Averting the Vapocalypse?
While recent months have represented dark days for vapers, the last two weeks suddenly brought a few unlikely signs that the Vapocalypse currently headed for Planet Vape on May 11th of this year might have a shot at being diverted before impact. May 11th is the deadline for e-juice manufacturers to submit their Premarket Tobacco […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Devastating News for the Vaping Industry
Devastating new developments in the last 24 hours may have just dealt the fatal blow to the vaping industry as we know it. Readers of this blog know that about a month ago, an ominous ruling was handed down by Judge Paul Grimm in the District Court of Maryland. That ruling was in the court […]
FDA Finalizes Guidance For Premarket Tobacco Product Applications
On June 11th, the FDA issued a press release announcing that it has finalized the guidance needed by vape product manufacturers to file the required Premarket Tobacco Product Applications, applications required for vape businesses to be able to continue to manufacture and sell their products. As we’ve covered before, these applications are so expensive and […]
FDA’s Deeming Rule Deemed Unconstitutional!!!
Do you know who Leslie Kux is? Neither did we. It turns out she’s the gal who signed on the dotted line to create the FDA’s Deeming Rule that subjects vaping products to the same regulations as cigarettes and other tobacco products under the Tobacco Control Act. The problem is, according to a recent news […]
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 […]
JUUL Attracting More Negative Attention to Vaping
As if they haven’t already done enough to bring down the wrath of anti-vaping crusaders on the e-cigarette world, now JUUL is catching flack for a new series of poorly timed television ads. At least the campaign, entitled “Make the Switch,” features smokers that are clearly adults of legal smoking age. However, it’s the claim […]
