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An nicotine-free alternative for smokers

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Well aware that this isn't tech focused, but I have oddly found a number of folks in tech who are looking for alternatives to cigs / vapes.

I helped launch this company - oklahoma smokes - that makes nicotine-free, tobacco-free smokes. They're made with hemp flower and are designed to be an alternative for people looking to quit smoking or replace the habit. Happy to answer any q's!

I don't see any mention on the site— do they smell like THC flower when they're smoked? Even in the fairly lefty, 420-friendly cities I've lived in, this would raise a few eyebrows, particularly at the workplace. Like cracking open an O'Doul's at a church brunch.

Yes, adding that! They smell and burn with a similar profile as cannabis. It’s certainly a conversation starter, but hopefully something that becomes more accepted with time / education

A legit great idea. I wished I'd had these before. I'll tell anyone I know who's quitting about you. Hope you all succeed!

Appreciate that!

So these relieve cravings without nicotine?

Do they have the or other bad things?

You're still breathing smoke which causes cancers right?

The lab results mention high PYRETHRINS level. How bad is that?

Is 100ppb of lead bad?

They help with nicotine cravings. But yes you hit on an important point, smoking anything is still bad and combustion creates harmful byproducts regardless of the inputs.

The pyrethrins are actually plant based so not bad...we were concerned about that at first as well!

Good Q on the lead, I suspect that it’s far far below any concerning threshold but will double back with an answer

I guess I don't see the point of this. This isn't going to be anything about needing a nicotine fix, I imagine if you're trying to stop smoking vaping and slowly cutting back the nicotine intake is an obviously better solution. If you're trying to stop vaping I can't see why on Earth you would go back to smoking something.

Also I thought self promotion was banned here. Funny how Dang has the time to stomp out any hint of discomfort with Chinese genocide but cannot do the bare minimum when it comes to getting rid of ads for cigarettes.

Curious to know how / why vaping is preferable to this?

Almost all of the bad stuff in cigarette smoke aren't specific to tobacco, for example tar and carbon-monoxide. Nicotine is bad because it creates a strong addiction, but "apart from that" afaik there's not much to it (still weakens the heart, probably on levels similar to coffee or tea). Most of the physical damage is done by repeatedly inhaling smoke (aggravated by highly incomplete combustion).

Don’t disagree with any of that. But breaking the addiction is step one, no?

That's what nicotine treatment is for.

If someone has already broken the nicotine addiction, why would they need to smoke non-nicotine?

These things seem to have none of the benefits of cigarettes.

Part of what makes breaking the addiction so difficult is the habit of smoking + oral fixation, so this is meant to be used in conjunction with NRT

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