The First Step to E-Cig Prohibition A group of six California state senators are moving to place severe restrictions on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and e-juices of all flavors. A pair of proposed bills, SB-38 and SB 39 are grim news for anyone who vapes, works in the vaping industry or has relatives or friends
The Cost of Smoking It has long since been established that smoking is a scourge that has killed millions. The World Health Organization (WHO) projects by 2030 that smoking will account for 10 percent of deaths world-wide. Smoking also negatively impacts non-smokers through second hand smoke. The human toll is often discussed in terms of
Big Announcement From FDA Imminent As we wait for the FDA’s official announcement this week, here is what we know already: Big changes are afoot and the fast growing e-cigarette industry faces a new wave of regulations. This week Scott Gottleib led FDA is expected to move forward with a series of new restrictions ostensibly
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is trying to ruin a good thing for vapers (and really for smokers too). Just months after FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that the FDA’s vaping regulations would be delayed, Schumer is pushing to enact the FDA regulations sooner than later and he’s taking a familiar approach: combining
San Francisco is just one of the cities and states around the U.S. that wants a ban on flavored  e-cigarettes. Well, more accurately, the state is proposing to ban flavored tobacco products and as the FDA deeming regulations have taught us, apparently that means vape products too. It’s probably a good time to remind everyone
I was born in Indiana. I grew up in the Hoosier state. Most of my family lives there and I would like to be proud to call it home, but after the vaping bill has gone into effect, I can honestly say I’m ashamed to be a Hoosier.  On July 1, 2016, with the
On February 1, 2016, Vapor4Life had to close its Chicago location because Rahm Emanuel thought it was a brilliant idea to slap a ridiculous tax on Chicago vaping products. Thanks, Rahm, you really know how to help out your voters, and the brick and mortar vape shops that proudly serve(d) Chicago and boosted the
This past October, Mayor Rahm Emanuel passed a ridiculous law to tax nicotine in e-cigs, as well as e juice, tacking on an additional 55 cents per milliliter.  This means he’s also taxing the FDA-approved ingredients, such as propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine, which make up most of the ingredients in a single bottle
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Organization, which has been a constant opponent of vaping, recently urged the White House to place pressure on the FDA to finalize their Tobacco Deeming Regulations. These deeming regulations are expected to have a disastrous effect on the vaping industry and have the potential of banning over 99% of the
Next Monday (2/24), Los Angeles City Council’s Arts, Parks, Health, Aging & River Committee expects to consider an ordinance that would ban use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is prohibited. This will take place at its next regular meeting, in room 1060, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. We need your help
