The new measures of Law 44, adopted unanimously by the deputies of the National Assembly on November 26, create a wave of indignation among electronic cigarette traders in the region. They agree that it is not fair to associate the vapoteuse with tobacco products. It should be noted in passing that some shops have already paid the price for this law, Le "Vapero" for example recently announced that it would close its doors at the end of December ...
Manager of the QVAP store in Repentigny in the sector Le Gardeur, Francis Paquet does not conceive that we can classify the electronic cigarette in the category of poisons. " Most users use it to change and be healthier. It is an effective tool to stop the traditional cigarette by keeping the habit and avoiding the 400 some chemical agents He says.
According to the manager, the new regulations, which now prohibit shopkeepers from having their products tried in stores, represent a real obstacle to stopping smoking. " To appreciate the experience, it is important that the customer try the electronic cigarette and test the level of nicotine before buying "Insists Mr. Paquet. According to him, if the dosage is not suitable once at home, the customer will be disappointed and more inclined to put aside his e-cigarette to return to the cigarette.
Counteract smoking
To his knowledge, the electronic cigarette is a very effective tool for quitting. " I have many of my clients who have gradually decreased the nicotine dose to stop completely thereafter. They passed their equipment to a friend or family member ", He testifies. Being a user himself, he proudly expresses that he has not touched a cigarette since 11 September 2013 thanks to the electronic cigarette.
One can hear the same speech on the side of Tornado Vapeur, still in Repentigny. The owner of the shop, Alan Browne, considers that the inclusion of the electronic cigarette in tobacco products is an unthinking decision. "The recipe for the vaper is much simpler. It contains only four ingredients unlike the cigarette that groups hundreds, "he raises. In his opinion, it is necessarily less harmful.
Following the implementation of the law, the Tornado Vapeur website ceased the presentation of its products and the sale of these products online until the standards were clarified. Being subject to the same regulations as other tobacco products, e-cigarettes should no longer be advertised, advertised or promoted.
Mr. Browne et Mr. Paquet argue that frustration is unanimous among their clientele. " The client's point of view was not taken into account by the government Alan Browne reports, describing the disappointment of people who were happy to have found an effective solution to quitting. At QVAP, a petition to overturn the government's decision is available to customers who are happy to sign it, according to the manager.
CISSSL in favor of the 44 law
The Integrated Health and Social Services Center of Lanaudière (CISSSL) is in favor of the new provisions of the 44 law concerning the electronic cigarette. " Currently, there are no manufacturing standards for both 
manufacturing these devices only for the contents of the cartridges ", Explain Muriel Lafarge, Director of Public Health Lanaudière to support the position CISSSL.
Other worrying points motivate their reasoning. Among other things, it raises the lack of scientific evidence to assert the absence of harmful effects arising from the use of these products, the possible bridging effect between e-cigarettes and tobacco, especially among young people, and the possibility of from « renormalization Smoking.
Muriel Lafarge states that these are the same reasons that led to the new provisions in the Tobacco Act.
Source : hebdorivenord.com
