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Should Columbia ban the sale of flavored vapes?

Should Columbia ban the sale of flavored vapes?

Yes

3

No

14

Yes

Should Columbia ban the sale of flavored vapes?
2 Comments
Max
2
Max

Why of course. Legalize weed, make children wear masks, make landlords provide free housing. It's a liberal world and Columbia has to be a leader. What else can Columbia mess up? This is satire for those that are unable to understand.

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Zaos Gonzolez
1
Zaos Gonzolez

The vapes kill more people than the fake covidirus ever will.

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No

Should Columbia ban the sale of flavored vapes?
14 Comments
LarryGeo
2
LarryGeo

We have know for many decades that it was never the nicotine that was harmful, it was the smoke from burning tobacco. Banning flavors make vastly safer vaping less attractive for smokers to switch to. Other than puritanical ideals there is no scientific reason to ban vape flavors for adults.

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Alan Beard
2
Alan Beard

Adults use these products in far greater numbers than teens. What other Adult product faces a similar ludicrous potential ban?

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Marc Slis
2
Marc Slis

Vaping is saving millions of adult lives. The claims against vaping are not true. None of them. There is NO youth epidemic, vaping is less harmful than the air in large cities and is far less dependence-forming than smoking, no more than caffeine in your coffee.

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Chris Hughes
2
Chris Hughes

Why limit choices for adults trying to stop smoking? It's a ridiculous proposal. It's illegal for minors to drink, but I can sure as hell buy birthday cake flavored vodka. I don't hear anyone complaining about that, nor should I.

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Debra Riffle
2
Debra Riffle

our city government needs to stay out of the business of trying to regulate every aspect of our lives. Crime is high now. Concentrate on that. If there is a law in place prohibiting sales to minors, enforce that. You can't legislate everything.

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Stuart Fagg
1
Stuart Fagg

Because flavors are an essential appeal to smokers to help switch. Use by never smokers is negligible so banning flavors will only do harm

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Chris Hayden
1
Chris Hayden

I work in a vape shop part time. We card everyone. People already complain about others bot having jobs. Yeah, makes sense. Get rid of this industry so more are out of work. Smdh.

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Speaker to Felidae
1
Speaker to Felidae

It's very very simple. if you ban flavored vapes then more people will smoke cigarettes. That would be what is called a non-optimal situation.

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Skip Murray
1
Skip Murray

These products help people stop smoking. They are illegal to sell to kids. Enforce the law. Don't create black markets!

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Steve TheBmann
1
Steve TheBmann

I have a wild thought. How about enforcing the existing laws and not allow the product be sold to minors?

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sheri smith
1
sheri smith

Your taking away the rights of and punishing adults in a vain attempt to stop kids from vaping under a misguided excuse. Kids unfortunately will find a way. Adults have the right! Punish the sellers! Stop taking away the rights of adults under the guide of "the children"

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Max
Max

People will just buy from another source, taking money out of Columbia.

Myron Black
0
Myron Black

It's not the adults fault kids are stupid

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VapingIT, SPE, EEI
0
VapingIT, SPE, EEI

The action(s) of underage kids obtaining products illegally cannot justify any restrictions, taxes, or bans on adult rights, choices.

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Should the Columbia City Council approve an ordinance to keep people off medians?

Should the Columbia City Council approve an ordinance to keep people off medians?

Yes

4

No

1

Yes

2 Comments
Steve Baumann
1
Steve Baumann

The fact there is not already one or any attempt at common sense enforcement speaks volumes in it's own right. Maybe we need another department and a 10 year study.......

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Fred
0
Fred

We used to have government funded mental institutions that would have handled this, but Reagan handed this off to the states who didn't have the money to continue funding.

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Max
Max

They spent all of the money on the Left leaning group.

No

1 Comment
Zaos Gonzolez
0
Zaos Gonzolez

If the City passes this, the homeless will not go away. They will move into the surrounding neighborhoods. Your children will step over the homeless as they walk to school and you will hear screaming all night long..

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

It's about safety

What do you think of sending ICE agents to the Winter Olympics?

What do you think of sending ICE agents to the Winter Olympics?

Proud to have them represent us

5

I don't want ICE at the Olympics

4

Proud to have them represent us

2 Comments
Zaos Gonzolez
1
Zaos Gonzolez

DEPORT THEM ALL.

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Eric Smith
0
Eric Smith

Certainly can't have winter olympics without ice and snow!

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I don't want ICE at the Olympics

4 Comments
Steve Baumann
0
Steve Baumann

Not needed, SOP will be fine.

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Dale Muckerman
0
Dale Muckerman

Waste of money and bad image for America

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Fred
0
Fred

I don't want ICE anywhere!

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Max
Max

Max It's not about what you want, it's about what is best for our nation.

Elaine Ditto
0
Elaine Ditto

Right now ICE brings fear and anger and there is no place for them at the Olympics.

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Max
Max

ICE is keeping America safe.

Max
Max

ICE brings comfort and safety to me.

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