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\"ECigFlickrdikiy\"Nanny staters around the country are banning the use of e-cigarettes, which are tiny, battery-powered tubes that heat liquid nicotine, creating a vapor users can inhale.<\/p>\n

E-cigs are used by people who want to quit smoking tobacco for health reasons. They emit water vapor and have no smell or ash.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, nanny staters in New Jersey and various localities have banned<\/a> their use in public areas, apparently under the theory that it is better to encourage a smoker to smoke tobacco somewhere else than to give him the option of satisfying nicotine cravings in a smoke-free, non-carcinogenic way that bothers no one except those with an unhealthy interest in what nearby strangers are doing.<\/p>\n

I suspect these nanny staters don’t care a bit about cancer prevention. If they did, they would not want to ban something that reduces cigarette smoking. I think they just enjoy bossing people around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nanny staters around the country are banning the use of e-cigarettes, which are tiny, battery-powered tubes that heat liquid nicotine, creating a vapor users can inhale. E-cigs are used by people who want to quit smoking tobacco for health reasons. 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