Vaping age
In the UK the government is looking to introduce a piece of legislation on vaping ( possibly smoking). Once the current generation reaches 15 they will not be allowed to buy vapes. Each year after that the age will go up. So next year it will be 16, year after 17 etc.
Is this a good idea or will it lead to illegal vaping? Why not just outlaw vaping, It will be less painful
Is this a good idea or will it lead to illegal vaping? Why not just outlaw vaping, It will be less painful
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Because vaping has AIUI proven value in helping smokers stop their much more harmful addiction.
IMO a huge mistake was made in the UK when vapes were de-regulated. If they had been kept medical - one chunky size in NHS plastic made availble cheaply, one flavour only - I think a lot of the harm could have been avoided while retaining all the benefits.
That would seem kind of weird, however, when the far more harmful kinds of tobacco continue to be on general sale.
It's the fact that tobacco is on sale which is weird.
Not as weird as people wanting to buy it. As addictive drugs go it's all addictive bark and no trippy bite. Like, I get why people like most drugs, even if I think their cost/benefit analysis is not great, but nicotine seems way less worth it in terms of addiction and toxicity compared to cannabis, LSD or magic mushrooms. Not, to be clear, that I've had any desire to consume either the latter of the former.
University College London published in Cancer Research. Though I picked it up from a newspaper headline from BBC website. (Newspaper front pages only available there in the mornings)
It is bought because it is delicious and has the delightful properties of both relaxing the imbiber while increasing awareness and attention.
I’ve always thought that the anti-smoker bit that pops up on this forum from time to time is funny. It’s especially amusing when it has some of that legendary British classism worked into it, very quaint.
I believe the proposed legislation refers to the sale of tobacco products, not vapes. The government has proposed a new tax on vapes.
Here’s a summary of the findings in relation to vaping :
And a comment on them:
Something seems wrong with this sentence. Sounds like anyone can buy vapes or tobacco products until they are fifteen
Shouldn't the sentence be Until this current generation is 15, they are not able to buy vapes.?
BTW, in the US most states do not allow kids under 18 buy tobacco products.
When you think about it, though, what if you are 14 when the law goes into effect. By the time you are 15, the legal age will be 16, when you are 16, the legal age will be 17 and so on.
This happened to me when Idaho changed its legal limit to drive. I turned 13 when the lalw was 14, but when I was 14 the law changed to 15 (Daylight driving only). It also happened when I got my certification as a mental health counselor. They kept changing the requirements. Took them four years to finally reach the minimum hours needed for course work. I was in that time gap.
Personally, I would rather all tobacco products be banned. But I know that will not happen in my lifetime.
They can’t now, because you have to be 18 or over to buy tobacco products. by the time they are 18 or over the new law will have come to place and it will still be illegal for them to buy tobacco products.
In NZ the previous government had planned similar legislation, but when the current coalition was elected they opted to use the tobacco tax to fund tax cuts instead.