BSA and e cigarettes

[Sentinel947]

Thought I'd chum the waters a little. I hope I'm not going to need a bigger boat.

 

http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/

 

What kills me is not the articles, but the comments...

 

Sentinel947

[desertrat77]

Sentinel, thanks for the link, that made my day!

 

The comments were quite interesting...as a bonus, there were a few bona fide smart alecks chiming in.

[Sentinel947]

Like I understand that here at Scouter on a messaging board, we create topics to discuss hot button issues. Who goes onto a BSA blog and turns the comments from e cigarettes to the membership policy? Those people need to get a life.

[PbW]

I quit smoking after a pack plus a day for fifteen years two and one half years ago using ecigs. I still use them, albeit at a very low nicotine level, because I enjoy the action of vaping. Based on independent studies I have concluded it is a huge harm reduction compared to tobacco use, and will continue to use ecigs until studies find otherwise.

 

That being said, I agree it is not something to promote in front of youth. I have advanced setups where I can blow clouds that alter local atmospheric conditions, and I have basic setups where I can stealth vape and no one would even know. Regardless, I don't vape around youth. I will walk away while the den leads are managing things, vape for a couple minutes, and come back to the action. I keep it discrete because I don't want boys thinking the action is okay.

 

I use ecigs, and I'm okay with this policy.