their e-cigarette products evaluated. A deadline had initially been set for August 2018, but the agency later said more preparation time was needed. San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera, one of the co-authors of the bill, which is yet to be approved, said reviews should have been done before they were sold. Juul, one of the most popular U.S. e-cigarette firms, rents space on Pier 70. It said in a statement: "This proposed legislation begs the question -- why would the city be comfortable with combustible cigarettes being on shelves when we know they kill more than 480,000 Americans per year?"
There's a lot of dumb people who think vaping is just a safe way to smoke, and so they are smoking indoors in public buildings, indoors at work, on a train, etc. I told one guy at work to stop inside since it could get him fired and he told me to keep it quiet because some others were already mad at him, so he goes around trying to vape secretly even though the smell is atrocious and irritating to people with asthma.
Screw up your own life but don't screw up other people's.
THERE IS NO vapor, only JUUL
lololololol I just inhaled WAY too much nitrogen containing comupoundzzzz an my nailbedzzz turnin a blue lolololool
So who knows what they actually believe.
They don't "believe" anything. They "feel".
Actually the left has been quite supportive of e-cigs and other mild drugs such as cannabis and alcohol. Obviously housing is a major issue for the left too, with solutions like rent controls and social house building being popular. Healthcare is another major issue that the left wants to socialize, you just happen to have a different supply/demand based solution.
We can work together to find solutions to these problems if you are willing to understand the other side's position. There is a lot of misinformation about there I'm afraid.
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Nice wataboutism. Yes, they shouldn't make any other laws and drop everything until they've addressed those issues.
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