Yale Study Finds Vaping Taxes Had Lethal Unintended Consequences

Referencing your "8 ideas......." post; "Just because something sounds good or feels right does not mean a certain goal will be achieved. In fact, the very problem that is being addressed can become worse."

Sorry Yale, but that dog don't hunt. Case in point, cannabis. As States become their own drug cartels, they did so only to benefit the Tax coffers. Had nothing to do with "Liberties". For exampled, when Colorado finally implemented their taxation of cannabis after the "legalization" of cannabis, there was a grumble by the users, yet they consumed pot and all the derivatives in droves. Once a taste for a new Tax is savored, the politicians invariably increase said Taxes. Thus, Colorado made a major jump in the taxation of cannabis. However, it did nothing to stifle the consumption of said product. In fact, it drove some people back to their old ways, which is STILL unlawful in that State. Furthermore, Cigarette Taxes are already high. Vaping is still far below that level.

What is the Truth of the matter is, like cigarettes in the past and cannabis today, people are slowly discovering that vaping is not all that safe. It causes respiratory disease, with proven cases of death from heavy usage. A person that vapes will "smoke" more times a day than they normally would with cigarettes. Medical studies are now proving that vaping will scar the lungs at a much greater rate than cigarettes. A Family member stopped smoking a little over a decade ago. His lungs had no signs of scarring. He has been vaping ever since. He now has large amounts of scarring on his lungs and has trouble breathing. Yet taxes, health effects or not, he continues to vape.

Interesting, could make a great case for legalizing recreational Marijuana.