F E AT U R E
NEXT YEAR
TODAY…
A FLASH TO THE FUTURE
As we in the industry go through the
daunting steps of TPD and the repetitive
sand sorting that was the Regulatory
Commissions provided tools… we are
forced to assess “What really comes of
this?”
ful from our view:
What really comes of this: TAXATION.
Regulation is needed, for most industries,
especially those that can directly affect
the health of a human being. But by what
benchmark is that being held to or compared?
Even if a country wants a state of quitters,
they lose the revenue. It is that simple.
Not just tax revenue, but healthcare revenue and investment by the end users
who are not as sick as often. Pharma
loses money, blah blah it is a trickle down
effect and it can be measured in dollars
and no common sense.
Is it our new designation as a tobacco
product?
Is it by an invisible double standard that
isn’t yet explained or even hammered
out but we will find out after they assess
our collective results and try to divine a
standard of acceptability?
The truth is; we can only speculate. Nothing is or has been finite in this process,
but one thing. The desire and need to tax
the product across the board. Like
children filing into desks in a high school
classroom, roll call is underway.
We are being deemed fit for unabridged
taxation and judgment. There will be no
questions asked and very few opinions
taken.
Control of Market Elasticity to counter the
loss of profits from converted combustible tobacco smokers.
But by what benchmark are these regulations being held to or compared to: With
these new regulations it is basically a
blind leading the blind contest.
Essentially every study in our industry,
from both sides, but a slim few have been
non-replicated and mostly buckshot poor
assessments of the product.
Vapers can’t keep screaming 90% safer
with zero concrete validation and the
government until lately didn’t have any
unbiased tests to validate their claims of
gateway alternatives and unknown
chemicals.
Outside of that, we can only give you the
answers we think are revealing and truth-
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