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yeoman6987

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3. This is crazy

Reply to brett_jv (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 02:57 PM

Dec 2013

You cannot sneak a real cigarette inside because it will definitely smell everywhere, but an e-cigarette can EASILY be smoked in doors without anyone knowing. People are definitely going to continue to smoke inside but will do so inconspicuously.

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NYC expands smoking ban to include e-cigarettes [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 OP

Weak sauce ... brett_jv Dec 2013 #1

This is crazy yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #3

Anti-smoking zealotry trumps science and evidence. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #2

What about respecting other people's airspace and not forcing fumes there? nt alp227 Dec 2013 #7

What fumes? Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2013 #8

If it's not smoke, it's perfectly harmless. onehandle Dec 2013 #14

Have you ever been offended by e-fumes? LiberalAndProud Dec 2013 #15

So fucking stupid & neo-puritanical JackRiddler Dec 2013 #4

Why didn't they ban chewing nicotine gum in public, too? frazzled Dec 2013 #5

I have friends that smoke the e-cig Go Vols Dec 2013 #6

E-cigarettes threatens the taxes cities take in from tobacco. former9thward Dec 2013 #9

I do not smoke... Helen Borg Dec 2013 #10

None. bitchkitty Dec 2013 #11

E-cig manufacturing CEOs say none. onehandle Dec 2013 #13

It's not a ban. It just rolls them into the same place restrictions as regular cigarettes. onehandle Dec 2013 #12