Vape Vendors Brace For Profit Hits From New E-Cigarette Tax
Supporters of the tax are fearful that vaping is re-normalizing smoking as socially acceptable and will eventually lead to higher smoking rates among America’s youth. Evidence that e-cigarette use is turning another generation of children into cigarette smokers is thin. The United Kingdom actually promotes the sale of e-cigarettes as a health conscious alternative to smoking.
Evidence suggests e-cigarettes are 95 percent safer than traditional cigarettes, because the majority of cancer causing chemicals are inhaled through smoke. A study found that nearly all of the 2.6 million e-cigarette users in the U.K. are former or current smokers, many using the device to quit.
