07 Oct 19
@deepthought saidTHC, i.e. tetrahydrocannabinol.
Which narcotics?
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/vaping-illness-update-fda-warns-public-stop-using-tetrahydrocannabinol-thc-containing-vaping
07 Oct 19
@deepthought saidI do take that as a given, and I don't recall indicating any belief to the contrary. I'm advocating strict government regulation of the vaping industry, which is something that can be effected independently of whatever "research" the vaping industry may put forth that "proves" vaping is safe.
I'd be a bit wary of that. The tobacco industry has a long history of spreading misinformation about the health effects of tobacco. There is no reason to believe that the vaping industry will behave any differently.
Honestly I doubt vaping is safe, which is why I think it reasonable to regulate vaping like smoking. However, I most strenuously protest any calls for banning vaping.
07 Oct 19
@wolfgang59 saidMeanwhile there is no end to the "experiments" being run on unsuspecting consumers of countless foods and beverages. Microplastics from tea bags, fer chrissake!
Just to be clear; I agree with a lot of what you are saying with the proviso that
once vaping is fully investigated it be legal but with appropriate health warnings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49845940
Triclosan in toothpaste. Aspartame. Artificial colorings in everything. All these things get a free pass, at least in the US. They collectively may contribute to the premature deaths of thousands or millions over the span of decades, but we just don't know.
Vaping may be harmful, but no one has to vape unless they choose to. Yet it's a practical impossibility for most consumers to avoid all the questionable chemicals that get put into foods, or spayed on them, just to make them "look nice."
