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

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After decades and decades of work to get young people to stop smoking, with great success, all that work is being undone

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OK? That’s not the fault of vaping companies. Cigarettes weren’t banned and teenage smoking declined. Kids do what they think is cool. Parents, teachers, guardians, peers, etc changed it. Not a ban

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addicted to nicotine because they’ve been told vaping is harmless because it’s just water vapor.

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I mean, arguably vaping is still way better than smoking cigarettes. Nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, weed...what’s really the difference? You can age regulate it but kids will always be kids and their will always be an underage underground market.

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the fact that kids were able to get their hands on it

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By this logic you’d be on board with a complete ban on cigarettes and alcohol as well. And clearly the complete ban on weed worked, no kids ever got their hands on that.

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being told it’s harmless is bullshite.

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I mean, it’s more just unknown. I’ve never heard of vaping being harmless, just that it didn’t contain the “bad” carcinogens found in cigarettes and doesn’t have bad smells, yellowing teeth, etc that cigs do

Instead of focusing on the dangers of buying underground THC pods (which is where the real danger lies), the media and politicians are going after Juul and the entire industry. I don’t even vape and think it’s ridiculous

Age restrictions and laws on marketing to children is as far as the government should be allowed to go. Locals can choose whatever vice taxes they want to put on it, but let people buy and smoke what they want