A study about E-Liquid flavours published in the Harm Reduction Journal has found that the “vast majority of flavouring compounds in e-cigarette liquids were present at levels far lower than needed to classify them as toxic”. However one exception was...
Juul labs has quit the VTA after only a year of major financial contributions to the vape industry trade group. JUUL cited strategic conflicts with VTA including there recent support for Tobacco 21 legislation and the banning of e-liquid flavours,...
As the electronic cigarette market grows and matures in China, Beijing is reviewing regulations to address varied health concerns. At a press conference last month, the head of the health authority, Mao Qunan, informed media that the Chinese National Health...
The Bill classifies vaping products in the same category as tobacco. This means that the devices would not only be subject to the same rules and regulations with regards to the sales of the products, but also with regards to...
Positive news from HPA research shows that more and more Kiwis are trying e-cigarettes “over half (56.5 percent) of current smokers, had at least tried e-cigarettes” In addition, and in contrast to the over blown hype in the US, “no...
Ms. Minton, a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C., suggests that ‘non-profit’ anti-tobacco organizations are acting as “fear profiteers.” Organisations like the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society are being financially rewarded by...
Former legal high drug know as Spice has made a comeback on the streets of Manchester in the UK. The BBC reports that 9 people have fallen ill from the homemade e juice, which contains the synthetic drug Spice. It...
Last month, San Francisco became the first city in the US to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes. Though it would take about seven months for the policy to go into effect, it initially looked like a done deal in a...
Two hospitals in England have allowed an e-cigarette company to open vape shops on their premises as part of a move by the hospitals to ban smoking in and around their buildings. The ban was introduced last week at two...
