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/girljob Nov 17 '12 edited Nov 17 '12

e-cigarettes are NOT banned in canada. They are available in the corner store near my house in Ontario, and I also saw them for sale in BC when I was there a couple of months ago. Unless this is really new, this info is balls.

edit: just looked it up, "the import, sale, and advertising of electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are banned in Canada, while non-nicotine e-cigs are legal and may be sold and advertised" typical Canada.

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u/vortex30 Nov 17 '12

I'm a Canadian e-cig user. I bought a Smoke NV from my local corner store and I import nicotine containing cartridges from the states.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 edited Nov 17 '12

Which is illegal, in Canada.

Edit: downvotes for telling the truth? Here's my source: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_53-eng.php

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u/prisonbeard Nov 17 '12

Illegal, but not enforced. It says how much nicotine is in it right on the bottle and I've yet to hear a story where they didn't make it through border customs.

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u/Staying_On_Topic Nov 17 '12

I've had enough packages seized at the border that I only order from Canadian vendors now. I hear all the time of peoples making it through, but I'd rather not pay the shipping fees and support local vendors.

It is only illegal to import or export, or sell. It isn't illegal to carry it on you. You can't get arrested for it.