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Or, as many are bound to do, they could go back to smoking
because this will be the inevitable effect of such a rash policy
decision.
The American Vaping Association is clear about what will happen, saying
that a ban “will remove life-changing options from the market that have
been used by several million American adults to quit smoking.”
AVA President Gregory Conley said: “We understand why Sen.
Sweeney, as well as the governor, are concerned about youth
usage. No youth should vape but to keep deadly cigarettes legal
on the market while removing harm reduction products simply
doesn’t make sense.
“Just getting rid of these products is going to do nothing to
combat the black market-contaminated THC products that are
causing lung illnesses and will actually just open up a brand new
potentially multi-million-dollar black market.”
Mr Conley cautioned against rushing to legislate against legal
vape products adding: “We know that over 2.5 million ex-smokers
have been created in America because of vaping, and we shouldn’t
overreact to illnesses and deaths that are clearly being caused by
contaminated THC cartridges sold by drug dealers.
To keep deadly cigarettes
legal on the market while
removing harm reduction
products simply doesn’t
make sense.
“Smokers smoke for the nicotine but they die from the tar, and we
need to give them options — smarter options — but we also need
to do more work to keep these out of the hands of youth.”
So while a black market economy will only serve to put more
dangerous products on the streets, law-abiding vape businesses
will be forced to shut down and the New Jersey vaping community
is left wondering just how any of this is even slightly helpful.
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