The fruit flavor fallacy, the misguided belief that sweet e-juice flavors were created to hook children, is one of the most ridiculous zombie vaping myths. Unfortunately, a spike in underage vaping has been framed as a teen vaping epidemic and the blame has been placed on these flavors. The reality is far different. The majority of
The Time Is Ripe for Prohibition Dr. Richard Creegan (D), a Hawaiian state rep and former emergency room physician, is looking to increase the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 100 years old by 2024. A quick perusal of a map reveals Hawaii has no shared borders or neighboring states where residents can still access
There are plenty of hobbyists who enjoy zero nicotine e-juice, but the vast majority of e-cig users are former smokers. For those of us in this group, access to a nicotine delivery platform that is free of smoke and ash has been a game changer. Society as a whole is gradually moving away puritanical strictures
Confronting the Fruit Flavor Fallacy The myth that sweet flavors were created in order to hook minors is a zombie vaping myth and refuses to die. No matter how many times it has been debunked, this fruit flavor fallacy remains an existential threat to the e-cig industry. It has been tenuously linked to the teen
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
