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[–] ibepokey 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
big tobacco soaked up a couple companies. they're not HEAVILY invested in vaping. they are really not front-runners in vaping products.
the real threat to them is open systems. if i can make my own vape juice at home safely, the i don't need their products, ever. if they can outlaw open systems, which let users pick their flavor and strength at will, then they can control the market.
all the hullaballoo currently is about BLACK MARKET thc cartridges that some dummies are putting stuff that shouldn't ever be vaped in a vape cart.
my state was one of the pioneers when vaping came along. our state was FLOODED with vaping shops within a matter of months. there were some dipshits doing some unscrupulous shit, but they didn't last long. Everyone i know in the vaping business is in it to help people, first and foremost.
i believe it's a 'vaping is bad' along with 'weed is bad' ploy, wherever it's 'needed' for the narrative. tobaccos is buying into the weed game too lately.
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[–] CameraCode0 ago
So they own 35 percent of a vaping company, as opposed to 100 percent of their own cigarette company? What are their profits from before ecigs were invented compared to their profits today of their ecig investments and cigarette market combined?