The FDA recently published in the U.S. Federal Register the final ruling of its “Deeming Regulations” in extending its authority over tobacco products to include vapor products. Although the regulation requirements do not take effect until August 8, 2016, the FDA’s involvement in the vaping […]

Thanks to recent legislation signed by Governor Jerry Brown, California vaping laws are now among the most restrictive in the nation. On May 4, 2016, California’s new e-cig laws raised the minimum age requirement for purchasing tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21. The […]

The day vapers and e-cigarette manufacturers have been anticipating for years has come: The FDA’s Deeming Regulations were officially announced on May 10, 2016. This date marks the first time the US Food and Drug Administration can successfully regulate the vape industry. The FDA Deeming Regulations […]

California just became the second state to raise the minimum age requirement for purchasing tobacco products to 21. Per usual, e-cigarette sales are also affected by the new rule even though they do not contain tobacco. The obvious intention of the new legislation is to […]

Everyone knows that tobacco smoke is dangerous not only to smokers but everyone around them; however, how does secondhand vapor affect indoor air quality? A new e-cigarette study presented at the 2016 Workplace and Indoor Aerosols conference in Barcelona claims that the particles in e-cig […]

While both England and France are moving forward with supporting the use of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation, the US is still fighting a battle against e-cigs while awaiting the final ruling of the FDA’s Deeming Regulations, and in essence, the future of the American […]

Once upon a time, smokers could calm their nicotine cravings on a plane by using electronic cigarettes, or “e-cigarettes.” They originally became a smoker’s best friend in public places where smoking is normally not permissible until more and more local and state governments began defining […]

How safe are e-cigarettes? That is the question so many vapers and non-vapers alike have asked. When we have questions like that, we many times turn to our government for answers. We have come to expect them to help shield us from dangerous products, be […]

Thanks to a recent court ruling, e-cigarettes are no longer subject to New York state’s ban on public smoking. This victory for vapers marks the first time that a legal entity in the U.S. has made a clear distinction between tobacco cigarettes and e-cigs. Given […]