Indoor E-Cigarette Bans Misguided

As a sort of contrast piece to the high school paper-like Stupid Article of the Day we posted a couple days back on the “uncoolness” of e-cigarettes, we’d like to present an editorial from the University of Connecticut’s Daily Campus.

Logic, Not Fear

In this article, columnist Sam Tracy presents a compelling case for why bans on e-cigarette use indoors are likely to cause far more health problems than they hope to prevent.  It also takes the position that, rather than banning e-cigarettes on the suspicion that they may present a currently unknown health problem, the burden of proof should lie on those looking to curtail other people’s freedom, and that evidence of a real danger should be presented before bans are enacted.

“There is no doubt that further research needs to be done on the health effects of e-cigarettes. But rather than follow their knee-jerk reaction to ban these devices in public buildings, legislators should wait until the scientific community has a better understanding of their impact on non-using bystanders.”

Not only does this point of view jibe very closely with how we here at the Squad feel about this issue, but it is a well-written article that looks at the issue from a viewpoint of logic rather than baseless fear and prejudice.

Articles presented as well as this one deserve as much attention as we can draw to them.

Indoor e-cigarette ban a misguided proposal – The UConn Daily Campus

Indoor E-Cigarette Bans Misguided