(September 12, 2019 at 2:42 pm)Athene Wrote:(September 12, 2019 at 11:39 am)Vince Wrote: I saw a stat that JUUL accounts for 75% of all e-cig sales in the US. My two HS daughters know how bad it is in their school, most kids in their HS that vape use a JUUL product. I think it will be a matter of time before tobacco companies own nearly 100% of the e-cig/vap market. They have the money and why would they care if they sell cigarettes or e-cig type products? They are about making money not about a particular way to do that.
See above.
They can't corner the custom vaporizer market and guarantee long-term, repeat consumption if folks are to control their own nicotine intake (or eschew nicotine together) and are able to buy customized vape liquid from Mom and Pop vendors or make it themselves.
One can buy and use a liquid vaporizer for years and never put a dime in Big Tobacco's pockets and never, ever become addicted to nicotine.
That's not good news for the future of Big Tobacco.
I said almost 100% of the market. The fact is that most vaporizer products purchased contain nicotine, once they are addicted they will continue to use the nicotine containing vaporizers. Just because some people will avoid purchasing from a tobacco company does not mean that most will. Also, it seems that non nicotine containing products may not be physically addictive but they seem to be addictive psychologically.
The tobacco companies are lobbying against vaporizing laws in general and why wouldn't they make non nicotine products that are cheaper than a mom and pop shop? I believe they will, they have no reason not to. They are about making money the how is inconsequential.
