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The King's Speech in the UK unveiled plans to tax vapes to discourage young people from vaping. However, some argue that policies targeting teen vaping are exaggerated and undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes. King Charles confirmed a plan for a youth smoking ban in the UK. Critics, including Steve Forbes, oppose the ban, likening it to the failed prohibition in the US. Federal survey data confirm that e-cigarettes did not lead to a generation of young smokers as previously warned by public health officials.
Public health officials warned that e-cigarettes would hook a generation of young people on nicotine and encourage them to smoke. That never happened, as new federal survey data confirm. https://t.co/wMMMuQ5vfv
.@SteveForbesCEO criticizes the UK's new plan to ban cigarettes, stating that it will be as ineffective and disastrous as prohibition in the U.S. #WhatsAhead https://t.co/FPlMsK5QSU
Smoking is now an act of rebellion against the joyless nanny state. Yes, it’s bad for our health, but some things are more important than living longer. We can’t let our freedoms go up in smoke, writes Jo Bartosch https://t.co/lC2vpB5AkD
$BTI (+0.4% pre) King Charles confirms plan for youth smoking ban in U.K. - SA https://t.co/yG4DS0dLEv
Remember the Teen Vaping 'Epidemic'? https://t.co/KoCfWf68Px
Policies inspired by the exaggerated threat of a teen vaping "epidemic" undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes. https://t.co/wMMMuQ6353
Vapes could be taxed to make young people quit under plans unveiled in the King's Speech https://t.co/SLoJ029qzD https://t.co/RRvqo9raDC