Medicinal regulation of vaping could kill people

[KulrMeStoopid]

Matt Ridley is the author of provocative books on evolution, genetics and society. His books have sold over a million copies, been translated into thirty languages, and have won several awards.
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Published on Thursday, December 19, 2013, updated Thursday, December 19, 2013
E-cigarettes are mainly used to quit smoking - don't stifle them
My recent speech in the House of Lords on the dangers of too much regulatory precaution over electronic cigarettes has sparked a huge amount of interest among "vapers". I am reprinting the speech here as a blog:
I congratulate my noble friend Lord Astor, on securing this debate. It is an issue of much greater importance than the sparse attendance might imply and one that is growing in importance. I have no interest to declare in electronic cigarettes: I dislike smoking and have never done it. I have only once tried a puff on an e-cigarette, which did nothing for me. I am interested in this issue as a counterproductive application of the precautionary principle. I should say that I am indebted to Ian Gregory of Centaurus Communications for some of the facts and figures that I will cite shortly.



http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/regulation-of-vaping-could-kill-people.aspx

 

[Mawsley]

A truly superb speech.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Proper Job...View attachment 16215

 

[Doofry]

Now that is something very refreshing!
This needs to go viral, and those idiotic politicians need to see some sense.

 

[Petebigmatch]

At last someone who speaks sense

 

[MittenKitten]

This totally sums up everything about electronic cigarettes, if I take anything away from this, it's EVERYTHING this man has said, what a fantastic read, and how very true, a total must for every campaigner out there, every forum, every vaper, every smoker, every non-smoker, at last a non-smoker who can make an assessment, a judgement, totally complete without any bias! Excellent - I'm going to share if you don't mind @KulrMeStoopid ?

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

This totally sums up everything about electronic cigarettes, if I take anything away from this, it's EVERYTHING this man has said, what a fantastic read, and how very true, a total must for every campaigner out there, every forum, every vaper, every smoker, every non-smoker, at last a non-smoker who can make an assessment, a judgement, totally complete without any bias! Excellent - I'm going to share if you don't mind @KulrMeStoopid ?

Why would I care if anyone shared it? Its not my blog and I think the share buttons on our site and on the blog itself indicate that it should be shared with the masses

 

[HAZZA1962]

A Truly Masterful Wordsmith and a Breath of Fresh Air after the Tripe being Bandied around recently!!!

 

[Chegs]

Tweeted/Facefucked/Google+'d

 

[Ninjaassasin1983]

it was a great speech from a knowledgeable scientist