Statement from specialists in nicotine science and public health policy.

Steam Powered · Sep 14, 2014

May 26 2014 -World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland- A strong endorsement for vaping by some highly educated doctors, professors and specialists from around the world starting in paragraph 6...... http://nicotinepolicy.net/documents/letters/MargaretChan.pdf
My favorite quote about E-cigs is in part 9:
9. "WHO (World Health Organization) and national governments should take a dispassionate view of scientific arguments, and not accept or promote flawed media or activist misinterpretations of data."

BigNasty · Sep 14, 2014

I agree with that statement..

I am a vaper I endorse this message.

Steam Powered · Sep 14, 2014

Another thing that impressed me was the amount of signatories at the bottom of the statement from all over the globe and their credentials.
All highly educated people from many different cultures that only seek to improve human health.

Midniteoyl · Sep 14, 2014

Good find, SP.. Thanks

Steam Powered · Sep 14, 2014

My pleasure Midnite. It's been out for about 6 months so it may be old news to some on here that stay on top of things better than I but I still wanted to post it just in case.

BigNasty · Sep 14, 2014

Steam Powered said:
My pleasure Midnite. It's been out for about 6 months so it may be old news to some on here that stay on top of things better than I but I still wanted to post it just in case.

Not that it is old the bobble heads deeming taxation/reg on us are not getting pockets linned by them so they do not give a FUCK.

Steam Powered · Sep 15, 2014

Exactly BN....no hidden agenda, they simply told the facts.... fucks given -0

MrScaryZ · Sep 15, 2014

Did everyone know that Nicotine is in most fruits and vegetables? haha if not look it up hahaha just some insight

Steam Powered · Sep 15, 2014

i didn't know that Mrscaryz but it might explain why I heard about somebody smoking dried banana peels.

MrScaryZ · Sep 15, 2014

Steam Powered said:
i didn't know that Mrscaryz but it might explain why I heard about somebody smoking dried banana peels.

You know I researched that once but forgot how it could get you any kind of high hahaha

Saddletramp1200 · Sep 17, 2014

My Doctor said be careful with 100% Nic, & vape your ass off. Your lungs have recovered from years of abuse. I'm hangin' at about 24%. Just right for me. R.J. Reynolds is trying to screw us again. Keep an eye on those bums.

MoFo · Sep 19, 2014

The sad thing is that the logic and truth of this statement won't make it past US customs. Our policies, as of late, are rarely founded on either...

Liu · Sep 24, 2014

Saddletramp1200 said:
My Doctor said be careful with 100% Nic, & vape your ass off. Your lungs have recovered from years of abuse. I'm hangin' at about 24%. Just right for me. R.J. Reynolds is trying to screw us again. Keep an eye on those bums.

100% Nicotine, or 1000mg/ml, would look like a thick, brown/black syrup. We're pretty unlikely to even encounter it anywhere at any time as consumers. But yeah, it would be a very fast-acting toxin either ingested or through skin contact.

100mg/ml is about the most concentrated you find it anywhere, and it's plenty strong enough for mixing DIY or commercial juice.

Jimi · Sep 24, 2014

cool info, thankx!!!

Roger Schaeffer · Sep 24, 2014

Liu said:
100% Nicotine, or 1000mg/ml, would look like a thick, brown/black syrup. We're pretty unlikely to even encounter it anywhere at any time as consumers. But yeah, it would be a very fast-acting toxin either ingested or through skin contact.

100mg/ml is about the most concentrated you find it anywhere, and it's plenty strong enough for mixing DIY or commercial juice.

Sorry 100% nic solution is thinner then PG I know I have used it It is slightly yellow or clear depending on the purity 98% pure to 99.5% pure. The 98% is good for tobacco flavor juice. But I now use 100mg/ ml for safety

Liu · Sep 25, 2014

Roger Schaeffer said:
Sorry 100% nic solution is thinner then PG I know I have used it It is slightly yellow or clear depending on the purity 98% pure to 99.5% pure. The 98% is good for tobacco flavor juice. But I now use 100mg/ ml for safety

You're right, I was remembering distilled nicotine sulphate, I think.

Either way, don't lick it. ;>

Warhawk-AVG · Sep 25, 2014

MrScaryZ said:
Did everyone know that Nicotine is in most fruits and vegetables? haha if not look it up hahaha just some insight

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199308053290619
Table 1

The regulation of vaping is and NEVER will be based upon science or facts...it's all about the money

Saddletramp1200 · Sep 28, 2014

I loved to smoke, I like Vaping better. I still do both. Our country is slowly figuring out what the rest of the world already knows. R.J Reynolds. Kiss my ass. (if you brush your teeth first),

VaperJay · Sep 29, 2014

I'm glad they are finally recognizing vaping as the healthier alternative to traditional tobacco. Thanks for the good info @Steam Powered!

BigNasty · Sep 29, 2014

@VaperJay IT is awesome but to have the media twist it or have some talking troll doll like Dr. Manny demonize them.

m3rma1d · Sep 29, 2014

Good stuffs!

Demoniacal · Sep 30, 2014

I especially like part 7:
"It is inappropriate to apply legislation designed to protect bystanders or workers from
tobacco smoke to vapour products. There is no evidence at present of material risk to
health from vapour emitted from e-cigarettes. Decisions on whether it is permitted or
banned in a particular space should rest with the owners or operators of public spaces,
who can take a wide range of factors into account. Article 8 of the FCTC (Protection from
exposure to tobacco smoke) should not be applied to these products at this time."

My boss is cool enough to realize this and allows me to vape at work, as long as I'm not in front of customers, which to me just makes sense anyways.

JPop · Oct 6, 2014

Parts 7&9 FTW! Now... if our legislators could stop thinking of the children... OH, THE CHILDREN! The humanity of it all. Little Jimmy and little Jamie are being exposed to a horrible, awful, no good, smoke like substance that might make smoking seem cool, yes, then they'll grab the nearest pack of cigarettes, steal a lighter from a convenience store, Yes!.. believe you me they will! Now, they're not only smokers, they're criminals. And YOU! could have avoided it by using Big Pharma's guaranteed to work 100% of the time (for that 2.24 percent of individuals who don't go back to smoking) nicotine replacement products approved by the FDA. Yes, boys and girls the FDA, keeping you safe, and healthy, and... OH don't worry about it, guzzle that Acetaminophen, 4 grams a day keeps the doctor close at hand, jaundice, what jaundice? Your eyes look healthy, a beautiful golden yellow glow about them.... I'm done now. I don't know what happened here...

Carol Boyd · Oct 18, 2014

good info. thankz

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