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much a sense of ‘us and them’ and it
has engendered a camaraderie among
vapers that is not seen in many
other communities.
Whenever I get together with a group
of vapers, whether at the pub or a vape
event, you witness that great sense of
community and friendship as we all have
a common ground and sense
of enjoyment.
However, the future of the vaping
industry is an interesting query and, in
my opinion, very much depends on what
happens post-Brexit here in the UK.
If left to evolve naturally, vaping can go a
long way in the next five years. You only
have to look at the innovations and great
strides forward that have already been
achieved over the last five years to
see that.
Unfortunately, the attitude of the
governments (and Public Health) of a
great many countries is going to greatly
restrict vaping. All is not lost yet. Far from
it. There is much, much more to come in
the story of vaping.
As a passionate vaper in Swansea, other
avid vapers may be aware of how close
Welsh Labour got to banning e-cigarettes
from enclosed public spaces earlier this
year. But it was defeated due to heavy
intervention and fighting back by the
more vocal of us vapers in Wales.
In conjunction with the (now defunct)
Save e-cigs campaign, a group of us
spent two years getting ourselves in front
of as many Welsh politicians as possible.
We spent countless hours travelling
around the country to meet with those
politicians, armed with all the science
to back up our assertions that vaping
should be left alone, that it was not
something to be feared, but embraced.
And it paid off – big time.
The reason that the e-cigarette
supporting politicians in the Welsh
Assembly were so well informed was
due to all the science and research that
we had been feeding to them. It was
extremely uplifting to see our political
supporters standing up in the Assembly
and fighting against the proposed ban
using the science, facts and figures that
we had provided to them.
Yes, it was a close run thing and we did
get an element of luck to win that battle.
But win it, we did. I like to think that the
gusto and stubbornness we showed, the
backs-to-the-wall no surrender attitude
we displayed, was a major factor why
Welsh Labour have shied away from
attempting to reintroduce the vaping ban
in the new Public Health Wales Bill that
is about to start its way through
the Assembly.
Quitting smoking does not have be
an onerous or difficult decision any
more. The easiest and best way to quit
smoking is by switching to e-cigarettes.
They taste better, are more enjoyable,
and can be customised to your taste. All
you need to do is find the right nicotine
strength and flavour for you. Everyone
is different.
Go to a vape store and they will assist
you to find the right setup. The more
attuned your setup to your own personal
tastes, the greater your chances of
switching completely to vaping.
If you have tried vaping before
and found it was not right for
you, try again. The technology
has changed and advanced
a lot in recent years. Vaping
is becoming more and more
pleasurable with each new
innovation and advance,
and you will save yourself a
lot of money in comparison
to smoking.
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