I smoked consistently (average 1 pack to a pack and a half) for over 25 years. I have to admit, I really enjoyed it….. for a good stretch of that time. HOWEVER, the last couple of years I finally started to feel the long term effects creeping in. I’ve tolerated the typical annoyances such as sinus infections, longer bouts of flu and colds and the nasty dry hacks. But the shortness of breath and wheezing started to become a major factor and I knew my lungs were taking a beating after so many years of toxicity and inhalation of tar and chemicals. People obviously smoke for different reasons, but for me it was that gratification from the inhaling and the sensation of the warm throat hit. To make a long story short, I started to investigate the world of e-cigs and vaping and tried out the basic gas station brands (potential there, but not quite effective). Then just a minor progression to a V2 cigalike with a stronger vapor actually got me off the smokes for good. After a week of those my breathing, taste and energy improved significantly and I didn’t even have the urge to buy a pack of regular cigs anymore. Since then I have moved on to more powerful mods, e-liquids and atomizers, and reduced my nicotine levels down to 3 mg and zero! I’m still vaping and feeling 100 times better than I did while smoking! Although I realize there may be repercussions somewhere down the road …nobody knows what the long term has in store, but let’s break this down folks: If the Big Tobacco industry gets all the pull because cash trumps the rights of the common folk, then governments are obviously more concerned about greed than the welfare and HEALTH of the human species. Guns, alcohol, drugs, gasoline, TOBACCO and countless other lethal things are legal commodities, but vaporized vegetable glycerine is considered a threat to humanity? Get real!