Yup, this is all about control. Their test case was smoking, they threw every penny and every fear mongering story at it to kill it off, then an alternative comes along, but the alternative scares them, because and I quote “It could normalize smoking again because it LOOKS like smoking”
I saw that exact quote on an anti tobacco site when these things were new.
The good part is its going to be very hard to regulate these things.. you cant even tell someone is using one if they hold in the vapor. Also they can be easily modified and made. Suck it nanny staters.
” but the alternative scares them,”
I suspect it’s the loss of control that scares them. People finding alternatives to mandated progressivism!
The lack of cash, too, is an issue. Cigs are what, $6? That’s 98% taxes.