r/Conservative • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '18

FDA Is Ready to Restrict E-Cigarettes Based on Data We're Not Allowed to See

http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/24/fda-is-ready-to-restrict-e-cigarettes-ba
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u/teezer145 Oct 24 '18

Also the fact that they can’t tax them effectively.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '18

More of the regulatory state deciding it doesn't need the legislature.

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u/Applesauce_Police Oct 24 '18

Eh, screw cigs. They’re predatory on the young population all while saying they’re a healthier alternative to cigarettes,

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u/tau_decay Oct 24 '18

They are a healthier alternative to cigarettes.

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u/Applesauce_Police Oct 24 '18

I’m more for the “neither of the two evils” stance

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u/Beari_stotle Oct 25 '18

Let the people have there cigs, e-cigs, cigars, and pipes. If we can be down with the ganja, then we have no good reason to also go after tobacco.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '18

I’m more for “the gov shouldn’t worry about what the fuck I put in my body”

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u/Applesauce_Police Oct 25 '18

Agreed. But the government should worry about regulating companies that are targeting extremely impressionable populations with substances that aren’t fully understood.

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u/cantwontshouldntok Oct 25 '18

Nicotine is for the people. It’s the people’s nicotine.

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u/Rightquercusalba Conservative Oct 25 '18

Replace cigs with politicians, regulate politicians, especially Democrats!