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Dear Minister, I recently read that you have asked MLA Jeremy Nixon to lead a review of vaping regulations in Alberta. I am encouraged that you seem to prioritize evidence-based solutions over reactive approaches. As a vaper, I am most concerned about possible bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions to nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a period of time, they start to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. Minister Shandro, there are thousands of vapers in Alberta who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that the Government of Alberta takes the reality of how flavours and nicotine are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
Dear Minister, I am a vaper and I am worried. More and more I am hearing about possible changes to vaping regulations. I am hearing about possible bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions to nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a period of time, they start to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. Minister Elliott, there are thousands of vapers in Ontario who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that the Government of Ontario takes the reality of how flavours and nicotine are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
Dear Minister, I am a vaper and I am worried. More and more I am hearing about possible changes to vaping regulations. I am hearing about possible bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions to nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a period of time, they start to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. Minister Frost, there are thousands of vapers in the Yukon who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that your government takes the reality of how flavours and nicotine are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
Dear Minister, I am a vaper, and I am strongly opposed to the regulatory proposals your government has put forward. I am most concerned about possible bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions on nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. I also like my flavours because they give me the incentive to stay smoke-free. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a while, they begin to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. There are thousands of vapers in British Columbia who have turned to vaping products as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I hope that the Government of British Columbia takes the reality of how adult vapers use flavours and nicotine into consideration if it contemplates any limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. We will continue to make our voice loud and fight for our ability to choose a product that has saved our lives! Yours sincerely,
Dear Minister, I am a vaper and I am worried. More and more I am hearing about possible changes to vaping regulations. I am hearing about possible bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions to nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a period of time, they start to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. Minister Reiter, there are thousands of vapers in Saskatchewan who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that the Government of Saskatchewan takes the reality of how flavours and nicotine are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
Dear Minister, I read recently that Premier McNeil is considering changes to changes to vaping regulations in Nova Scotia in response to proposed legislation introduced by the Opposition. I am a vaper and I am worried. Although any restrictions on vaping is troubling, I am most concerned about bans on flavoured vaping products and restrictions to nicotine strength. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. Let me begin with flavours. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. As for nicotine, in my experience, most smokers who move to e-cigarettes start a certain nicotine level and, after a period of time, they start to lower the strength of the nicotine they consume. Minister Delory, there are thousands of vapers in Nova Scotia who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that the Government of Nova Scotia takes the reality of how flavours and nicotine are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
Madame le Ministre, Je suis vapoteur et je suis inquiet. J’entends de plus en plus parler de modifications éventuelles de la réglementation sur le vapotage. J’entends qu’on évoque la possible interdiction de certains produits de vapotage aromatisés et des restrictions sur le taux de nicotine. Je vous écris aujourd’hui pour vous faire part de mon point de vue de consommateur et de l’impact que ce genre de propositions de réglementation réactives pourrait avoir dans la réalité. Commençons par les arômes. En tant que fumeur, je sais que les arômes jouent un rôle considérable lorsqu’on envisage de passer de la cigarette à un produit de vapotage. Si toutes les cigarettes électroniques avaient le même goût que les cigarettes traditionnelles, je n’aurais aucune raison de passer des unes aux autres. Quant à la nicotine, par expérience, la plupart des fumeurs qui passent à la cigarette électronique commencent avec un taux de nicotine donné puis, après un certain temps, réduisent ce taux de nicotine. Madame Danielle McCann, il y a des milliers de vapoteurs au Québec qui sont passés à la cigarette électronique pour s’arrêter de fumer ou pour réduire leur consommation de tabac. Pour ma part, je comprends que l’innocuité sanitaire du vapotage n’est pas garantie, mais je sais que de graves problèmes de santé associés au tabac ont été mis en évidence. Je fais confiance aux scientifiques qui ont établi que le vapotage était moins dangereux. J’espère que votre gouvernement prend en compte la façon réelle dont les arômes et la nicotine sont utilisés par les fumeurs adultes, s’il envisage de limiter les produits de vapotage. Je vous remercie de ne pas ignorer ceux d’entre nous qui ont fait un choix responsable et informé. Veuillez agréer l’expression de nos sentiments les meilleurs,
Dear Minister Aylward, I have been reading news reports that state you are considering changes to vaping regulations in P.E.I. I am a vaper and I am worried. Although any restrictions on vaping is troubling, I am most concerned about possible bans on flavoured vaping products. I am writing to you today to give you my perspective, as a consumer, of the impact these kinds of reactive regulatory proposals would have in real life. I know that as a smoker, flavours are an essential reason to make the switch to a vapour product. If all e-cigarettes tasted like cigarettes, I’d have no reason to switch. There are thousands of vapers in P.E.I. who have turned to e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking or cut back. I, for one, understand that there are no health guarantees when it comes to vaping, but I do know that there are severe health problems associated with smoking. I am going with the science that has found that vaping is safer. I hope that the Government of P.E.I. takes the reality of how flavours are used by adult vapers into consideration if it contemplates any kind of limits to vaping products. Please do not ignore those of us who have made a responsible and informed choice. Yours sincerely,
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