http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...arliament.html
Passed. $40 pack by 2020.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...arliament.html
Passed. $40 pack by 2020.
Cocoa $11,000 per tonne.
I didn't know vapes were banned there, but I'm not that surprised either. Basically another ban due to self righteous ignorance and tobacco company lobbyists (legal bribery).Debate on the cigarette tax hike also left a Liberal backbencher calling for a rethink of the ban on nicotine e-cigarettes, arguing the devices could spell the end of cigarette smoking. James Paterson said some of the reasons cited by health groups for maintaining the ban were puzzling and strange.
Vaping is infinitely less harmful than tobacco smoking, and it is by far the most effective tobacco smoking cessation. Which of course means it's by far the greatest threat to the tobacco companies profit.
Funny they allow the most addictive and harmful substance to remain legal, yet vitamin treatments are illegal
Disagreed with the last point. I'm pretty sure most of the vaping companies are owned by cigarette companies. All the other stop smoking products pretty much are. In some markets cigarettes do better, in others vaping will.Originally posted by Seth1968
Vaping is infinitely less harmful than tobacco smoking, and it is by far the most effective tobacco smoking cessation. Which of course means it's by far the greatest threat to the tobacco companies profit.
Originally posted by Seth1968
I didn't know vapes were banned there, but I'm not that surprised either. Basically another ban due to self righteous ignorance and tobacco company lobbyists (legal bribery).
Vaping is infinitely less harmful than tobacco smoking, and it is by far the most effective tobacco smoking cessation. Which of course means it's by far the greatest threat to the tobacco companies profit.
Interesting point if true.Originally posted by Feruk
Disagreed with the last point. I'm pretty sure most of the vaping companies are owned by cigarette companies.
Even if it is though, vaping is far less expensive than smoking, so if your possible point is true, I would think the tobacco companies will still lose significant profit.
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http://www.drugfree.org/news-service...ette-business/Originally posted by Seth1968
Interesting point if true.
Even if it is though, vaping is far less expensive than smoking, so if your possible point is true, I would think the tobacco companies will still lose significant profit.
It's either a little of profit or none at all.
And at least vaping is not regulated or taxed, so there is more freedom. Until we find out 30 years later that vaping is bad. Something like vape juice is refined from Chinese gutter oil.
Meh, that just adds more flavorOriginally posted by Xtrema
And at least vaping is not regulated or taxed, so there is more freedom. Until we find out 30 years later that vaping is bad. Something like vape juice is refined from Chinese gutter oil.
Anyway, the previous stop smoking methods had a dismal failure rate. It was mainly due the lack of a transnational alternative. Well, vapes took care of that.
As far as health concerns go, true non biased research finds that vape smoke is about 97& less toxic than tobacco smoke, and has already got millions off of poison laced tobacco.
Hey ZO, what's your thoughts/opinion on the story you linked to above?
I rather pay for 40 dollar smokes than fuckin carbon tax. In reality though everything in Oz is expensive but their salaries reflect living cost.
Submaker.Illest.
Originally posted by That.Guy.S30
I rather pay for 40 dollar smokes than fuckin carbon tax. In reality though everything in Oz is expensive but their salaries reflect living cost.
This, from video games to liquor everything is almost 1.5x more than here. I remember it being way more expensive vs the CDN $ for that same product, even if our money is almost on par with the AUD $.Originally posted by That.Guy.S30
In reality though everything in Oz is expensive but their salaries reflect living cost.
It's the same old and cliche soccer mom position.Originally posted by n1zm0
This, from video games to liquor everything is almost 1.5x more than here. I remember it being way more expensive vs the CDN $ for that same product, even if our money is almost on par with the AUD $.
They only make $5 dollars a day! Think of the children!
Well what value is that said so called dollar in another country, and what us there cost of living?
In other words, meaningless numbers.
Well I'm sure it isn't GOOD. Anybody who thinks inhaling a substance that isn't specifically designed to help the body is going to be completely harmless needs to be realistic. Even if the substances aren't technically harmful themselves (which has not been conclusively proven either way) the body tends to react to any foreign matter regardless.Originally posted by Xtrema
Until we find out 30 years later that vaping is bad.
The point is though, that we KNOW cigarettes to be harmful. We also know that vape has far less chemicals in it than cigarettes do, and that the ingredients in vape juice are largely considered benign.
With that said, there is no regulation so juices may indeed contain elements that are known to be harmful. And even then, the question becomes whether the levels are high enough to be harmful or not.
Lots of questions, not many answers. But at this point in time, I think it is *almost* safe to say that e-cigs are generally significantly less harmful than cigarettes. Exactly how much less remains to be seen, but considering so many people such as myself have quit smoking entirely due to the introduction of these devices, I'd say e-cigs should be strongly studied and legislation should be in place to be accepting of their use as soon as possible.
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WTF it was JUST blueberry season, and the growers were getting 50c a lb here. Why do they have to come from Australia at that price.
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You should see the price of premium cigars there. It's harder to import Cubans into Aus than it is to the states.