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A Tl;DR of the situation with the FDA:

- "E-Cigs are the greatest public health invention of modern times!"

- Oh wait! "Think of the Children™"

- "We need to full on demonize e-cigs à la '90s anti drug style!"

This is pretty much what went down. It was recognized as miracle, but the fear of kids getting addicted was too great. So instead we're going the path of full on propaganda against it, while kids get addicted anyway.




And the most hilarious part? Altria is laughing all the way to the bank.




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