On April 7, the organization Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes (PAVE) hosted a day-long virtual conference called “Clear the Vapor: The Way Forward.”
For the relatively sparse numbers who tuned in live, it was a call to arms. Prohibition-minded academics, lobbyists, parents and elected officials got together on Zoom to confirm their own beliefs about the dangers of vaping and the necessity of banning flavored e-cigarettes. They also charted a path for the future, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluates the premarket tobacco product applications that vaping companies had to file last September.
Completely absent from the conversation, of course, were tobacco harm reductionists and adults who used vapes to quit cigarettes.
The decision to shut out dissenting voices was not a surprise, because PAVE has been ringing alarm bells so loudly since 2018—when they first discovered the technology—that they can only hear themselves.
Alex Norcia – FilterMag – 2021-04-09
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