Electronic Cigarette Blog

Claims Of The Government Picking “Winners” And “Losers” With Stay-Home Orders The coronavirus pandemic has forced much of the economy to temporarily halt as the world scrambles for containment. While businesses deemed non-essential are being forced to temporarily shutter, a band of small businesses continue to remain open. A... Read more

Industry Raises Important Questions Over What Should Be Deemed Essential During A Crisis An unfolding pandemic centered around a novel strain of coronavirus has brought the entire world to a screeching halt. As businesses are ordered to temporarily shutter as a means of helping to slow the spread of... Read more

In Select Jurisdictions, Vape Shops Are Being Ruled An Essential Retail Service To Help Maintain Society The 2019-2020 global coronavirus pandemic has gripped the entire world and brought it to a standstill. Throughout the world, businesses are being forced to voluntarily or involuntarily shutter to help contain the spread... Read more

Following the blocking of a previous ban by the New York State Supreme Court, Cuomo pushes onward with his anti-vaping agenda Anti-vaping activists continue to try and advance their agenda despite a combination of legislative and academic challenges. Despite key legal battles preventing a prior ban attempt, the administration... Read more

“Bill Bans All Flavored Vaping Products While Leaving Tobacco Products Untouched” The Oregon State Legislature is set to become the next front in the state’s ongoing war against vaping. Following the failure to implement a temporary ban through executive order, lawmakers are now proposing permanent regulations restricting access to... Read more

“This Prestigious University Finds Few Teens Vape, Even Less Do So Regularly” Prohibitionist policies targeting vaping have swept across the United States following the misattribution of lung injuries and concerns over teenage vaping. Despite repeated outcries of a teenage vaping epidemic, and the series of regulations laid in its... Read more

Proposal Faces Public Pushback In “Live Free Or Die” State The United States vaping industry is facing an uncertain future following an upcoming federal ban on flavored vapor pods, as well as a wave of state and municipal restrictions. While several bans have been enacted with little public pushback,... Read more

Common Sense Regulation Aims To Prevent Youth Access To Nicotine Products While claims purporting a teenage vaping “epidemic” tend to be overblown, there has been a rise of experimentation with vaping among some riskier teens. In response to this, and following outbreaks of injuries initially attributed to e-cigarettes, but... Read more

Study adds to expansive body of research noting vapings efficacy in smoking cessation Vaping has faced a wave of backlash following reports of illnesses that news outlets have repeatedly misattributed to it. Despite this, research continues to emerge that reaffirms vapings effectiveness as a smoking cessation device. Research published... Read more

President alters the direction in light of new information regarding the economy and reelection prospects. To say that it has been a chaotic couple of months for vaping as a whole is a dramatic understatement. As several state bans on vapor products face challenges in the courts, a proposed... Read more

The company will continue to sell mint, menthol, and tobacco flavored pods. Between investigations by multiple state and federal agencies, numerous state vaping bans, a looming federal ban on all flavored vapor products, as well as continually being accused of creating a vaping epidemic, vaping industry giant Juul Labs... Read more

Vaping giant will continue to sell mint, menthol, and tobacco flavors. Flavored vapor products have faced growing scrutiny over the last several weeks as anti-vaping activists claim their appeal attracts teens to vaping and eventually smoking. Despite increasing evidence pointing to the contrary, flavored vapor products continue to be... Read more

Controversial “Heat-Not-Burn” Product Sees American Launch Despite Controversy Surrounding Vaping Nicotine vaping continues to come under heavy regulatory and media scrutiny amid reports of illnesses actually found to be caused by illicit cannabis oil cartridges instead. On top of this, traditional cigarette smoking remains just as deadly and taboo... Read more

Punishments include up to three years in prison. A health scare in the United States attributed to e-cigarettes, yet most likely caused by using contaminated illegally produced cannabis oil cartridges, are being used by lawmakers throughout the world as justification to enact bans that range from restrictions on the... Read more

Judge issue court order for confiscated vapes to be destroyed in unconventional move to combat teenage vaping. There have been many attempts by public health officials, lawmakers, and school administrators to help curb the rise of teenage vaping. From improved education on the risks of nicotine on the developing... Read more

The state becomes first to enact flavor ban after being last to enact a ban on the sale to minors. Legislators throughout the United States have been hastily enacting various regulations on vaping at an increasing rate over the last couple of years. These regulations often treat vaping the... Read more

A study claiming toxicities found in e-cigarettes is not reliable. Public health officials and experts around the world have been systematically targeting vaping and demonizing it in a manner similar to smoking over the last several years. These repeated attacks attempt to portray vaping to be just as harmful... Read more

Vaping continues to be legislated the same as smoking despite evidence proving its relative safety.  According to the campaign Tobacco-Free Kids, a total of 18 states, the District of Columbia, as well as over 480 municipalities across the United States have raised the minimum age for purchasing tobacco from... Read more

Agency’s refusal to address specific products creates confusion. It’s quite a scary and confusing time for members of the vaping community and the vaping industry at large. In recent weeks there have been several breakouts of illnesses vaguely connected to “vaping” popping up throughout the country, mainly affecting young... Read more

A reduction of the addictive chemical may lead to increased use. The tobacco smoking epidemic has reached an all-time high, with a projected 1.1 billion smokers worldwide. There are 38.2 million smokers in the United States alone, with 16 million of those currently suffering from some sort of tobacco-related... Read more

The survey notes a rapid increase of people vaping in the United Kingdom. There is continually emerging evidence that both highlights the efficacy of vaping as a smoking cessation device, and the reduced-risk they pose to users compared with smoking. As such, hundreds of former smokers turn to vaping... Read more

Agency purposely misleads public with their survey results.  There has been a constant regulatory onslaught committed by politicians against the vaping industry and community. Vapor bans ranging from restricting indoor usage to complete prohibition are preventing adult smokers from accessing reduced harm alternatives to tobacco. Several regulatory agencies in... Read more

Unsurprisingly preventing adults from accessing safe alternatives to tobacco does not lead to declines in smoking rates. The tobacco epidemic plagues a combined 1.1 billion smokers worldwide, with 35 million smokers in the United States alone. Thanks to reduced-harm alternatives such as nicotine patches and vapor devices, smoking rates... Read more

CEO of Philip Morris International envisions achieving such a goal through offering smokers an alternative. The rise of vaping has to lead to some of the lowest smoking rates in history. With this in mind, it’s surprising to hear that the head of the world’s largest cigarette company says... Read more

Medical journal, Lung Disease News, endorses vaping as a reduced-harm alternative to smoking. Misinformation and lousy science regarding vaping and its benefits are continually being shared on social media and further propagated by media outlets. With most of the media choosing to take a hardline stance against vaping, it’s... Read more

Retail outlets no longer able to advertise vaping as reduced harm alternative to smoking. There are some anti-vaping advocates that have been on a crusade to convince the general public that vapor products are just as harmful as tobacco products. Evidence continues to emerge, proving the efficacy of vaping... Read more

Research shows switching to vaping from smoking reduces the buildup of plaque and improves bleeding gums. Anti-vaping activists have been on a campaign to convince the general public that vaping is just as harmful smoking for nearly a decade now. Despite mounting evidence supporting the contrary, they continue to... Read more

Vaping continues to face unwarranted stigmatization as lawmakers continue to treat it the same as smoking. The vaping community faced another setback as the state of Connecticut joined Maine, as well as over 300 municipalities across the United States, in placing sweeping bans on vaping in public places. Evidence... Read more

China’s National Health Commission recently announced they plan to reign in the vaping industry. It’s very easy to forget, but modern vaping has only been around for the last 15 years or so. In that short span, it’s gone from a fringe smoking cessation tool to one of the... Read more

The new report concludes adult smokers who vape are more likely to quit smoking, however, former smokers who still vape may be at an increased risk Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease around the globe despite our years of work. As such, it’s as... Read more