I had a revelation last night

[markm]

When Jeremy Mean confidently stated that no ecig could pass as a medicinal product

we all reacted with the "but how can he know that?"

There are two immutable facts about ecigs that both med regs and consumer products regulation cover.

1) they are all refillable - it is in their nature - the vapour has to come out and that will always mean we

can refill them.

2) They all leak - some more than others certainly and with experience we can reduce the problem

in any given device, but never the less it is not possible, due to the nature of the way they work, to

make anything that can not leak at some time.

if they are allowed to pursue these points we can never win, all the rest is possible to work around,

these two points are a brick wall.

If you can come up with something that could jump through both those hoops, then you have invented

 an entirely new product. The combination of wick, coil and air tube whatever their configuration means

they allow liquid in and liquid out.

That's why Mr Mean was so confident in his assertion, they had worked out we could not resolve either!  

Have either of these points caused any harm to anyone?

I have never heard of anyone being anything other than irritated by them. As vapers we all learn that

it is one of the prices we pay - kitchen roll is often referred to as vaper towel. Just as smokers accept

they are going to smell, like us with our leeks, they then don't give it much thought after that.

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Nice post Mark but both points could apply to the politicians and blazers who are trying a blanket ban on vaping as WE know it. Especially point 2 above "They leak" yep they sure do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ITS CALLED BULLSHIT.

[markm]

Sadly leaky politicians spend half their time harming others,
A few drops of e-juice would get my vote any day of the week.

[giles]

It has been suggested that a 'medical' e-cig would need to deliver a pre-defined dose (not that the gum does) which may be what Mr Mean was talking about. No current product could do that. BAT have bought a medical supply company that makes a device that might 'work' in that way. Unlikely to be of any use to anyone I'd have thought.