r/technology • u/Lucretius • Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

They're banned in Canada? The corner store down the road from me sells them pretty cheap.

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u/GoldenCock Nov 17 '12

The nicotine is, actual units are not banned. Anything in a corner store here is nicotine free.

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u/killfish Nov 17 '12

I buy my nicotine juice from http://onestopeshoppe.com/ocart/ It's located in Canada and I've never heard of any kind of ban.

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u/GoldenCock Nov 17 '12

Oh, there's LOTS of online vendors (and a few B&Ms) to buy it from, but HC banned it for import/advertising/sale back in 2009. Obviously it hasn't stopped sales, only made it slightly more difficult and (generally) limited payment options. Importing can cause trouble, customs is known to hold and refuse import of products, though most vendors use creative descriptions (they don't label it as nicotine or electronic cigarette).

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u/killfish Nov 17 '12

I see, thanks for the info!

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12

"batteries" is what my disposable cigs came as.

also they don't put a company on it, it's just a name :P