It's Tea Time

EDIT 10/01/2009: I have since bought one of these from "Smoking Everywhere" and I must say I love it. I don't smoke much, was pretty much quit, but I do occasionally like to have a few drags. This seemed like a much better alternative in those situations than smelly, nasty cigarettes. Guess what? It IS a much better alternative. I really dig the mint flavor, but am looking forward to trying out cherry and apple.

ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS
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E-Cigarettes have come under attack by the FDA, and is it really any surprise? They are becoming a popular alternative to a "real" cigarette, because many of the negative aspects of smoking do not seem to apply.

Hey, when you can get the equivalent of four packs of cigarettes for the price of one, I can see why the government would be putting pressure on the FDA to slow the e-cigarette's roll. The majority of cigarette prices are taxes after all...you didn't really think the government wanted you to stop smoking did you? No no no...they just wanted something they could tax at unbelievable levels that people wouldn't complain about.

Well you know what they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and it looks like the smoking public has found a solution to the problem of their governmental abuse. Unfortunately it also looks like they're about to find out just how far the government is willing to go, and what the real motivation behind their actions on cigarette taxes is: control and money.

Oh, and here is a link showing the cost of a 5-pack of refill cartridges for the e-cigarette. Less than $10 and each cartridge is the equivalent of between 13-15 cigarettes.

“Telling smokers they may not use electronic cigarettes until they’re approved by the FDA is like telling a floundering swimmer not to climb aboard a raft because it might have a leak.”

Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason magazine, nationally syndicated columnist
and author of the critically-acclaimed book For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (Free Press, 1998).