One of the dangers of Big Tobacco entering the electronic cigarette world has always been the likelihood of their using their stacks of cash, and Rolodex’s full of contacts to take over the vapor industry. Once they have control they will gut it, scale it, mark up the price and count our money. While we … [Read more…]
The American Heart Association has released a policy statement concerning electronic cigarettes. In this 20 page document the AHA’s team addresses their definition of e cigarettes, provides feedback on how they feel that the products should be regulated, and draws conclusions from a variety of studies and past research. This development is important, as the … [Read more…]
Bans on vaping indoors, bans on vaping on college campuses, and of course bans on e cigarettes being sold to minors are all the rage these days. While the last form of ban makes a whole lot of sense, actually watching the regulation process happen shows us the ugly reality of many regulations. The talks … [Read more…]
As the public comment period allowing citizens who want to weigh in on the FDA’s proposal to include electronic cigarettes in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is quickly coming to a close a group of 29 State Attorney Generals have spoken up. These state officials have joined together to ask the FDA … [Read more…]
We recently reported on a potential Big Tobacco buyout whereby Reynolds American would buy out Lorillard. While on the surface this seems like an issue that would primarily affect tobacco smokers, vapers who want to stay in the know do need to watch this sale. The offer and negotiations between Reynolds and Lorillard have come … [Read more…]
The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) has issued a third call to action in their effort to prevent the FDA from taking over the e-cigarette industry. CASAA has been releasing these calls in order to draw attention to some of the tactics used by the FDA and CDC, as well as to promote … [Read more…]
By now it’s common knowledge that the FDA proposal includes adding e-cigarettes under the tobacco heading. Most vapers aren’t too happy about the potential outcome of that, and they are making their voices heard through comments on the proposal. But, there really is a silver lining in every cloud, even if it takes a bit … [Read more…]
Designs in e cigarettes have come a long way since the days of the R. J. Reynolds Premier back in 1988. Back then, people needed to be trained on how to light and use their e cigs, which contained tobacco rather than just nicotine infused liquid. Instead of being a breakthrough in the tobacco world, … [Read more…]