The Alberta Legislature was quietly given notice of Bill 208, the Vaping Reduction Act, in early April, and MLA Chelsae Petrovic is expected to speak publicly about the contents.
Chelsae go find some other issue that is more important than your personal dislike of e'cigarettes the survey results on vaping overwhelmingly show that vaping is beneficial in aiding people to quit smoking, perhaps you prefer the tobacco industry over vaping!
How about do some research and find out they are worse than cigarettes, and they have a "new" lung disease now from the vapes. You can go by a random survey or actual medical data. Which one do you think is better?.
Short term gain for long term pain! Vaping is far more deadly than smoking. How many of those who used vaping as a modality to quit smoking became addicted to vaping? Unadulterated nicotine, on the other hand, is developing creditability as both an analgesic and a benefit in treating neurological conditions. A misleading, superficial article not worthy of independent news media
I believe that nicotine is not horrible. What is horrible is all the toxins that are added to cigarettes. Vaping is not great either but definitely not as bad as cigarettes. Even our food is filled with toxins. Wouldnt it be great if our govt could ensure that what people put in their bodies is clean and simple?? Instead of increasing the costs so they make more money and Canadians get sick.
Do you realize how foolish you look, calling out anyone who you disagree with and telling them to use your sources that support your views to research?
Do you really think anyone with any degree of intelligence will take you seriously.? What are you 16?
I’m 68 and sick to death of governments telling us, like schoolchildren, what’s good or bad for us. What we should or should not be. How we should dress our kids for the day. FFS This is about taxes and nothing more. I could give a shit about the Feds and their filthy hands in our pockets and our minds. We aren’t in Nazi Germany. I don’t give a fiddlers fuck about your opinion either.
What kind of "health professional " would put forward a bill to stop a product that has helped so many Canadians stop smoking toxic cigarettes!! Was she also behind making vape products so expensive that it is almost the same price as cigarettes?? The Alberta govt has done nothin to cut food prices, cut gas prices, and have increased the cost of vaping. Not what I want from government!
You are the Bobble head. Take some time to research the topic before commenting and showing your ignorance. You will find that vaping is far more deadly than cigarettes and it has caused a new lung disease. Obviously, you're not a "health professional" either. Sheesh, some people can't do anything except complain about what they don't know.
You are the one who needs to do some research. Instead of looking at the news headlines from 10 years ago, look at what came out after that. There are lots of reports about why some people got bubble long.
The UCP is already complaining that nicotine pouches, due to Health Canada (Holland) banning them to be sold in pharmacies only. Complaining about the black market on oral nicotine pouches, and wanting to see them sold in c-stores. The UK has imposed a ban on disposables. The result is a surging black market. The quickest way to surge up illicit supply and demand is through unreasonable bans. If the reason is due to environmental concerns, perhaps increase recycling areas, and urge shops to offer recycling points. Youth vaping is down across Canada. Youth smoking is at all time lows. For many newbie switchers, a disposable vape is a cost-effective way to try vaping as a quit method. Before committing to buy a rechargeable setup. Seems they miss the cigarette sales a little too much. Heaven forbid, vaping is helping people quit smoking.
Exactly! You can be sure the cigarette lobbyists are pushing to make vaping bad because cigarettes are losing money! It is all about the money! Lobbyists will grease a few palms if necessary!
SINGLE USE vape pens, not all vapes. I'd bet more teens use the single use pens than long term smokers who are trying to quit. those who need to quit are gonna by a refillable.
People by the thousands who have not never smoked before are taking up vaping because they believe it is harmless. Now we have perhaps a million+ people who have never smoked, now addicted to vaping. Banning the vape, or e-cigarette, does not in anyway suggest cigarette smoking is an alternative to vaping.
Vaping is far worse than cigarettes and is responsible for a new lung disease and some have already died from it. Thank you for what you are doing. Many are still very ignorant of this, sadly, and complain when someone is trying to save lives. So many uneducated people.
So I thought banning things that provide a positive outcome like smoking cessation was a liberal/ndp thing! How about doing something useful like declaring our independence from the undemocratically appointed tyrannical federal government we are being forced to live with?
SINGLE USE vape pens are the target, not all vaping devices. Single use electronics are beyond wasteful. Who's going to quit smoking with 1 disposable vape pen? Buy a refillable.
Shouldn't it be up to you what you buy? Just tired of being told EVERYTHING!! Not a child!! Not up to government to treat us as such! Big difference between serve and control!
Banning something has never worked yet, same as taxing the shit out of cigs.People just go underground
It took me 50+ years to finally see the light and quit that destructive habit of chain smoking tobacco and i was not about to replace one addiction with another. 6 years smoke free cold turkey.
How about the chemicals that are sprayed in our skies daily - at times 50+ a day. Aluminum particles are worse than any cigarette or vape. Who pays for the fuel to do this? We taxpayers. Whistleblowers have said they get paid more than any other pilot to spray this shit. It’s to keep us unwell, cause Alzheimer’s, and a number of autoimmune diseases. 🤮 The entire world is complaining about this. France, Italy, Norway, UK ………..everywhere!
Note the legislation specifies SINGLE USE vape pens as the target, specified in the first sentence of the article. We cant have a plastic straw, which can be reused multiple times, and people are ok with that... but people seriously want to defend a SINGLE USE ELECTRONIC DEVICE for smoking chemically infused tobacco? Refillable vapes exist and are easily available. From the sound of it, the legislation doesn't seem to be banning vaping altogether, just the single use product. It's not denying smokers access to vapes. So before you go getting all hysterical about the bill, maybe wait and see what the goal actually is. A bill outright banning vaping is highly unlikely and would be useless anyway in the days of online ordering.
Chelsae go find some other issue that is more important than your personal dislike of e'cigarettes the survey results on vaping overwhelmingly show that vaping is beneficial in aiding people to quit smoking, perhaps you prefer the tobacco industry over vaping!
Robin the Rebel
How about do some research and find out they are worse than cigarettes, and they have a "new" lung disease now from the vapes. You can go by a random survey or actual medical data. Which one do you think is better?.
Bullshit! You watching main stream news? 🤣
Wow, that comment has "educated truth seeker and researcher" all over it.
That’s right, it does. You’ll see.
See what? Someone rambling on about nothing?
I'm already seeing it when you comment.
Perhaps the cigarette lobbyists found someone who will say "vaping bad" "smoking better"! All about the money!!
Short term gain for long term pain! Vaping is far more deadly than smoking. How many of those who used vaping as a modality to quit smoking became addicted to vaping? Unadulterated nicotine, on the other hand, is developing creditability as both an analgesic and a benefit in treating neurological conditions. A misleading, superficial article not worthy of independent news media
I believe that nicotine is not horrible. What is horrible is all the toxins that are added to cigarettes. Vaping is not great either but definitely not as bad as cigarettes. Even our food is filled with toxins. Wouldnt it be great if our govt could ensure that what people put in their bodies is clean and simple?? Instead of increasing the costs so they make more money and Canadians get sick.
What fools you are. Try researching on the right platform rather than main stream news (lies)
Do you realize how foolish you look, calling out anyone who you disagree with and telling them to use your sources that support your views to research?
Do you really think anyone with any degree of intelligence will take you seriously.? What are you 16?
I’m 68 and sick to death of governments telling us, like schoolchildren, what’s good or bad for us. What we should or should not be. How we should dress our kids for the day. FFS This is about taxes and nothing more. I could give a shit about the Feds and their filthy hands in our pockets and our minds. We aren’t in Nazi Germany. I don’t give a fiddlers fuck about your opinion either.
Petrovic is a Bobble head! Not a RN!
What kind of "health professional " would put forward a bill to stop a product that has helped so many Canadians stop smoking toxic cigarettes!! Was she also behind making vape products so expensive that it is almost the same price as cigarettes?? The Alberta govt has done nothin to cut food prices, cut gas prices, and have increased the cost of vaping. Not what I want from government!
You are the Bobble head. Take some time to research the topic before commenting and showing your ignorance. You will find that vaping is far more deadly than cigarettes and it has caused a new lung disease. Obviously, you're not a "health professional" either. Sheesh, some people can't do anything except complain about what they don't know.
You are the one who needs to do some research. Instead of looking at the news headlines from 10 years ago, look at what came out after that. There are lots of reports about why some people got bubble long.
WHILE YOU ARE AT IT BAN GLYPHOSATE, BAN GEOENGINEERING/CHEMTRAILS & BAN ALL MRNA TECHNOLOGY!
Yes please!!!
The UCP is already complaining that nicotine pouches, due to Health Canada (Holland) banning them to be sold in pharmacies only. Complaining about the black market on oral nicotine pouches, and wanting to see them sold in c-stores. The UK has imposed a ban on disposables. The result is a surging black market. The quickest way to surge up illicit supply and demand is through unreasonable bans. If the reason is due to environmental concerns, perhaps increase recycling areas, and urge shops to offer recycling points. Youth vaping is down across Canada. Youth smoking is at all time lows. For many newbie switchers, a disposable vape is a cost-effective way to try vaping as a quit method. Before committing to buy a rechargeable setup. Seems they miss the cigarette sales a little too much. Heaven forbid, vaping is helping people quit smoking.
Why ban vaping and other products, but not cigarettes?Cigarette companies still have lots of leverage.
Exactly! You can be sure the cigarette lobbyists are pushing to make vaping bad because cigarettes are losing money! It is all about the money! Lobbyists will grease a few palms if necessary!
SINGLE USE vape pens, not all vapes. I'd bet more teens use the single use pens than long term smokers who are trying to quit. those who need to quit are gonna by a refillable.
I agree that vaping should be banned it is highly addictive and highly toxic to ones health. I STAND WITH DANIELLE SMITH & THE UCP!
And……..cigarettes? What’s your take on them? 🤪😂
People by the thousands who have not never smoked before are taking up vaping because they believe it is harmless. Now we have perhaps a million+ people who have never smoked, now addicted to vaping. Banning the vape, or e-cigarette, does not in anyway suggest cigarette smoking is an alternative to vaping.
Is it an either or choice? How about the will power to not inhale chemicals, have you considered that?
I like it, tapes are just tested as fluid but not if it is evaporated with heat. To me, it's healthier to use Tobacco... I actually quit 12 years ago!
Vaping is far worse than cigarettes and is responsible for a new lung disease and some have already died from it. Thank you for what you are doing. Many are still very ignorant of this, sadly, and complain when someone is trying to save lives. So many uneducated people.
Stop watching the news on tv!!!
So I thought banning things that provide a positive outcome like smoking cessation was a liberal/ndp thing! How about doing something useful like declaring our independence from the undemocratically appointed tyrannical federal government we are being forced to live with?
Just saying...
SINGLE USE vape pens are the target, not all vaping devices. Single use electronics are beyond wasteful. Who's going to quit smoking with 1 disposable vape pen? Buy a refillable.
Shouldn't it be up to you what you buy? Just tired of being told EVERYTHING!! Not a child!! Not up to government to treat us as such! Big difference between serve and control!
Banning something has never worked yet, same as taxing the shit out of cigs.People just go underground
It took me 50+ years to finally see the light and quit that destructive habit of chain smoking tobacco and i was not about to replace one addiction with another. 6 years smoke free cold turkey.
It ain't hard, it just requires some backbone.
Please ban kid penis chopping instead
Smoking is bad, but banning smoke is lame and gay, and if you think it’s a good idea, your mother has a dick
How about the chemicals that are sprayed in our skies daily - at times 50+ a day. Aluminum particles are worse than any cigarette or vape. Who pays for the fuel to do this? We taxpayers. Whistleblowers have said they get paid more than any other pilot to spray this shit. It’s to keep us unwell, cause Alzheimer’s, and a number of autoimmune diseases. 🤮 The entire world is complaining about this. France, Italy, Norway, UK ………..everywhere!
Note the legislation specifies SINGLE USE vape pens as the target, specified in the first sentence of the article. We cant have a plastic straw, which can be reused multiple times, and people are ok with that... but people seriously want to defend a SINGLE USE ELECTRONIC DEVICE for smoking chemically infused tobacco? Refillable vapes exist and are easily available. From the sound of it, the legislation doesn't seem to be banning vaping altogether, just the single use product. It's not denying smokers access to vapes. So before you go getting all hysterical about the bill, maybe wait and see what the goal actually is. A bill outright banning vaping is highly unlikely and would be useless anyway in the days of online ordering.
I'm sickened everytime I step out of my car to the smell of skunk, only to realize its from 1 or more vapers, worse in the summer.