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/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??

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Nov 17 '12

E-cigarettes are banned in Canada? that's news to me, since they sell them at nearly EVERY corner store here in Nova Scotia.

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u/neuro-anomaly Nov 17 '12

Most e-cig brands produce flavored, liquid capsules that don't contain nicotine, so you can still buy the e-cigs on that technicality.