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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The LGA has called for a total ban on disposable vapes by 2024, arguing that they have gone beyond their original intention of helping adults to quit smoking, though the group says refillable products should remain on the market.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has also called for a total ban on disposable vapes, warning that they “are not a risk-free product and can be just as addictive, if not more so than traditional cigarettes”.

So, whether disposable vapes should be banned or not, these seem like odd arguments to use for a ban that specifically targets disposables. These are arguments against both reusables and disposables, not specifically disposables.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I bet the logic is that the kids they’re trying to protect are rarely able to splash on a high end vaping product and then keep it secretly from their parents long enough to justify the purchase.

But disposable vapes are perfect for the teenage grey market, finish it and throw it away and parents need never know.