Ban Juul?

The headlines this week have been dominated by Juul related illnesses and topped with the orange man in the whitehouse calling on the FDA to ban flavored vapes.

I first encountered Juul on Instagram years ago when I noticed a lot of college-frat-barstool type accounts were posting videos of college kids Juuling. It was suddenly everywhere on my feed. It was pretty evident they were marketing to college kids and possibly younger.

Juul has been an interesting debate. On one hand, it can help people quit smoking but on the other hand it can be just as bad for you. No one can give Juul a pass for marketing to kids, but should it banned for adults as well? I feel like a ban on Juul should also mean a ban on cigarettes, but we all know that’s not happening.

I have never owned a Juul, but a lot of my friends do. When I’m out with my friends the Juul is a nice and convenient head rush and I partake quite a bit. I know it’s poison and a terrible habit, but I always felt that this was a temporary thing and I only do it once every few weekends when I’m out so it was okay.

Well I think it’s time that I stop being stupid and put an end to this. If the fat man in the white house thinks this should be banned, then what does that say about me? As of today, I’m officially quitting Juul. No occasional weekend puffs. No special occasion hiatuses. It’s a terrible habit that can kill me one day and it’s time I stop.

I haven’t really perfected my strategy here but being a non-regular user, it should be much easier than a regular daily user. My initial thoughts is to keep a “weekend bank” where I deposit cash into every Friday/Saturday/Sunday that I don’t partake in Juul when my friends are, and then use that bank every Sunday or Monday to treat myself like a nice meal or a spa treatment.

Looking forward to checking in the future about this.