Jessica Wynn
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They really were.
Anthropologists have found smoking rituals across cultures for thousands of years.
thousands of years.
Tobacco, cannabis, all kinds of various herbs.
It was social bonding, like you and the Serbians.
It was ritual.
It was medicine.
Humans love fire and smoke.
It's just hardwired.
And industries know it.
They've been exploiting that urge for centuries with tobacco and weed.
Then just as smoking rates were declining, suddenly this shiny new device shows up that looks like a USB stick and smells like a Jolly Rancher.
Yeah, I mean, that's one of the biggest myths about vaping is that it's harmless.
It's become a global issue.
Countries are scrambling to regulate it and companies stay a step ahead of regulations.
Some places are cracking down hard, though.
Singapore just tightened restrictions on vapes.
They're completely banned.
And as of September 2025, fines have increased.