What about farting

That would be a Bill worth voting on.

I'd be in jail, on death row. No parole.

Last meal would be beans.

Everything I eat turns to steam. I'm farting right now. Thanks to shawarma at 130 am in NYC. SNnort on that overly liberal CT!

I get what you're saying, but the problem in your scenario is not smoking/vaping. It's people being assholes and doing it near others. If banning it all together is the solution to people being inconsiderate then lets ban music, kites, smelly food, loud kids... what else? Anything else annoy anyone?

It's like banning fishing because a few people litter/abuse rules. Would you be ok if the solution was to ban fishing altogether?

The other substances are nicotine, and they're no worse than alcohol or over eating.


Are we banning these for legitimate concerns or because we don't like them? Any article that says "multiple studies" but does not link the studies or provide a source should not really be taken at face value.


We barely have a grasp on if vaping is harmful to the person actually using it, so how would we have any idea about second hand vaping? Chronic affects take years to study and must be done carefully to have any meaningful results. Vaping has not been around long enough for second hand affects to be remotely close to understood.

So again, are we banning them because we don't like them or because there are legitimate concerns? Our legislators are making laws about topics they do not understand.


Regardless, people should not be vaping near others. But that is not the vape's fault, its the person being an #*&!. I don't see how this law helps that. Cigarette butts on the ground? That's littering, already banned. But it still happens right? Well maybe because simply banning something is a broad, ineffective strategy.


Conspiracy theory time here:
I'm pretty confident that none of the politicians give a #*&! about the citizens. It's why Lamont campaigned on legalization and truck only tolls yet months later he is abandoning legalization and pushing tolls for everyone. My personal rep is pro business, jobs, and wants to eliminate CT's ridiculous debt. But they are against legalization; a bill that would a)create a new industry b)create more taxable income for the state c)attract people from out of state. Politicians do not care about us. They claim to have banned vaping/cigs in an effort to 'promote public health' but I'd bet my left nut that this is for the publicity. Everyone knows cigs are bad, and vaping is for teen riff raff. This is an easy law for them to pass, and makes them look good. This law will have zero real impact except take away yet another freedom.

How about we start solving actual issues instead of blindly banning #*&! that will have no effect?

You're absolutely right. My first thought was "cool, I hate cigarettes". Then it occurred to me, why the hell are they even wasting time on this legislation? There are so many other pressing issues. Easy passage of a vote garnering law. Now its #*&! tolls. We already have a gas tax. Where's that money go?

Today I was behind a school bus the stopped 3 times. Every time is accelerated, a black cloud of exhaust blew out. I tried to stay back but each time my car filled with diesel fumes to the point I was holding my breath.

I don’t think some second hand vape can even come close to the soot I inhaled today or everyday.

To me there are real problems everywhere around us everyday but legislators waste time on feel good legislation like this.

I used to smoke. Now I hate the smell at an elevated level. But telling people that they can’t smoke within 100 acres of me, never crosses my mind.

Establish a smoking section at the beach, there are so many things being banned while some other activities get a pass, loud music, athletics, men in speedos, etc. keep on truckin'. Nothing to me but so many personal liberties being taken. Recently we are being told how to store our firearms which I understand and agree with but am disappointed not a peep about education on firearms safety for children such as Eddie the Eagle from the NRA or parental supervision of children. Again lay it all on the shoulders of gun-owners and eventually we'll get to the point where the most logical answer to firearms safety is to completely ban all firearms or keep the guns and ban all us evil people who insist on having them.

I get both sides and yes it's another restriction but I personally don't like the smell of it and what it can do to people like my niece even in second hand outside.When eating it wasn't so nice having cigar and cigarette smoke at the same time and on the beach catching a cigar next to you sucks. NJ passed the law already.

Hang on.

Ahead of the curve?

It is a known fact cigarettes are detrimental to our health, yet they are not banned.

How can we justifiably ban vaping on the basis of health concerns, and just 12 deaths when MILLIONS of people, literally countless early deaths are directly and knowingly linked to cigarette and alcohol abuse. I call bullsh1t on all of this. This is a power grab, and it REAKS of an underlying agenda, the kind that comes in the form of big tobacco protecting thier market share with some funding for the horrors of vaping.

Use your heads folks! Taxes for the state? Giving up freedoms? NO, NO AND NO. No more of this trade off of taxes for legalization to get what want. The government serves YOU, so stand up and say I want it, and I want it without the penalty of a tax.

Or, you can look forward to the perpetual battle gun owners face, and the absurd fees to own what is rightfully theirs and mandated to be under a founding document of the nation.

Of course they have long disease- they ARE BREATHING POISON!!! they know what's up, they made a choice.

No doubt. Follow the money. You are probably right about big tobacco being behind it.

The thing with vaping is it is killing people much faster than it would take with cigarettes.

I'm all about keeping government out of our lives, but I'm also about breathing fresh air. Sorry, but I think all this vaping is the damn dumbest thing. If you want to kill yourself, do it at home, or in a wider open area where I don't have to be bothered.

Wurd !



Or smell your "Bubblegum Mint" intentionally laced with Nicotine as I walk by.

EXACTLY . . . just another vehicle for Nicotine addiction.

I am an ex smoker. I actually like the smell of a lit ciggarette somethimes.

I think the smoking allowed or not in a private establishment should be up to the owner of the establishment. If he wants to allow smoking so be it. If you do not want to be around smokers go somewhere else. If he does not want to allow smokers so be it. If you want to smoke go somewhere else. Simple.....

Laws only screw #*&! up.

To me I just can't stand cig and cigar but it should be an even playing field. When I go to the auction in PA you are allowed to smoke in bars but not Restuarants. Kind of a joke as the place I eat has the dining room open to the bar and it smells gross. Again I am biased as my niece is on the double lung transplant list and second hand smoke really messes her up.

I think public places open air should maybe have smoking areas or designated beaches, like down where we go certain swimming areas don't allow rafts and certain ones do. I don't think it should be banned from the entires coastline but have some areas. We were in Cape May in September set up all of our stuff and a chain smoker was upwind from us smoking even though it is against the law. I did say something and they moved.