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Two Brothers Are Accused Of Running One Of The Largest Illegal THC Vape Cartridge Operations In The US on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 04:11 admin Two brothers in their early twenties have been accused of running what authorities say could be one of the largest operations to manufacture and sell illegal THC-filled vaping cartridges in the US. Authorities said 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines was the ringleader of a sophisticated vaping “empire” that is now being investigated for links to the recent vaping-related illnesses and deaths across the country. Read More	Spiked vapes and emergency room visits reveal dark side of CBD craze on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 04:09 admin Jay Jenkins said he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD. “It’ll relax you,” the friend assured. The vapor Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. He ended up in a coma. What he vaped didn’t have any CBD, the popular compound extracted from the cannabis plant that marketers say can treat a range of ailments without getting users high. Instead, the oil was spiked with a powerful street drug. Read More	FDA chief threatens to take e-cigarettes off the market on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 03:13 admin Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb made his most direct threat yet against e-cigarette companies Friday, saying they face an “existential threat” if they don’t stop marketing to youth. Gottlieb said he was horrified at the recent rapid rise in teen vaping. He called out the most popular product — Juul— by name and said his efforts to get companies to voluntarily dial back on candy-flavored products and heavy-handed marketing techniques were not having much effort. Read More
E-Cigarettes Are Toxic Chemical Free Says US Government on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 23:38 admin A STUDY by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has finally debunked claims vape contains toxic formaldehyde. False headlines and rumours have been circulating since 2015 when a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) concluded vaping emitted the dangerous chemical. The nation’s health protection agency has now concluded that e-cigarette vapour contains no more formaldehyde than the normal, everyday air found in the average American home. Read More	FDA Tobacco Compliance Webinar on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 03:34 admin	Why don’t more young women vape? EU regulations are partly to blame on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 08:18 admin The government’s current approach to nicotine and tobacco reminds me of the sex education scene in Mean Girls: ‘Don’t have sex. You’ll get pregnant and die.’ Abstinence may be best contraception in theory, but it doesn’t work in practice. Most of us recognise that abstinence Read More
American Cancer Society Is Now Advocating Vaping For Smokers Who Can’t Quit on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 06:23 admin A leading U.S. cancer charity is now advocating vaping for smokers struggling to quit combustible cigarettes and says there is an “urgent need for consumer education” to clear up misconceptions. Read More	Bubble pop? Brownie batter? Vapes’ added flavors fuel e-cigarette debate on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 21:41 admin A heated debate is redrawing alliances in the tobacco control movement as federal officials wrestle with how to regulate the growing e-cigarette market. The players include researchers, smoking-cessation advocates and “vaping” connoisseurs. “It’s become very divisive in a community that was largely united against Big Tobacco,” said Samir Soneji, an associate professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who researches tobacco control policy. Read More	E-cigarettes ubiquitous at schools despite all efforts on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 05:39 admin One e-cig trade group supports the FDA’s crackdown on companies targeting young people, but says that shouldn’t overshadow the positive influence vaping can have on tobacco smokers trying to quit. Read More
CBD has now been clinically proven to: on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 06:37 admin CBD has now been clinically proven to:	E-Cigarettes Are Less Dangerous Than Cigarettes but Not Entirely Safe on Thu, 05/31/2018 - 23:56 admin Studying the safety of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on teenagers is extremely important. Rubinstein et al¹ describes the presence of certain metabolites in the urine of adolescents who smoke e-cigarettes. They also tell us many of them are carcinogenic. They conclude by advising the public to warn teenagers about “the potential risk from toxic exposure to carcinogenic compounds.” However, they fail to … Read More	Worldwide E-cigarette Market Overview Along with Competitive Landscape, Company Profiles, with Product Details and Competitors 2025 on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 23:37 admin E-cigarette Market report analyses the entire production and supply chain of the Market and provides information as per different phases. Whereas, on the basis of sales, data related to sales volume, sales price, cost, sales income, and profit margin etc. of E-cigarette Market used in different fields, sold in different regions and by different companies is provided in this report. Read More
British American Tobacco : BAT invests in Chinese fund BAT invests in Chinese venture capital fund in quest for new innovative products on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 21:28 admin British American Tobacco PLC's quest to develop innovative tobacco products has led the manufacturing giant to make its first investment in a venture capital fund. The company, which owns Reynolds American Inc., confirmed Tuesday that it is participating in the Chinese investment fund known as China Materialia. BAT did not disclose the amount. The Daily Telegraph of London reported Monday that the BAT investment could be as much as $6.7 million. Read More	The wheels of Big Tobacco turn slowly on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 21:16 admin The federal government has introduced the most sweeping changes to the Tobacco Act in a generation. Among the changes announced last week, the new regulations will apply many existing tobacco regulations to vaping products, restrict “lifestyle” advertising for vaping products, the use of testimonials or any reference to e-cigarettes as healthier than standard tobacco products, and give Health Canada the power to implement plain and standardized tobacco packaging. Read More	How Germany is smoking other countries in e-cigarette regulation on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 20:59 admin They are slowly taking over the streets, parks and train platforms of Berlin and other cities, exhaling their sweet candle-like aerosol and watching it waft away. Vapers! People who have substituted cigarettes for so-called e-cigarettes, and smoke for vapor. Read More
FDA requires additional e-cigarette makers to provide critical information so the agency can better examine youth use and product appeal, amid continued concerns around youth access to products on Fri, 05/18/2018 - 00:35 admin Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continued to take important steps to address youth use of e-cigarettes by sending official requests for information to four e-cigarette manufacturers requiring them to submit important documents to better understand the youth appeal of these products. Read More	FDA Revises Tobacco Retailer Training Programs on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 23:51 admin This guidance document is intended to assist retailers in implementing training programs for employees to learn about and comply with the Federal laws, including regulations, regarding: Read More	Schumer, local school leaders call for e-cig action on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 23:47 admin Rome City School District Superintendent Peter Blake Monday stood with a number of Central New York principals, parents and students outside Fayetteville-Manlius High School as part of a movement asking the federal government to ban kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors. Read More
Durbin Wants To Snuff Out E-Cigarette Marketing At Kids on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 01:48 admin U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called Tuesday for tougher regulations on e-cigarettes, especially the “insidious” marketing of flavored products to children. Durbin was flanked by doctors and public health officials as he spoke to reporters at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. The senior Democratic senator from Illinois said he wants to ban flavored e-cigarette products and to standardize regulations on how e-cigs are sold—including where and the minimum age of customers. Read More	Electronic Cigarettes and Future Marijuana Use: A Longitudinal Study on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 22:44 Anonymous (not verified) Abstract BACKGROUND: Cigarettes have been strongly associated with subsequent marijuana use among adolescents, but electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now rapidly replacing traditional cigarettes among youth. This study examines associations between youth e-cigarette use and subsequent marijuana use in a national sample. Read More	R.J. Reynolds Recalls 2.6 Million E-Cig Power Units on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 22:13 admin WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A big cigarette name is recalling the power units used for about 2.6 million electronic cigarettes. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. has issued a nationwide safety recall of all Vuse Vibe power units after consumer reports that batteries malfunctioned and caused the units to overheat and create a fire risk. No injuries have been reported. Read More
Long-simmering battle over e-cigarettes erupts as FDA clamps down on nicotine on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 23:44 admin The Food and Drug Administration is pressing ahead on regulating tobacco products, but a long-simmering battle has erupted over the future of e-cigarettes. Anti-tobacco groups say it's time for vaping companies to submit information about their products to the FDA, while e-cigarette manufacturers say such a demand is burdensome, unnecessary, and would create a black market of dangerous products. Meanwhile, tobacco companies are hoping to cash in by creating their own inhalant alternatives that would heat, rather than burn, nicotine. Read More	E-Cigarette Market: An Insight into Sales; Volumes, Revenues 2018 to 2022 on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 21:23 admin E-Cigarette Market research is provided on all the vital factors such as consumer needs and trends those will create significant impact on the present and future market situations. E-Cigarette Market report will help buyer to minimize the decision associated risks and to create results driven business strategies. Read More	FDA Update on Provisional Substantial Equivalence (SE) Review Process on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 02:27 admin Web Statement – April 5, 2018 Since the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) was signed in 2009, FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has been responsible for using the tools of product regulation to help reduce the disease and death associated with tobacco use in the United States. As part of that effort, the agency is reviewing applications for new tobacco products and monitoring which tobacco products can be sold and distributed on the market in accordance with the law. Read More
Australian Committee Divided Over E-Cigarette Regulations on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 22:43 admin The members of an Australian committee appointed to look into e-cigarette use, have differing opinions on the right regulatory approach to e-cigarettes, yet its chairman recommends permitting the use of nicotine in the devices. Parliament’s Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has released its Report on the Inquiry into the Use and Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes and Personal Vaporizers in Australia. The Chair of the Committee, federal member for North Sydney, Trent Zimmerman, says that the Committee was divided on what the right regulatory approach to Read More	Couples desperate for a baby are told they will NOT get free IVF if they use e-cigarettes or nicotine patches on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 20:39 admin Couples desperate for a baby are being denied NHS-funded IVF treatment because they use e-cigarettes or nicotine patches, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Read More	FDA may consider over-the-counter regulation for e-cigarettes on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 20:47 admin E-cigarettes could one day be regulated as an over-the-counter drug. Read More
Fewer smokers in Hong Kong but among those who light up, more are turning to e-cigarettes, survey reveals on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 23:43 admin Latest government figures show smokers above the age of 15 using e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products rose almost six-fold in two years Even as the population of regular smokers in Hong Kong has declined over the years to about 10 per cent, the use of electronic smoking devices among them is on an alarming upwards trend, according to latest government figures. Those above the age of 15 using e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products rose almost sixfold in two years, from Read More	The FDA is going after menthol cigarettes—and maybe even fruity e-cig flavors on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 00:10 admin CNBC - The days of menthol cigarettes and strawberry-flavored e-cigs may be numbered. The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step toward implementing a rule about the role that flavors, including menthol, play in attracting users to certain tobacco products. On one hand, fun e-cig flavors like creme brulee might be enticing teenagers and young adults, but the FDA is trying to balance that with the flavors helping some adults to quit smoking traditional cigarettes. Read More	FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb Strikes Right Tone on E-Cigarettes on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 23:34 admin There's no doubt about it. E-cigarettes have the potential to save millions of lives. What makes smoking so dangerous isn't the nicotine, per se. Nicotine is an addictive alkaloid, just like caffeine. (Believe it or not, plants produce both compounds because they are insecticides.) The addiction makes people want more tobacco, but the molecule itself isn't all that harmful. Read More
Smokeless cigarettes not as harmless as claimed, study says on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 21:06 admin The new “heat not burn” smokeless cigarette devices are not as harmless as their manufacturer claims, according to a new study. Read More	America is giving away the $30 billion medical marijuana industry on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 21:21 admin	Many continue to misunderstand the purpose of "Risk Reduction" on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 00:53 admin In an anonymous, 32-question survey of general practitioners, allergists, and pulmonologists, it was revealed that allergists and general practitioners are not as comfortable as pulmonologists with providing proper counsel on the use of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes The survey was presented in a poster at the 2018 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)/World Allergy Organization (WAO) Joint Congress in Orlando, Florida. “This is a survey study from the University of Michigan looking at Read More
Big Tobacco taking control of scientific discussion on E-cigarettes & Heat, not Burn! on Sat, 03/03/2018 - 01:16 admin	E-cigs for quitting smoking? A cautious thumbs-up from American Cancer Society on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 00:13 admin The American Cancer Society is recommending — with caution — to health care clinicians that they add electronic cigarettes and vaporizers as a smoking-cessation option. The nonprofit group stressed Tuesday its policy statement is directed strictly at adults, including strongly recommending against its use by the young. It said it will closely monitor e-cigs innovations and research. Read More	Positive results from an e-cigarette trial at the Isle of Man prison on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 23:44 admin In March last year, a six month pilot involving the use of e-cigarettes as alternatives to regular cigarettes, at the Isle of Man jail was announced. The aim of this trial was to reduce the dangers caused by inmates lighting up and smoking “illicit materials” such as tea bags and banana skins, to substitute cigarettes following the implementation of a smoking ban in 2008. Read More
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Report Recognizes that Vapor Products Are Significantly Less Harmful than Traditional Combustible Cigarettes on Wed, 02/14/2018 - 02:39 admin *Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Releases Report Documenting Massive Review of Existing Scientific Literature* On January 23, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the “National Academies”) Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) released a report entitled, “Public Health Consequences Read More	NZ: Most e-cigarette users turned to vaping to quit smoking on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 00:40 admin Most of the participants also said that in the morning they wait longer to vape then they did to smoke, and they tended to reduce nicotine levels over time The online survey was distributed to 218 vapers, and the research was led by Dr. Penny Truman from Massey University. Almost all participants were Read More	Vape shops sue to block US regulation covering e-cigarettes on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:13 admin A group of vape shops in five U.S. states on Tuesday announced a trio of lawsuits challenging a rule adopted by the Food and Drug Administration that allows the regulator to treat e-cigarettes and similar devices like cigarettes. The vape shops, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation conservative legal group, in lawsuits filed in federal courts in Texas, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., argued the 2016 rule was unconstitutional. Read More
Why young people are now less likely to smoke on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 23:28 admin All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease is among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to the Office of National Statistics. Why is that? Fewer start smoking The latest figures, for 2015, suggest one in every five (20.7%) 18- to 24-year-olds is a smoker. In 2010, this figure was one in every four (25.8%). Read More	Report: Juul Leads Electronic Cigarette Category in the U.S. on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 00:23 admin Read More	Anti-smoking plan may kill cigarettes -- and save Big Tobacco on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 23:17 admin WASHINGTON - Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit up. That's the goal of an unprecedented anti-smoking plan being carefully fashioned by U.S. health officials. Read More
European Commission opts not to tax vapor products at this time on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 21:04 admin The European Commission has decided not to tax electronic cigarettes or novel tobacco products such as “heat not burn” products. In a report to the European Union’s Council of Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) dated 12 January 2018 the Commission concluded that due to a lack of sufficient data on the market for these products it would not propose a harmonized approach to taxation at the present time. Read More	No Adverse Health Impacts from Long Term Vaping – Study on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 05:35 admin Wednesday 17 January 2018 24-month clinical trial shows no negative health impact on smokers who used vaping products, and no increase in body weight Read More	New Bill in Congress Would Ban Federal Cannabis Enforcement in Legal States on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 22:40 admin US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had cannabis in his crosshairs since even before he took office, but his first formal shot at legalization—the decision last week to rescind the Cole memo—looks more and more like it could backfire. Read More
Dr. Manny Alvarez: Pot needs to be legal now. Congress needs to make it happen on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 22:23 admin Someone needs to tell Congress that when it comes to marijuana, the genie is out of the bottle.	As Sessions Cracks Down on Weed, Maker of Fentanyl Is Selling Synthetic THC on Tue, 01/09/2018 - 21:29 admin Attorney General Jeff 'Beauregard' Sessions rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration on Thursday that had previously set a standard for federal non-interference with state-approved marijuana sales. In a statement released by the Department of Justice, Sessions made it clear that "The War on Drugs" is back on, and will be starting with marijuana. Read More	Philip Morris International's 2018 Resolution Is to Give Up Cigarettes on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 01:52 admin LONDON — Philip Morris International (PMI) kicked off 2017 by reaffirming its commitment to a smoke-free future. This year PMI is taking that pledge to the next step. Read More
E-Cigarette Market to Reach $48 Billion by 2023: P&S Market Research on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 03:17 admin NEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the report published by P&S Market Research, the global e-cigarette market is forecasted to attain a value of $48 billion by 2023. The growth in the market will be led by factors such as increasing demand for smokeless and ashless vaping and surge in the number of vape shops and designated stores. The e-cigarette market can be broadly categorized into cig-a-like, vaporizer, vape mod, t-vapor, and aftermarket product types. The market for t-vapor is projected to Read More	PMI Thailand emphasises that iQOS is not an e-cigarette on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 21:49 admin As Thailand maintains its strong position against e-cigarettes, the managing director of Philip Morris International (PMI) in Thailand, points out that its Heat no Burn (HnB) product iQOS, is not an electronic cigarette. Vapers in Thailand are faced with some of the harshest regulations worldwide. A ban on the import, export, sale and possession of vaping Read More	Can Smokeless Unit Help Altria (MO) Make a Comeback in 2018? on Thu, 12/28/2017 - 00:19 admin Altria Group Inc. MO , which has a solid base in the tobacco industry, has been bearing the brunt of receding consumer enthusiasm toward tobacco products as well as stern regulations by government bodies. Read More
Thai government stands by hardline policies, as New Zealand progress comes under threat on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 23:13 admin Seemingly unfazed by last week’s protests over the brutal arrest of a vaper, Thailand’s government recently doubled down on its harsh opposition to safer nicotine products. In an astonishing announcement on Wednesday a senior health official repeated an array of long-discredited claims about the alleged “risks” of vaping, and rejected accusations that his ministry has deliberately inflated concerns. Read More	Scientists describe problems in Philip Morris e-cigarette experiments on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 03:16 admin Reuters By Tom Lasseter, Paritosh Bansal, Thomas Wilson, Ami Miyazaki Duff Wilson and Aditya Kalra Read More	Indoor E-cigarette restrictions increase prenatal smoking (Journal of Health Economics) on Fri, 12/08/2017 - 01:34 admin Laws that prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in private workplaces, bars and restaurants may increase cigarette use by as much as 30 percent for pregnant women, according to research published in the Journal of Health Economics by Georgia State University economist Michael Pesko.
RI teens use e-cigarettes more than any other tobacco products on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 02:45 admin Ray Story, a spokesperson for the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association – a trade group representing the e-cigarette industry – said the association is against underage vaping and is pushing for a national law requiring age verification for anyone buying vaping products. He said they are also against e-cigarette flavors that appeal to minors like bubble gum or cotton candy. Read More	Why Banning E-cigarette Ads on TV Could Backfire on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 01:58 admin A new study finds that an increase in e-cigarette ads leads to a decrease in traditional cigarette sales. Based on the research of Anna Tuchman Read More	Indonesia, where smoking is widespread, just placed tough restrictions on e-cigarettes on Wed, 11/29/2017 - 08:27 admin JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is placing prohibitive restrictions on the sale of e-cigarette materials, and Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita last week offered an easy solution for the growing number of citizens using the products. Read More
US researchers concerned about a sharp increase in e-cig online vendors on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 01:35 admin Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, are expressing their concern, as their latest study indicated that the number of online e-cig vendor has increased by over a threefold between 2013 and 2014. Read More	Health Experts Are Encouraging Smokers To Switch To E-Cigarettes on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 01:34 admin Health professionals are advising people in Australia to give up tobacco cigarettes and switch to e-cigarettes instead. They say it would potentially save more lives in the country. Health Experts' Advice Health experts have gathered in Melbourne, Australia to discuss how e-cigarettes can help tobacco smokers give up their habits. Read More	The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Vaping By Vapebuzz on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 01:33 admin Have you decided to quit cigarettes? Are you interested in what all the fuss is about? Read More