Tobacco Ban to Include Electronic cigarettes

A ban on tobacco products that will go into effect in June of this year also includes the nicotine delivery system used in Electronic cigarettes. The new bans already in place have wreaked havoc on business owners all over the UK. The inclusion of the nicotine delivery system used in the Electronic cigarette in this latest ban aims to take away another choice for consumers.

While the electronic cigarette increases in popularity among consumers, other segments are not at all pleased with the product. The regulators are seeking to restrict the use of the product and exercise greater control over who can get an electronic cigarette and who cannot. The device delivers nicotine to consumers and according to the regulators it should be classified as a medicine and regulated heavily. In June all products containing nicotine whether it is used as a medicine or recreationally in products such as the electronic cigarette will be banned completely. Tobacco products will not be banned under the new regulation. It begs the question, why are electronic cigarettes being targeted?

The Electronic cigarette has provided many consumers with the ability to quell their nicotine cravings without using dangerous tobacco products. The benefits of the device far outweigh the concerns brought up by the new regulation. Users of the electronic cigarette have found a way to smoke in public, satisfy cravings and improve their health because of the product. To take that choice away from consumers is a blatant attempt to get rid of a product that threatens the tobacco industry and other nicotine delivery methods.

Regulators have an opportunity to help thousands of smokers get the help that they need when trying to give up tobacco cigarettes. Instead, regulators have taken the opportunity and threw away the health concerns of the public in favour of showing favouritism to some industries.

When the proposed regulation goes into effect, smokers will only have one choice in the method that they get their nicotine and that is dangerous tobacco cigarettes. While regulators claim to be working with the best interest of the public in mind, the latest ban seems to fly in the face of that claim. Allowing dangerous tobacco products to go unregulated while banning a device that has no record of causing harm to anyone is incomprehensible.

Electronic cigarettes look and feels just like a traditional cigarette, but there is no flame, ignition or dangerous smoke involved. The device delivers a hit of nicotine for users through an atomizer that also produces a harmless vapour. Users can get their nicotine while using a device that closely resembles a cigarette. For many users, electronic cigarettes have been the one device that helped deal with the deep psychological addiction to smoking. Nicotine is an essential ingredient in stopping the use of tobacco cigarettes, but the physical act of smoking also has an incredible hold on smokers. The electronic cigarette handles both of these addictions.

Banning electronic cigarettes is not only a blow to the Electronic cigarette industry but it is also an irresponsible act that could harm many consumers who have successfully made the switch. These users are improving their health with the electronic device and should be allowed to continue.