Usually, yes, because theres no smoke or vapour
"And the community forum shows people that they're not alone - people generally trust other people more than they trust the government." The cumulative effect of these policies is that smoking rates for adults have almost halved since 1980, says Henrietta Moore, of the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College, London, and are now at about 13%, compared to a global average of about 20%
The market breakdown by channel based on value is as follows: 49% in vape stores, 30% in G&C stores, 21% online
83111 on PDF version) The Underground Economy from National Center for Policy Analysis (1998) The Underground Economy: Global Evidence of Its Size and Impact (1997) The Effects of a Black Market Using Supply and Demand Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
The industry has also launched aggressive public relations campaigns to rebrand themselves as a solution to high rates of smoking