First post on the board, long time lurker, this topic has got me a little unsettled and needless to say angry. Firstly I'm up in Canada, where we are scared of anything, especially a vice that isnt taxed. We share the same threats as you guys do when it comes to vaping. Suggesting that the future is stockpiling supplies so you can vape in secrecy is ludicrous. It wont fly for most current vapers and getting people to switch to vaping, would be very hard.
I'm a Mechanic, when I started at my current shop, more then 70% of the employees smoked (including me a year or so in). Aside from personnel changes(ie, smokers leaving), there is now an almost 0% cigarette consumption in the mechanic pool, due to a vaping conversion. A recent convert is chain vaping his ego like there is no tomorrow. As of last thursday he hasnt touched a cigarette. I think he's doing great, but if he lose's the ability to simply buy what he wants and vape it, I garauntee he'll be back to hacking up a lung from his cigarettes(especially in his early days).
Cigarettes legal everywhere, and marijauna burgeoning as a legal product, something isnt right. We all know this comes down to money and who isnt getting any. As a result I can't help but think the future isnt as bleak as being projected within this topic, BUT as many posters have said it will require active support(not that im an example of that, yet).