The sale of vaping and other novel reduced-harm nicotine products was considered banned until a March 2018 judicial decision. It was obvious from the start that these illnesses were not due to normal nicotine vaping. Nicotine vaping is prevalent internationally; why would the cases all be concentrated in the United States? Few here would associate vaping with illicit cannabis products; vaping really means nicotine-based alternatives to smoking cigarettes. And last year's panic about youth vaping should be tempered by Action on Smoking and Health's survey, released last week, showing that youth vaping rates are low.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2020 15:56 UTC