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 […]
Knock-Down, Drag-Out: the Sometimes Hilarious Tale of the Diaz Brothers, the UFC and CBD
This summer, a host of kick ass athletes won’t be the only ones showing up in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. CBD will also debut on the summer Olympic stage for the first time along with them. Thanks to a new ruling from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as of 2018, athletes can now […]
Temporary Halt to NY Flavor Ban!
After a punishing month of September for vapers and the vaping industry, we could all use a bit of good news. Today we got it. A judge has issued a temporary halt to New York Governor Cuomo’s “emergency” ban on flavored vape juice. Early reports suggest the judge wanted to hear how vaping itself, rather […]
The Mystery Vaping Illness: What You Need to Know
Our phone has been ringing off the hook recently as customers call to ask concerned questions about the mysterious vaping illness that’s been sweeping across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vaping-related lung disease has now been linked to 450 possible cases across 33 states and has […]
Meanwhile, in England….
While the United States government continues to march vaping products relentlessly toward the regulatory cliffs of insanity, enacting what many see as a prohibition era response to what could have been a huge boon to public health, something quite different is going on in sunny old England. Public Health England has embraced vaping for all […]
PMTA or Bust
The FDA clock counting down to the demise of the vast majority of the vaping industry has officially started ticking. As previously reported on this blog, a current court case brought against the FDA by the American Academy of Pediatrics and assorted others seems to be deciding the future for vapers. The FDA had previously […]
The Revolving Door: FDA’s Gottlieb Joins Pfizer Board
The revolving door between government and big business has unfurled the welcome mat yet again, this time for ex-FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. Gottlieb was widely criticized by vapers for his progressively more combative stance against vaping. In a September 12, 2018 statement, Gottlieb dubbed youth use of electronic cigarettes an “epidemic” and began referring to […]
Important Judicial Rulling Every Vaper Needs to Know About
A judicial ruling was handed down yesterday that all vapers need to be aware of. In May of 2016, the FDA issued what is called the “Deeming Rule” which essentially “deemed” vape products to be under the FDA’s purview and subject to the same regulations that already covered tobacco products. The rule gave vapor products […]
R.J. Reynolds vs. JUUL: Corporate Cat Fight!
It isn’t often that I find myself agreeing with R.J. Reynolds, maker of Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport cigarette brands, but there’s finally something that unites us: hatred of the e-cigarette behemoth JUUL. On April 29, R.J. Reynolds took advantage of the FDA’s request for comments regarding efforts to tighten regulations on vaping products and […]
Vape Juice or Cough Syrup?
The latest debacle embarrassing the vaping world has to do with a couple of boneheaded e-liquid manufacturers who had the not-so-bright idea of manufacturing a line of e-liquids purposefully styled to look like bottles of cough syrup. It’s difficult to imagine how much wacky tobaccy one would have to smoke in order to reach the […]
