I was a pack-a-day smoker for over 50 years. On December 7, 2011 I switched to e-cigs. Why? Because I live in California and smoking is seriously frowned upon in this state. Frowned upon and penalized By the government and by anti-smokers. As a smoker I was shunned, verbally and physically. I got sick and tired of it and, when I learned about e-cigs,I decided that I would stop smoking and start vaping. No tobacco, no smelly smoke. No more being shunned and penalized. No more paying exorbitant tobacco taxes. It worked. I stopped smoking and have not smoked a cigarette since December 7, 2011. Not even one. In fact, I don’t even WANT to smoke a cigarette, I prefer my e-cig. Thanks solely to e-cigs, I stopped smoking, after 50 years! And, by using e-cigs, I am saving about $1,500 a year! And, now, the government wants to restrict/ban e-cigs? And is relying on completely bogus reasons for doing so? Hmm.