California can **** itself in the ****ing *** ****ing ****s! Er, I mean, I'm new

Hi.

So I recently decided to start some DIY because, well, California thinks that vape flavors target kids, but alcohol flavors only target alcoholics. But the entire state smells like bong resin. It’s sickening.

Kids are smoking themselves stupid, literally (THC causes permanent suppression and retardation of growth up until about the age of 25 - heavy use during development has demonstrated 10 IQ points of permanent loss, in some cases permanent psychosis. Loss of cognitive function, critical thinking, motor skills). But I didn’t come here to give a THC lesson. Gen Z already screwed the future when they started eating Tide Pods, which I’m pretty sure is worse than THC.

So while California is transforming to Idiocracy, I have connections to still get my juice, but it sucks that they killed the industry here. I was at one time a TVL squad captain (I even have a serial number 001 first run and a 007 serial), a wire sponsor for the squad, top notch drip tip sponsor for the sauad, personal battery sponsor, personal coil mastery tools/jigs/etc sponsor (I was a builder), Sigelei USA, and Naked100. I have more rebuildable tanks than I know what to do with including a Sigelei triple coil postless deck that never officially released, multiple DNA250C mods plus random other mods. And yet all I use now is either my Vaperesso Lux2 or Geekvape L200 classic kit including disposable coils :smiling_face_with_tear: 21700 dual batteries last me 2 to 3 days, where 18650s lasted me about half a day.

I miss going to ECC. **** California!

I’m a vape advocate and am soon going to be challenging Sacramento on the vape laws (I started studying intentional tort and constitutional law out of necessity a few years ago, and I’m addicted). I worked at a shop for a while. Quit smoking in 2016 from 2 packs a day after pulmonologist told me I was borderline COPD (I also have asthma).

I like tech, electronics, woodworking, music production and mixing, developing smart home sensors and devices, virtual reality… Long walks on the beach are overrated.

I’m a career IT/Information Security professional maybe transitioning to paralegal. Idk.

So this is all way more information than any of you wanted to know but whatev.

So I have a mini clean lab (non ISO certified). Recently got some supplies but def need more. 100mg/ml freebase PG, 100mg/ml salt 50/50, vanillin sweetener, transparent sweetener (doesn’t have a flavor except “sweet”), a transparent menthol (same as above), koolada, various quality fruit flavors, rainbow sorbet, orange creamcicle, more pg and vg than anyone should reasonably have, and some lab equipment that I’ll probably use to toy with making extract flavors as a side thing. My creme de menthe and a couple other items ended up in Puerto Rico somehow, and have been chillin there all week, so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.

I know very basic things about mixology, so I’m here to learn and possibly share. Now you all know way too much about me. So ye. Hi!

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so is california banning vaping or somethin?

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So cali is a basket case, what else is new?

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Welcome to ELR @technotic :call_me_hand:
Browse the categories and sub categories, you’ll find alot of information here!

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That’s insane! All the vape gear seems to ship out of California too. Wtf. The whole kids and flavor thing is one of the dumbest. Before vapes existed, all the kids who smoked, smoked tobacco. The kids who didn’t, were the kids who didn’t want to put anything into their bodies to begin with. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 14. If vapes were available then, you freaking bet I would have one.

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Welcome to ELR! This is a great place, the people are truly amazing, and you will learn a lot.

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Dude what’s TVL, why would they need a squad captain (honest qustions).

And welcome of course :wave:

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Welcome and glad you joined.

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Welcome to the forum @technotic :wave:

I feel your pain, you should try living in a country where the only place you can get vape gear is at a pharmacy :joy: and the advertisement of vaping or products is illegal :roll_eyes:
Governments can be pretty destructive :woman_shrugging:

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Oh the wonderful things we take for granted.

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