[purpleflame1257]

There's a lot more to cigarette toxicity than heavy metals. For example, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, one of the main contributors to DNA damage/carcinogenicity in smoking, are orders of magnitude higher in cigs than in vaping. While I support vape regulation, acting as if it can't be mechanistically justified harm reduction is silly.

[mingus88]

Kids are not buying these for harm reduction. Neither are adults for that matter.

I successfully weaned myself off of nicotine with a vape box. It involved months of slowly tapering the nicotine levels until it felt silly and pointless to stand outside with it in my mouth. It’s a controlled process.

I had an actual vape box with replaceable battery, wick, and adjustable to get the hit just right to mimic smoking. Any adult with a habit is not buying trash devices every day and tossing them.

I don’t see a market for disposable vapes outside of cannabis tourists or kids who want a stealth head rush without collecting any paraphernalia