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I'll never understand why adults partaking in a particular vice can't enjoy different flavours (unless the vice is alcohol).

I'm sure loosening restrictions is all part of the Make America Healthy Again plan, right?
Let me preface by saying that I'm not a fan of the evolution of e-cigs since they ended up being more of an entry point than a transition out of nicotine. Probably half of my friends started by vaping and moved to cigarettes.

That said, tons of other vapes are allowed on the market, so why should Juul specifically be banned?

Bizarre that we even have an FDA.

Tobacco products are insanely harmful.

Alcohol kills hundreds of thousands a year in the US.

But heaven forbid you flavor your nicotine.

What is the actual criteria for FDA approval?

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Targeting kids and teens with addictive substances (actually targeting anyone with addictive substances) is normalized evil. Also, addictive experiences (shorts...). Normally I lean libertarian but there has to be some allowance/mechanism for defending people from predatory corporations. Vaping was absolutely a huge problem in schools; legally "intentional" or not it was somehow getting picked up by kids.
In some objective analysis I wouldn't be surprised if drinking a bottle of Coke daily is worse than vaping once daily, even for teens.
Watch the documentary on Netflix, it is wild to see people start with noble intentions and then little by little, money absolutely corrupts everyone at Juul. Sick, sad and they make up so many excuses to try and project that they have some moral character. They aren't really trying to convince us of that, they are trying to convince themselves of it.
My neighbor has two kids.

One kid has asthma and uses an albuterol inhaler. The inhaler requires a doctor's prescription and is expensive.

The other kid vapes e-cigarettes. Vaping solution is cheaper and readily available.

Perhaps albuterol is a dangerous, addictive substance?????