That's what I mean, if it's more of a hassle to use e-cigs (other than obvious health reasons) a lot of smokers might not bother. One of the advantages was that they could be smoked in bars and resteraunts because it's not real smoke, it's vapor. I can see how it could be a distraction and the possible misunderstandings but the excuse to ban it is second hand smoke and those do not produce it. 

It is strange and suspicious that they're being so hard on e-cigs if there wasn't a ton of money behind it.