Some Colorado cities are banning e-cigarettes and vaporizers in places where traditional cigarettes are banned. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)
Re: “Communities move to regulate where electronic cigarettes can be used,” July 22 news story.
In your article on regulating e-cigarettes, two differing opinions are highlighted. Golden Police Chief Bill Kilpatrick makes a good point that “You do not know whatap in those vaporizers.” I agree and, for this and other reasons, oppose public use of vaporizers.
Not surprisingly, Tim Burgess, who owns the E Cig vape shop in Denver, has a different view on things. However, he needs to come up with a better argument than “Most of (the opponents) have no clue about how hard it is to quit.”
I was addicted to nicotine for years, starting in grade school. When I decided, 13 years ago, that it was time to quit, I did. No patch, no backsliding. No, itap not easy — but it can be done. Anyone who says they can’t quit nicotine simply doesn’t want to.
People who vaporize nicotine aren’t trying to quit. Don’t try to bring that into the argument, Mr. Burgess.
James Lewis, Castle Rock
This letter was published in the July 24 edition.“You can vaporize cocaine, you can vaporize marijuana, you can vaporize methamphetamine. You do not know whatap in those vaporizers, ” says Golden Police Chief Bill Kilpatrick.
Letap explore the chief’s logic:
1) Many gang members have tattoos, so letap jail all those with tattoos.
2) Prostitution is against the law and women have all the “equipment” to be a prostitute, so letap jail all women.
An alternative suggestion: When people vaporize cocaine, methamphetamine or other illegal drugs with e-cigs, by all means jail them.
Don R. Sherwood, Boulder
This letter was published in the July 24 edition.
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