Study Linking Vaping to Heart Attacks: RETRACTED!
On February 18th, the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) issued an official retraction of the June 5th, 2019 study they published purporting to find that vaping doubles the risk of having a heart attack. All we can say is, it’s about time. The study was conducted by Stanton Glantz, PhD, and colleague Dharma […]
Lying on a Label: CBD’s Dirty Little Secret
A study LINK published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2017 analyzed the CBD content of 84 products and compared it to the amount of CBD listed on the label. The study found that a mere 30.95% of products sampled were accurately labeled. The study defined a product as being accurately labeled […]
Is Nicotine Protective Against Coronavirus?
In an earlier blog, we looked in detail at the evidence to date on whether vaping could make an individual more susceptible to the coronavirus or more likely to come down with serious complications. Then last week we saw the FDA reverse its official position on vaping and the coronavirus. This week, there’s an even […]
Vapocalypse…Delayed by Four Months!
The impending Vapocalypse, the date when vape companies are required to have submitted a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) to the FDA, has been pushed back due to the recent coronavirus shut down. The new deadline is now September 9th, 2020, giving vape companies another 120 days to stay in business and, if they are […]
Vapocalypse Q&A
Since we published our blog post about the upcoming September 9th FDA deadline that will be forcing most vape flavors into retirement, we’ve received many questions from customers wanting to know more details. In an attempt to answer those questions, we’ve created this blog post to serve as a live Q&A. We’ve answered some of […]
PMTA Update: 7 Weeks to Go!
We have reached a final decision on which flavors we will try to take through the FDA’s PMTA process and, hopefully, be able to continue to carry after the Vapocalypse on September 9th. The decision process was painful and difficult but the good news is that we are going to try to keep more flavors […]
Why Isn’t My Vape Juice Available Anymore?
Many vapers are being caught by surprise when they suddenly find their favorite vape juice flavor or the refill coils they need to keep their electronic cigarette operational are no longer available. Vape supplies and even entire brands are disappearing left and right and this trend is likely to continue and, in fact, accelerate. Just […]
Vape Product Black Market Flouishes in the Chaotic Aftermath of the PMTA Deadline
Senator Dick Durbin has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding that the agency publish a list of companies that have submitted applications for their vape products and urging the FDA to begin enforcement actions against companies still selling products on the market illegally. The FDA required all companies to submit lengthy […]
The Synthetic Nicotine Loophole
Now that the FDA’s PMTA deadline has passed, vapor businesses which could not afford to submit an application are looking for any loophole in the regulations that could allow them to stay in business. Many companies came up with the idea of simply selling bottles of flavoring mixed with vegetable glycerin or propylene glycol with […]
What Happens After the Vapocalypse?
The PMTA deadline has arrived and, so far, we’re still here! We filed our PMTA with the FDA on September 8th. We worked up until the last possible minute and we weren’t taking any chances on our application getting lost in the mail so we had our PMTA’s hand delivered. Here’s our stamped letter showing […]
