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Disposable E-Cigarettes vs Rechargable Electronic Cigarettes

There are two basic kinds of e-cigarettes — disposable and rechargeable.

The rechargeable type have been around longer and are generally less expensive.  Blu rechargeable e-cigarettes come in a convenient pack sized case that contains the recharging unit and spare cartridges.  The also cost much less with a starter kit including 25 cartridges priced at $59.95.  25 cartridges is the rough equivalent of 150 cigarettes or 1.5 cartoons taking the adjust price per “pack” down to $3.99

The disposables are more convenient, aimed at casual smokers and easier to sell in bars and other locations where smoking has been recently banned, she said.

A Krave 500 disposable e-cigarette purchased at a Wichita tobacco shop last week cost $19.95.

It’s good for about 500 puffs, the equivalent of about 2 1/2 packs of regular cigarettes.  Do the math and currently disposable cigarettes cost around $8 / pack.  Pretty much the high end of cigarette costs around the country these days.

The disposable cigarette almost seems destined to target the relapsing smoker.  Hopefully a person determined to quick in a moment of weakness would choose the electronic alternative instead of purchasing a pack of traditional cigarettes.

Kansas House Bill 2221, which passed earlier this year and established the state ban, defines smoking as “possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or burning tobacco in any other form or device.”

E-cigarettes are more comparable to nicotine gum, patches or non-electronic smokeless cigarettes used as stop-smoking aids — which also are immune to the ban, said Gavin Young of the attorney general’s office.

Where are Electronic Cigarettes Banned?

While often touted as a “smoke anywhere” product regulators have been quick to ban electronic cigarettes in a number of placed.  Sans Ryanair (Way to Go Ryan) the devices are banned on most flights.

The New York State Assembly has voted overwhelmingly 125-0 to ban e-cigarettes.  The decision followed an email sent by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to New York’s legislators seeking to correct misinformation they apparently received from marketers and others. ASH previously helped persuade New Jersey and Suffolk County, NY, to ban the use of e-cigarettes in no-smoking sections.

The FDA previously attempted to ban the import of electronic cigarette devices but the decision was overruled.

Kansas recently unveiled a policy of non-smoking but specifically excluded electronic cigarettes from their policy.  A spokesman for the Kansas Attorney General’s Office said that since no burning tobacco is involved, the ersatz cigarettes are not covered by the statewide indoor smoking ban that passed the Legislature in February.