A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor’s not just blowing smoke. And he doesn’t want you to blow it either.
Ron DeSantis is defending your right to vape, but that doesn’t mean he wants you to pick up the habit.
The Florida Governor told a crowd in Fort Dodge Saturday about his feelings on vapes.
“On this vaping stuff, you shouldn’t. If you don’t do anything, you shouldn’t start to vape. It’s not good for you. But what I’ve found is people that have used cigarettes and got addicted to that, they’re addicted to nicotine when they go to the vape that’s less harmful for them than doing the normal cigarettes.”
“And so, you know, if somebody can take something and do harm reduction, you know, I don’t think that the FDA should ban that. I think people should have the ability, the adults should have the ability to do that. Obviously kids shouldn’t be doing any of this stuff,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis made similar comments in November.
“If somebody goes from cigarettes to vape, it actually is much less damaging than doing the normal cigarettes. So these people were addicted to nicotine, this is what they had. And if you would have allowed that bill to go in, a lot of them probably would have gone back to cigarettes. That would have been totally counterproductive,” DeSantis said regarding vapes.
The Governor’s vape comments were in context with his opposition to a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes. (The White House hasn’t yet committed to the menthol ban, it should be noted, but it’s a priority of the Food and Drug Administration)
“I know that they’re trying to do things like, ban menthol, which I oppose banning that,” DeSantis said Saturday. “But when they want to ban menthol cigarettes, all that’s going to do is create a black market.”
The Governor isn’t alone among Florida politicians in his position. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio wrote a letter to the FDA in July warning that banning these products from being sold legally could lead to the black market filling in the holes. U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz argues that a menthol ban could lead to Hamas and Hezbollah filling the market void by trafficking the banned product.
13 comments
Dont Say FLA
December 16, 2023 at 1:11 pm
Rhonda is right! I will add: If you are not already addicted to heroin, don’t start taking Buprenorphine or Methadone!
Rhonda, un-masterful even at stating the obvious.
Michael K
December 16, 2023 at 1:48 pm
I’m sure his highly-paid anti-science lapdog “surgeon general’ who seldom shows up for “work” approves of vaping.
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December 16, 2023 at 4:35 pm
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MedicalFreedom
December 16, 2023 at 2:13 pm
Banning it creates a black market, eh Ron? I guess you do know the abortion ban has the same impact.
He’s not pro- life, he’s anti-woman.
Richard Russell
December 16, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Marijuana smoke fills some of our largest city streets. Americans are getting high and being killed with fentanyl. Soon there will be opium dens lining our city streets – America in 2030 or sooner – if Xi and his thugs are successful in destroying any semblance of the America our Founders dreamt would come of their sacrifices 250 years ago.
Dont Say FLA
December 16, 2023 at 6:09 pm
Rich, how many people die of Fentanyl poisoning in their weed in states where weed is legal?
I mean there’s got to me some moron somewhere who bought illicit weed despite its legality in their state, and then died from Fentanyl (because Fentanyl was cheaper and easier than weed for the seller, lol).
Haven’t heard of one as of yet, but it’s got to happen eventually. There’s idiots everywhere.
Bill
December 17, 2023 at 8:44 am
Ah … the right – a dystopian view of the world with a little patriotism thrown in for good measure. And let me guess, only a Republican government can fix it by magically transporting us back to some leave it to beaver type perfect world that only existed on TV. I assume you know that Franklin, Jefferson, Washington and Madison were all pot smokers right? Americans have been getting high as long as America has existed.
You’re not wrong about Xi but so long as China take the ‘where will be be in 100 years’ vs. our ‘can’t see past the next election cycle’ and ‘how can I personally enrich myself’ politics that we seem to be stuck with now, nothing will change for the better.
rick whitaker
December 17, 2023 at 3:34 pm
bill, that richard russell dude is one of the least informed posters i’ve seen on this site. he hates everything. i quit trying to enlighten him because he has drank too much maga cult Kool-Aid. i liked your comment.
Rick Whitaker
December 16, 2023 at 2:34 pm
richard russell, you need to chill out. go smoke a fatty and see if that helps you. no , on second thought, you probably are an alcoholic, and don’t consider alcohol a drug. a lot of rednecks like you feel that way. they love that booze.
Earl Pitts "Sage Expert on Vaping Issues" American
December 16, 2023 at 5:01 pm
Good evening America,
Ron’s vaping advice just makes sense. My political science division just conducted in-depth interviews with the gangs of “Baby G” car-jackers up in Washington DC and they all (100%) are behind Ron’s vaping advice.
However they did say they have no intention of stopping their beloved sport of armed car-jacking until a Republican is in The White House.
There you have it, America, Sage Wisdom on the dangers of vaping from the “Baby “G’s” up there in Washington DC.
Earl Pitts American
Rick Whitaker
December 16, 2023 at 5:07 pm
WARNING ⚠ TROLL COMMENT FROM EARL THE RACIST
TJC
December 18, 2023 at 1:14 pm
Health advice from the Governor who sacrificed the lives of Floridians to covid for his political ambitions.
He puts the Ronnie in Irony.
antonio toscano
December 18, 2023 at 1:33 pm
I think this proposal is excellent, I think the Governor is aware that prohibitions lead to a black market, this is a fact, even in Mexico we are dealing with the transition from a poorly supported prohibition to organized crime taking control of the product, THE PRODUCT IT IS NOT FOR MINORS, we must protect our children without the help of the State and I tell you my personal testimony… I smoked for 37 years, the last 20, 60 cigarettes per day, today I have 7 years without touching a single cigarette, thank´s to the vaporizer with nicotine and I have reduced my consumption of nicotine from 18 mg/ml when I started consuming about 20 ml a day, to today consuming 3 mg/ml of nicotine and only 10 to 12 ml per day, this is for me nicotine consumer, a huge advance, in addition to the fact that we know that nicotine DOES NOT PREVIOUS CANCER, it has even interacted clinically with many cognitive benefits.
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