Is That an E-Cig in Your Pocket or are You Just Happy to See Me?
The winner of the worst idea of all time when it comes to additives in e-liquids has to go to HelloCig Electronic Technology Co., a Chinese company that also sells vaping products in the U.S. It’s hard to believe who thought this would be a good idea, but HelloCig actually started adding Viagra and Cialis […]
Regulatory Update: FDA Press Release
As expected, yesterday the FDA followed through and released a statement outlining their new policies regarding the sale of electronic cigarettes and e-liquids. There were no real surprises for readers of this blog and the FDA pretty much did what was expected. The true impact of this move remains to be seen although we are […]
Could the Glass Be Half Full?
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is expected to finally do the big reveal next week. Early reports suggest that he is going to ban flavored e-liquid sales in convenience stores and gas stations (with the exception of tobacco, mint and menthol) as well as legislate increased age verification for online sales. Readers of our blog […]
Our Humble Proposal to the FDA Which Just Might Save Online Sales!
Well, it’s rare that we get to be the subject of one of our own Regulatory Update blog posts, especially when it comes to being on the front lines of the battle with to save vaping, but this week, we get to ride in on a white horse…maybe! If you’ve been following our Regulatory Update […]
Vapes on a Plane!
Vapes on a Plane! Just in time for Halloween, our most gruesome and morbid blog post series yet! With the rise in the number of people vaping worldwide, electronic cigarette related mishaps are also going up. Incidents range from the almost comical to the bizarre to the tragic. We investigate the reports, break down the […]
Online Sales and FDA Hysteria
Coming on the heels of our report from the week of September 17th, unfortunately we have even more bad news from the FDA. While attending a panel discussion on electronic cigarettes hosted by Axios, a US news website, Scott Gottlieb, head of the FDA, revealed that banning online sales of e-liquid is one of […]
FDA Talks Tough on Teen Vaping
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 the FDA issued it’s most ominous statement to the e-cig industry yet. The agency gave an ultimatum to five of the largest electronic cigarette brands on the market: “convincingly address” the problem of underage use of electronic cigarettes or else. Or else what? Or else the FDA is going to […]
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Senator Durbin and the SAFE Kids Act
Last week, we saw the beginning of another major attack on flavored e-liquid. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) announced that he is working on new legislation to ban what he calls “kid-appealing” e-liquid flavors. Senator Durbin has named his bill the “Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids (SAFE Kids) Act,” even though there is already […]
New York Vapers: Call to Action from CASAA
Attention New York Customers Call to Action from CASAA (Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association) “Once again, vapers in New York State are being threatened by multiple bills intended to severely impact the electronic cigarette industry and, by extension, dramatically limit consumer choice and increase the cost of these potentially life-saving products…” Assembly Bill 296 […]
