The U.K. Parliament's Science and Technology Committee recently released its latest report on e-cigarettes. The advice could not have been more clear.
Vaping is significantly safer than smoking, and smokers who are thinking about switching to e-cigarettes should do so without hesitation. The report argued for lower taxes on e-cigarettes, a debate on vaping in public spaces, and greater freedom to advertise. Britain's National Health Service encourages smokers to switch to vaping.
On the other side of the pond, the attitude is towards vaping is precisely the opposite. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are demanding stricter regulations on e-cigarettes. Cities and states are enacting higher taxes, raising the age of purchase, including vaping in smoke-free laws, and banning e-cigarette flavors.
