re: Why is the government suddenly going so hard after vaping?

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Big Tobacco isn’t going away without a fight.

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Phillip Morris is a major player in vaping. But they need to clear the field. The problem is no one buys these mass produced vaping products sold at gas stations, they go to their local vape shop and buy customized products locally.

Phillip Morris wants vaping to be a mass market, mass produced item like cigarettes are. The biggest threat to this model is the local mom and pop vaping store. So what they do is get politicians all riled up about vaping and propose temporary bans on vaping until "we can figure out what is going on". These temporary bans will cripple most local mom and pop vape shops. Then politicians will craft legislation on vaping to a certain set of standards that raise the barriers of entry so only mega corporations can get in on the action and afford to produce the product inspite of the red tape and regulations.

That is what its all about