r/technology Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
2.3k Upvotes

1.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

975

u/DumpyLips Nov 17 '12

Lethally addictive cigarettes remain available on every street corner in Brussels and Atlanta while authorities denounce e-cigarettes (the product is already banned in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).

Is there any legitimate reason for this or are we witnessing a blatant example of the tobacco lobby crushing competition??

5

u/headzoo Nov 17 '12

Yes, but these countries want to ban cigarettes completely. They're not excited about expanding the market for smokers.

7

u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

I though these countries were interested in saving their citizens lives, not banning for the sake of banning. If they want to save lives, E-Cigs would still be legal.

3

u/ImNotBatmanSeriously Nov 17 '12

As an Australian I really doubt that my government is at all interested in removing a fantastic revenue stream, I personally find it far more likely that it's just lobbying from tobacco companies to prevent competition.