Posted on 09/24/2015 7:07:34 AM PDT by redreno
The National Park Service announced Monday that the use of electronic cigarettes is now banned anywhere tobacco smoking is prohibited in the national parks.
Existing National Park Service policies regarding tobacco smoking were originally issued in 2003 and later revised in 2009, according to a National Park Service internal memo. The new policy was issued in an effort to "protect employees and park visitors from the health hazards and annoyances associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, commonly known as secondhand smoke, which is a known human carcinogen," the memo stated.
The use of e-cigarettes will not be allowed in any government owned or leased vehicle including heavy equipment, watercraft or aircraft in the park. Vaping will also be prohibited in national park concession facilities and other buildings.
(Excerpt) Read more at reviewjournal.com ...
The government obviously doesn’t understand the difference between a cigarette and an e-cigarette.
Big government statist socialism/fascism. When Trump gets elected he’s gonna make SURE we can have e-cigs any time and place we damn want to.
Privatize the parks.
So they’re effectively banning water vapor?
Second hand smoke doesn’t even cause cancer. They played with the stats here to suit their agenda. Even the WHO from the UN doesn’t call it a carcinogen.
So now, they are forbidding a fake version, or something that doesn’t cause a problem anyway.
Nazi see Nazi do, Nazi has to regulate you.
There needs to be a National Park policy to protect the public from incompetence of government bureaucrats.
They understand.
They don’t care.
It’s about control.
:: commonly known as secondhand smoke, which is a known human carcinogen ::
Peer reviewed evidence, please.
Liberals and leftist tyrants hate freedom.
They cannot stand to see people free to do things the liberals and leftists don’t control.
Yes. It’s always about control.
Only when produced by a device of which they arbitrarily disapprove. If you make your water vapor the old-fashioned way, it’s cool.
Gee, that was really worth the Interior Department jumping right on.
These idiots don’t seem to realize that a lot of people use e-cigs as a step-down method to eventually quit smoking.
“Liberals and leftist tyrants hate freedom”
Now now....smoking/vaping is not freedom, and rules against smoking/vaping is not tyranny.
If you want to smoke, then just do it. That is freedom. If you do it around folks who don’t want you to because it bothers them and they toss you out of some place - that, too is freedom.
If you want to light up in a room and expect to be protected - THAT is tyranny.
I think you smokers have it backwards. If you are afraid of breaking the rules, then you are your own problem.
Oh, but they do ... less smokers, less tobacco tax for the behemoth.
Your post makes little sense.
“Your post makes little sense.”
Enlighten me.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.