Since some e-cigarette models can now connect via Bluetooth and all vape products, including those that do not contain nicotine, are regulated as tobacco products, shouldn't electronic devices that e-cigarettes can connect to via Bluetooth, such as smartphones, also be considered tobacco products?
The above argument is a very interesting and somewhat humorous idea that blogger John Gault pointed out to illustrate the idea. There have been a number of examples of electronic cigarette models with Bluetooth connectivity that work with both Android and IOS. This type of connectivity brings many benefits, such as helping vapers to calculate the time they have been vaping, and the amount of nicotine they have absorbed into their body if the vaper uses e- liquids containing nicotine .
The author's point is that, since simply using a Bluetooth connection or downloading an application cannot activate the built-in features of e-cigarette models, and certainly requires additional software and help from other electronic products, such as phones, then aren't the devices used to support e-cigarette devices also considered tobacco products?
In an online seminar, legal experts also said, “If your product is used to support tobacco use, to change the functions or performance of the ingredients in tobacco products or e-cigarette liquids, they will also be considered part of the tobacco product and will be included in the law.”
An absurd term
In an effort to make people see the ridiculousness of some aspects of the e-cigarette regulations, focusing on the fact that non-nicotine e-liquids are still considered tobacco products, this blogger gave the above argument a sarcastic rebuttal, stating that if so, then the smart devices we use are definitely tobacco products and using them in public places like airports or letting kids use smartphones at school is definitely against the law.
This article was published on Vapingpost by Diane Caruana and translated by The Vape Club
