Disneyland No Longer the Happiest Place on Earth for Vapers
Starting today, both smoking and vaping will be completely banned inside Disneyland and at all other Disney parks. The ban will include domestic theme parks, water parks and the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. The area between Disneyland and the California Adventure Park known as the Esplanade as well as the Downtown Disney District […]
JUUL Thieves, LOL!
We just had to feature this amusing news item, if only because we couldn’t resist running with the title “JUUL Thieves!” Yup, a not-so-daring heist went down at a Circle K in Kentucky a couple weeks ago and the target was JUULs. A pair of unarmed masked bandits held up the convenience store and walked […]
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 […]
Rite Aid Decides Vaping is Wrong
On April 11th, the giant pharmacy chain Rite Aid announced that it will no longer be carrying electronic cigarettes or other vaping products in any of its 2,400 stores. The company said that it will be slowly discontinuing the products over the next 90 days. However, Rite Aid will still continue to sell combustible cigarettes, […]
The Newest Threat to Vaping: The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act
Just when vapers hoped the anti-vaping tide might be turning a bit with the resignation of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, a new bill was introduced to Congress that threatens to decimate everything under the vaping sun. Meet the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. The bill, introduced by Reps. Frank Pallone of New Jersey and […]
Is Scott Gottlieb Trolling Vapers With Jellybeans?
On Friday, April 5th, on his final day as FDA Commissioner after suddenly and unexpectedly resigning in March, Scott Gottlieb tweeted about jellybeans: The response on Twitter from vapers was swift and hilarious. Grimm Green poked fun at the FDA’s “gateway theory,” which suggests that vaping is a gateway to smoking cigarettes. […]
Does Vaping Cause Seizures?
On Wednesday, April 3rd, the FDA announced it was looking into a possible link between seizures and vaping. “Today, we’re notifying the public of another potential emerging safety issue of which the FDA has recently become aware. We have reports indicating that some people who use e-cigarettes, especially youth and young adults, are experiencing seizures […]
The First Outright Vaping Ban in the U.S.
Yup, vaping is facing it’s first full on ban in the United States, and right here in Virgin Vapor’s back yard! The city of San Francisco already holds the distinction of being perhaps the most vaping unfriendly city in the country. Back in June of 2017, city supervisors approved a ban on the sale of […]
Regulatory Update: What’s Behind Scott Gottlieb’s Resignation from the FDA?
Last week brought some significant developments in electronic cigarette news. As was widely report, the FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb suddenly and unexpectedly resigned on March 5th. Many wished Gottlieb well, including President Donald Trump. However, others posting on Gottlieb’s Twitter feed were less charitable. The Twitter feed was peppered with comments like, “Good riddance,” and […]
Texas Man Dies From Electronic Cigarette Explosion
A 24-year-old Texas man died after his e-cigarette exploded in his face, severing his carotid artery and leading to a massive stroke. William Brown, the deceased, went to run some errands on a chilly Texas evening on the 27th of January, 2019, making a stop at a vape store in Fort Worth. He stopped in […]
