I began smoking cigarettes when I was 11 years old. I am now 41 and have been using e-cigs for 2 months, so you can safely assume that I have smoked for 30 years. When I was 14 I started smoking Golden Virginia tobacco and continued to smoke it until 2 months ago when I Bought an e-cig kit. I was a very heavy smoker and would go through a minimum of 12.5 grams of rolling tobacco daily. When I was about 20 when my son was born I tried to give up smoking using gum – it didn’t work, later on I tried patches – they didn’t work, after that I tried inhalers and they didn’t work either. I can say though, that e-cigs have worked for me. I have not smoked tobacco since I have started using e-cigs, and I do not crave for it either – even when someone smokes around me and I can smell the aroma, I do not want to smoke tobacco. I think it is my right as a human being that I be allowed to use e-cigs , as the state has never stopped me buying tobacco which I consider far more harmful. I am a smoker, and have always been a smoker, I enjoy it and if electronic cigarettes are banned I do not doubt for one minute that I will return to smoking tobacco.