Electronic Cigarettes

New York Post and Wacky Tabacky

I was delighted to see a spot in the New York Post which explored smokeless nicotine.  It was nice to see an electronic cigarette spotlighted as an option.

Justin Rocket Silverman reported that Lindsay Lohan is a fan of “dissolvable tobacco” pill Ariva.  Did no one tell Lindsay about the e-cig?  It looks like Ariva is a powdered chewing tobacco.  While tobacco in it’s pure form does leave behind the glue and other elements brought on by cigarettes, there is no denying that the electronic cigarette with it’s 4 simple ingredients has got to be the king of tobacco addiction alternatives.

Snus is another hot topic.  Loose snus or packed snus.  The packed one comes in something like a teabag. Loose snus is kept near the gum like chewing tobacco.  Snus dates back to the late 1700′s.  I’ve never used the stuff, but I gotta wonder if you have to spit the stuff up.  And additional problem here is that you are selling an actual tobacco product and the taxes will be imposed.  I also wonder how the mouth is left tasting.

Snuff which is also referred to as “cowboy cocaine” is tobacco that is snorted.  Apparently this is confused with cocaine in public places at times, and burns to use.  It delivers an immediate nicotine blast to the user and has been around for at least 400 years.

Crown 7 got the honorable mention as a brand of electronic cigarette.  I one part of this article really gave me a giggle:

It’s not certain how local bars and restaurants will take to the Crown 7 if it catches on in NYC, but there’s no law against boiling water indoors, which is essentially what the device does.

That was a really good explanation I thought. The atomizer and the battery work with the propylene glycol to create a steam which looks like smoke. But we all know there is no real smoke or fire.

I wish Mr. Silverman had seen the NJOY NPRO. That would have really had him going. The example picture provided was of a cigar style electronic smoking device. The NPRO in white looks just like a regular cigarette. I think that may have really converted readers quickly who enjoy smoking their tobacco.