The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. A federal appeals court in Louisiana set aside the FDA’s orders denying applications by Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, complaining that the agency had sent those companies and other makers of e-cigarette products “on a wild goose chase.”

  • @[email protected]OPMEnglish
    4•9 hours ago

    What will the corrupt SCOTUS do? My bet is they’ll be on the side of the vape companies.

    • Admiral PatrickEnglish
      5•9 hours ago

      Honestly, I hope they do (though if they do, it’ll likely be for the wrong reasons).

      I like my donut flavored vape juice. I’m an adult, and I like things that taste good. There are already controls in place to prevent children from getting them, so we should be using those rather than taking something away from adults “for the children”.

      • @Bonesince1997English
        2•7 hours ago

        It would be one thing if there were advertising or mascots involved looking like they were intended or kids. But a flavor alone shouldn’t be the reason.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•8 hours ago

      They should be. Vaping has been a public health miracle which reduced the far more dangerous habit of smoking dramatically among young people. The FDA is a bunch of stuck-up Puritans who love making the perfect the enemy of the good.

      • @[email protected]OPMEnglish
        4•8 hours ago

        • Nicotine is the primary agent in regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive. It causes you to crave a smoke and suffer withdrawal symptoms if you ignore the craving. Nicotine is a toxic substance. It raises your blood pressure and spikes your adrenaline, which increases your heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack. Source

        • There are many unknowns about vaping, including what chemicals make up the vapor and how they affect physical health over the long term. “People need to understand that e-cigarettes are potentially dangerous to your health,” says Blaha. “Emerging data suggests links to chronic lung disease and asthma, as well as associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking with cardiovascular disease. You’re exposing yourself to all kinds of chemicals that we don’t yet understand and that are probably not safe.” Source

        • Among youth, e-cigarettes, especially the disposable kind, are more popular than any traditional tobacco product. According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2021, with more than 8 in 10 of those youth using flavored e-cigarettes. Source

      • @[email protected]English
        2•8 hours ago

        It’s trading one bad habit for another. Vapes haven’t been around long enough for people to know how bad they are.