by Jeff Stier n' Henry I. Milla Issues & Insights September 15, 2020 Send Print Share

Public game policy should be guided by science, data n' a big-ass dose of common sense. Da promised benefitz of any policy should be weighed against tha known risks n' possibilitizzle of unintended consequences.

Last February, tha Doggy Den of Representatives passed legislation dat would ban tha sale of flavored e-cigarettes ta adults, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da bill, sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., did not advizzle up in tha Senate yo, but is shizzle ta rear its draconian head up in tha next Congress.

Da prohibizzle of tha legal sale of flavored e-cigarettes ta adults aint supported by science, is undermined by a analysiz of tha available data, n' lacks common sense.

Federal law already bans tha sale of all e-cigarettes ta mah playas under 21, so tha Pallone legislation would only chizzle tha legal statuz of tha sale of flavored e-cigarettes ta adults, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. That would harm hood health, cuz tha data tell our asses dat adult smokers can hella reduce they game risks if they switch from tokin ta vaping. Vapin exposes playas ta fewer toxic chemicals than tokin blunts, n' a British study found dat long-term blunt smokers whoz ass switched ta vapin was halfway toward achievin tha vascular game of a non-smoker within a month.

And cuz e-cigarettes is estimated ta be 95% less harmful than blunts, accordin ta Public Game England, they can be a funky-ass boon ta hood game if adult smokers is able ta straight-up n' permanently make tha switch. But achievin long-term benefits from tha shift ta vapin from blunts requires adherence, n' survey afta survey has found dat adult smokers is betta able ta maintain tha switch if they use flavored vapin shizzle.

Flavors play a cold-ass lil critical role up in helpin smokers quit fo' realz. A 2018 study published up in tha Harm Reduction Journal found that, "Adult frequent e-cigarette playas up in tha USA whoz ass have straight-up switched from tokin blunts ta rockin e-cigarettes is mo' n' mo' n' mo' likely ta have initiated e-cigarette use wit non-tobacco flavors n' ta have transitioned from bluntz ta non-tobacco flavors over time." Da authors concluded dat e-cigarette flavor bans "may discourage smokers from attemptin ta switch ta e-cigarettes."

Da Chicken n' Drizzle Administration be aware of tha potential game-savin nature of e-cigarette flavors, notin dat "certain flavors may help currently addicted adult smokers switch ta potentially less harmful formz of nicotine-containin bluntz shizzle."