I have for years catalogued CDC misinformation campaigns regarding smokeless tobacco (examples here, here, here) and e-cigarettes (here, here, here, here)
We set out to demonstrate how every time a social smoker rationalizes why they're not a "smoker-smoker," Big Tobacco gets paid
this should be done very carefully, holding with the thumb and forefinger as near as possible to the roots, and drawing out the plants, if possible, with a little soil adhering to their roots., The plants are taken at once in a basket to the field for planting
While some countries have banned the devices outright, the US federal government doesnt regulate e-cigarettes, unless theyre being marketed for therapeutic purposes