Pod Systems

Salt Nic Nic salts revolutionized vaping, but it can also be argued they have brought us back to square one. We explain the science and evolution of nic salts in our feature deep-dive “What is Salt Nic?” The vaping revolution was kicked off with small, high nicotine, mouth to lung devices. Many vapers eventually transitioned

Reynolds American, once known as R.J. Reynolds and the manufacturer of Camel cigarettes, thinks they have pinpointed the cause of the teen vaping epidemic, and it is not the fruity ejuice flavors preferred by adult vapers. As reported CNBC, Reynolds thinks the blame should be placed entirely on Juul, and wants to fight FDA restrictions

The appeal of prefilled pods is their ease of use and convenient size. For the typical pre-filled pod system, all that you need is a charged battery and a pod with some juice left. To refill the device, simply snap a pod into place and puff. Could anything be easier? The answer is yes. Meet

Juul’s sales slide and loss of market share earlier this year was the first hint that new FDA ecig regulations, and proposed local restrictions were slowing the growth of the vaping industry. Additional insight into this trend was provided in Altria’s Q1 2019 earnings call. Marlboro-maker Altria purchased 35 percent of Juul at the end

Vape Pods Despite talk of a ban on vape pods, prefilled pod systems like Juul remain the best selling products in the vaping industry. Not surprisingly, Vuse Vapor, a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds, wants a piece of the action and has thrown their hat in the ring.  This winter they launched the Vuse Alto, a

Another day, another strict e-cig law that will punish marginalized groups and destroy small businesses. This one is a bit different. The Reversing Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act 2019 is the most punitive anti-vaping bill yet. It is a catch-all that includes the all of the industry killing regulations and laws that have been proposed in

The teen vaping epidemic poses a threat to the health of minors through the dangers of nicotine addiction. As a vaper, I am quite attuned to the signs of vaping and completely opposed to underage vaping. This article will give you every tool you need to figure out if your child is vaping without intrusive

Departed FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb hit the interview circuit hard in the last weeks of his tenure, and he has made it abundantly clear that the FDA may ban pod systems like Juul. If this ends up being the case, it would be nice if the FDA acknowledged that sweet flavors are not driving the

FDA Juul Ban in 2019? Juul and their partner Altria, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, are in favor of a flavor ban. Is this because this would eliminate their competition? The biggest threat to Juul’s market share is an FDA ban on prefilled nic salt pod systems. Also known as closed pod systems, an FDA ban

Politicians and the news media have fallen a step behind developments on e-cigarette regulation front. While they still focus on flavor bans, departing FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb has identified prefilled nicotine salt pod systems, made famous by Juul, as the driving force behind the teen vaping epidemic. In an interview with NPR, Gottlieb reiterated his