Shop Talk with Thomas Kirsop

Go away, kid. You bother me. A vape shop owner's opinions and observations of an industry in its infancy. Chapter 1 The Easy Days Are Over As it was. The only entities that were more upset about the end of prohibition than the Temperance League were the guy who had the still and the guy that ran the rum. The guy with the still needed rudimentary knowledge, raw materials, vessels, and the tubing to start up production, along with a quiet, isolated space to set it up. The guy who was running the rum needed a fast car, intimate knowledge of the back roads, and which enforcement officers could be bought instead of avoided. Both required the mindset that they were going to do this in the face of a legal structure that said they should not. This behaviour is not unlike the Canadian vaping industry before May of 2018. Before this date, Health Canada's only official statement regarding vaping was this notice: 2009 Health Canada notice "To All Persons Interested in Importing, Adv

So almost a year ago to the day, I wrote this report for Health Canada in response to their request for consultation on potential regulatory measures to reduce youth access and appeal of vaping products. The points I made are still valid. Due to formatting issues trying to bring it over from its original format, some portions are recreated as images. Anyone who is interested can request the PDF copy and I will pass it along. No really... the formatting is a disaster. If you want a clean pdf... get a hold of me Declaration of Competing Interests   The author of this report is the CEO and 50% shareholder of Alternatives & Options – Vapourizers and E- Liquids Ltd . An incorporated (Alberta) small business venture that sells vapour technology to a targeted consumer group consisting of adult smokers and adult former smokers. The author of this report is a former director on the board of the Electronic Cigarette Trade Association, and still works closely with that association and i