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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by floro on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:36AM (#46616502)
You get downvoted because you're implying substances like methamphetamine are common in vapes (as per your linked article), which it obviously is not, and already highly illegal.

The truth is you can mix your own vape juice from just PG, VG and nicotine. Which are completely harmless to eat (except nicotine) and used in food products. A more rational discussion would be about if inhaling PG and VG is harmful to the lungs, or the additional unregulated stuff you find in flavoring of vape juice.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by willtemperley on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:11AM (#46617795)
Unfortunately the legal vape market acts as a cover for the illegal vape market. Vapes containing cannabinoids and other drugs are sold in shops.

I fully support banning these things. It's impossible to regulate effectively without.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by mordv on Friday January 16, 2026 @08:45AM (#46646275)
> Which are completely harmless to eat (except nicotine) and used in food products

Or we think so unless proven otherwise.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by willtemperley on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:26AM (#46656616)
Yep. I definitely don't want to eat antifreeze based ice cream, or smoke antifreeze either.
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