Outed no, educated.... Seems so.
How's the saying go?
"Careful of the toes you step on they could be connected to the hand that feeds you"
If you have contact with these lawmakers get them working for the good guys. I would expect that it is very difficult to support this industry publicly but maybe if they could have a good argument. Try to have them focus on the fiscal pocket book. Take Mary Jane, an industry also difficult to support publicly, that is until the story gets spun to cost of policing and lost revenues than, presto, things start happening.
Canada has had it's share of turmoil over the past number of months. Plummeting energy has shocked an industry and the families that comprise it, this lost production will spread to other connected industries. Our currency has lost about 20% of its value reflecting this. All the tax revenue from cigarettes is being vaporized by ecigs.
Sooner than later we Canadians should think of how we are going to pay for our standard of living for our ballooning costs for our aging retirees...
Let's take cigarettes and companionship, one kills, the one I can buy. Why not treat companionship as cigarette's? Let me buy it, charge me a tax, show me some graphic illustrations of what I can expect, and I'll be sure not to do it within 4 meters of doorways :)
I'm happy, government got 15%, and lady operates out of safe place....