"Smoking sucks! The one thing I would say to my kid is: It is not just that it is bad for you. Do you want to spend the rest of your life fighting a stupid addiction to a stupid thing that does not even really give you a good buzz?"
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If you're in the process to stop smoking, get your e-cigarettes from a pharmacy. The Medicines Control Council says that the product is subject to medical scheduling and can only be sold at pharmacies.
The Medicines and Related Substances Act was amended last year, whereby nicotine is classified as a schedule 2 and 3 substance that has to be registered by the MCC when "intended for human medicinal use as an aid to smoking cessation or as a substitute for a tobacco product".