LETTER FROM THE
It is just fi ve months since the last Vaper Expo UK
and the landscape has changed almost beyond
recognition since then.
What is happening in America right now is beyond
belief. The vape industry is being punished
for something which is not its fault. Politicians
are falling over each other to be the fi rst to ban
everything with the word “vape” in it, and are aided
and abetted by a mainstream media eager to paint vaping in the worst
possible light.
I have even heard politicians refer to the spate of deaths and illnesses
which has swept the US recently as VAPI - Vaping Associated Pulmonary
Injury - which is about as misleading as it is possible to get.
People throughout the USA are literally being scared into giving up vaping
and businesses face a bleak and uncertain future.
If the ultimate aim is to drive people back to smoking or to buying untested
bootleg products then it is already working. If it is to stop people getting
sick and dying then it is doomed from the start.
I think this will be a hot topic of debate during this Vaper Expo and quite
rightly so.
We are so lucky in Europe to have a regulatory framework which has
allowed the industry to flourish and get smokers off cigarettes.
We must all support our friends and colleagues in the USA and to stop the
madness which has taken hold there from spreading around the world.
We have dealt with opposition and ignorance before and we can deal with
it again. Let’s all have a great Expo and get fully immersed in everything
that these three days have to offer. Events like this can show the world the
great good that a community like ours is doing.
Remember together we are strong. #TogetherWeAreVape.
Thank you for your continued support
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