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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by dTal on Thursday May 05, 2016 @11:09AM (#11636758)
They don't have to be "safe" - I'm sure they're not. They just have to be safer than cigarettes, which they almost certainly are. Given this it is essential to encourage people to switch. A million bucks to the government for every flavor? A transparent attempt by established players to kill a disruptive nascent industry.

Beware status quo bias.

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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by ethbro on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:12PM (#11637341)
Where "flavor" == "additive mixture that's being aerosolized and inhaled", I think some sort of FDA approval is reasonable.
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