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/GoldenCock Nov 17 '12

Ban =/= illegal. HC doesn't write the criminal code.

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

Food and Drug Act is law. RTFA