From Nicholas Taylor
There is a simple solution to issues raised by a possible Europe-wide ban on the sale of e-cigarettes from 2016, unless they have been approved as pharmaceuticals (14 September, p 6). We could ban smoking in all public places now; ban the public sale of cigarettes within six months (allowing mail order under plain cover only) and promote e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting.
It’s certainly possible to quit in two years. By 2016 hardly anyone will be smoking anyway. Then you can ban e-cigarettes, except on prescription.
Little Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK
