BREAKING: Trump to Kill HR 2339!
No matter your politics, if you’re a vaper, you’ve gotta love President Trump’s latest move! Vapers and the vaping industry have been holding their breath over a bill that is being voted on in Congress today. However, thanks to a statement released yesterday from the Executive Office of the President, the results aren’t going to […]
Celebration: Our Blog Referenced by M.D. in National Affairs Journal!
We’re taking a break this week from our usual posts about regulatory affairs, e-cig news and what makes the best vape juice to give ourselves a little pat on the back. It turns out that our humble little website was used as a reference by a medical doctor in an essay published in National Affairs […]
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 […]
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 […]
Editors of Two Major Medical Journals: Scientific Studies No Longer Trustworthy
Our coverage of the retraction by the Journal of the American Heart Association of a study that claimed to link vaping and heart attacks caused a number of our blog readers to reach out to us to comment on the shocking lack of scientific credibility detailed in that story. As we reported, the study was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bill S. 1253, URGENT Action Required!
While many companies are putting everything on the line to try to meet the FDA’s PMTA requirements by September 9th, the Senate has been quietly working to stab them in the back, making all that time, money and effort instantly worthless. The Senate has passed S. 1253, the “Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children […]
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 […]
