Okay listen.
As someone who owns, and has used a Juul for a couple months now, i have to say that this war on vaping products, specifically Juul, is ridiculous. Not even mentioning the fact that many people are using refilled pods and cartridges from unreliable sources, or are vaping even though they have pre-existing conditions, or are minors***, I find it insulting that after what, seven??? Deaths due to e-cigs and whatnot, that suburban moms and the government are rallying to put a ban on these products.
There have been more deaths due to gun violence in the last five years than there was in the entire 20-year Vietnam war, which took over 58,000 lives.
On average, 24 people are victims of abuse every minute, 12 million men and women per year.
The government will work quickly to fight for these vapes to be banned, despite the fact that this is something people willingly take part in. Even kids, even though its not right, still make a conscience choice to partake. Rape? Abuse? Gun-violence? No one chooses to be a victim of any of these, and yet the government does nothing to remedy these issues. They even deny that they exist at such drastic measures as they do.
So yeah, I find it hard to get behind this agenda, and its not even remotely because i own a vape (in fact i finished my last pod yesterday). It’s because of the hypocrisy of those involved and the movements patriarchal motivations.
***if you are a minor and you are reading this, please take it from someone with two siblings under 18 who have been caught vaping: it doesn’t make you cool, and the buzz isn’t worth it. I have friends who have been hospitalized and almost died multiple times because they couldn’t get their products from a viable source, and instead used products they received from friends at school or from other outside sources who sold to minors. It’s not worth it and I’m begging you, please don’t get involved or get out while you can.***
