Potential culprits in mystery lung illnesses: Black-market vaping products

[5150sick]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/heal...5b708e-d98d-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html


Maybe if they didn't TAX the legal products to where they cost TRIPLE the price of the black market products people would actually by the legal product instead.

Even if legal products cost 20% to 50% more than black market prices people would buy it for piece of mind knowing that they have a lab certified product.

Who's going to pay $60 for something when there is a guy standing on the corner selling what seems like the same product for $20?
Now if the store is selling that product for $30 then most would buy the product from them.

Of course the state always has to be greedy.
So much so that there is a black market for literally everything.
From inspection stickers to taxi medallions.

 

[5150sick]

 

[DonBaldy]

Having another hobby that's always under fire (pun intended), I'm used to facts not mattering. Fact: None of the law/policy makers give one damn about the individuals health. They care where the dollars are going.

 

[Theboss]

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I've been wondering what the fuck is taking so long for them to come to a definitive conclusion. We all know it's not what we vape, but will the news report so aggressively that it's black market products doing the harm as they have scaring the shit out of people who don't know that "vaping is killing people"?

 

[DonBaldy]

but will the news report so aggressively that it's black market products doing the harm as they have scaring the shit out of people who don't know that "vaping is killing people"?

I wouldn't hold your breath. Just look how most mainstream media handles guns. This feels the same way. Guns evil....vape evil.

 

[DonBaldy]

Sorry. All this shit is making a bit salty.

 

[Theboss]

I wouldn't hold your breath. Just look how most mainstream media handles guns. This feels the same way. Guns evil....vape evil.

Yes sir, bang on. I've had to adhere to some of the strictest gun laws in the world here in Canada for my entire life. At least we can own them, it's just very difficult and so many storage laws etc.

 

[Theboss]

Sorry. All this shit is making a bit salty.

Can't blame you one bit

 

[DonBaldy]

Yes sir, bang on. I've had to adhere to some of the strictest gun laws in the world here in Canada for my entire life. At least we can own them, it's just very difficult and so many storage laws etc.

I'm in Texas. Not the most open, but very, very far from the most restricted.

 

[Theboss]

I'm in Texas. Not the most open, but very, very far from the most restricted.

Wasn't there a time when every Texan could carry a back up in their cowboy boot?

 

[PoppaVic]

Never did understand how Texas fell 2nd to Arizona that way.

 

[DonBaldy]

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Wasn't there a time when every Texan could carry a back up in their cowboy boot?

I'm sure there was, but it was before my time.

 

[PoppaVic]

Austin, aka MOSCOW.

 

[DonBaldy]

Austin, aka MOSCOW.

Yeah. No shit! Or as I call it New California.

 

[PoppaVic]

Well, seems like every megaplex is New California - so that sorta' fails.

 

[Rhianne]

I've been wondering what the fuck is taking so long for them to come to a definitive conclusion. We all know it's not what we vape, but will the news report so aggressively that it's black market products doing the harm as they have scaring the shit out of people who don't know that "vaping is killing people"?

There’s a few good interviews about the roles of the CDC and FDA in this debacle at Regulator Watch at YT. Really interesting, imho.


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