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 […]
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 […]
Bernie Sanders Threatens to “Shutdown” the Vape Industry!
When asked about the so-called “youth vaping epidemic” at a town hall meeting in Iowa in January, Bernie Sanders responded by apparently threatening to shut down the vaping industry. “The answer is, I think we shut down the industry if they’re causing addiction and if the evidence is that people are getting sick as a […]
Vaping vs. the Corona Virus: A Look at the Evidence
As the coronavirus continues to keep billions of people on lock down around the world, rumors are circulating on vaping websites and forums about how vaping might affect susceptibility to the virus. Since most vapers are ex-smokers, does our past love affair with combustible cigarettes still put us at risk? Will vaping make us more […]
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 […]
FDA Reverses Course on Coronavirus/Vaping Link
In a rare reversal, the FDA has changed its stance on the potential role vaping may play in vulnerability to the coronavirus. On March 27th, FDA spokesman Michael Felderbaum stated in response to an inquiry from Bloomberg News that vaping may put people at risk for more serious complications from the virus. “People with underlying […]
Will Kai’s Virgin Vapor Survive the FDA?
From reading this blog, you probably know that the FDA is requiring vape companies to submit a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) by September 9th of this year or go out of business. The applications are crushingly expensive, extremely complicated and time consuming making it extraordinarily difficult for anyone but a very large corporation to […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
