{"id":3740,"date":"2015-06-09T17:46:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T17:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=3740"},"modified":"2015-06-09T19:44:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T19:44:07","slug":"welsh-parliament-to-ban-public-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=3740","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Parliament To Ban Public Vaping"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAnd Just How Dumb Are Welsh Politicians?
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\n\tAccording to the news<\/a> this morning, the Welsh assembly is to prohibit vaping in enclosed public spaces in the same way that smoking is banned; a bit of cut&paste on the old law. You might expect a moron in a hurry<\/a> to look at vaping, and say "It looks like smoking so it must be bad." but you should be able to expect that politicians would make a decision based on the available evidence.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever it appears that Welsh politicians have more in common with a moron in a hurry than an idealised poltician.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore I carry on, let me explain that despite being a vaper (and ex-smoker), if I were to live in Wales, this ban would make practically no difference to me. I don't vape at work (in the office!), in pubs, shops, on trains, or anywhere you can expect the Welsh ban to take effect. I do<\/em> sometimes wish there was a vaping lounge I could go to on occasions.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe main reason this is such a stupid ban is that it treats vaping as if it were as harmful to the health as smoking. There is not a single serious person who would claim that vaping is as dangerous as smoking. And treating it the same as smoking tells smokers (remember the moron in a hurry) that there's no point in switching to vaping instead because vaping is just as harmful.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThere is<\/em> an argument that whilst the risks are unknown for sure (there is no evidence that secondary vaping is harmful; and plenty of studies that show that secondary vaping is harmless [1<\/a>], [2<\/a>], [3<\/a>]), that it would be nice to stop vaping in public enclosed spaces; just not on the same level as smoking. For example :-\n<\/p>\n