Worth reading this weekend (March 4th 2016)

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When I started vaping I remember thinking that this will be the innovation of the century and that public health, anti smoking organisations, cancer societies and everyone who have spent decades fighting the deadly cigarettes would be overjoyed by this new products. I thought governments would be thrilled by this, finally being able to see one of the most expensive posts in their health budgets shrink. Now how wrong was I? I soon discovered the reason I was so wrong ... and that was also one of the reasons I started this blog: It was never about health! During this week it became even more evident. Here's some good reading on the subject: Dick Puddlecote, as always, have a couple of interesting and quite amusing considerations: Vapid Anti-Vapers; Vapid Government; Vapid EU and Vapid Anti-Vaper Writes Christopher Snowdon have some comments on the EU's plans to tax e-cigs like cigarettes: The EU shows its contempt for vapers (again). Now why the hell would they even consider this if it was at all even remotely about health? Actually... kind of on the same subject I'm going to link to an old post from this blog, hope that's not to cocky: Losing income from sin taxes shouldn't be a problem. Finally, I'd like to urge everyone to take Clive Bates Annual quiz on e-cigarettes and harm reduction - 2016. As Clive says: Fun with a purpose :) Have a nice weekend!

When I started vaping I remember thinking that this will be the innovation of the century and that public health, anti smoking organisations, cancer societies and everyone who have spent decades fighting the deadly cigarettes would be overjoyed by this new products. I thought governments would be thrilled by this, finally being able to see one of the most expensive posts in their health budgets shrink. Now how wrong was I? I soon discovered the reason I was so wrong ... and that was also one of the reasons I started this blog: It was never about health! During this week it became even more evident. Here's some good reading on the subject:

• Dick Puddlecote, as always, have a couple of interesting and quite amusing considerations: Vapid Anti-Vapers; Vapid Government; Vapid EU and Vapid Anti-Vaper Writes

• Christopher Snowdon have some comments on the EU's plans to tax e-cigs like cigarettes: The EU shows its contempt for vapers (again). Now why the hell would they even consider this if it was at all even remotely about health?

• Actually... kind of on the same subject I'm going to link to an old post from this blog, hope that's not to cocky: Losing income from sin taxes shouldn't be a problem.

• Finally, I'd like to urge everyone to take Clive Bates Annual quiz on e-cigarettes and harm reduction - 2016. As Clive says: Fun with a purpose :)

Have a nice weekend!