Like many other states, Ohio is now looking at the new vaping industry with an appetite for tax revenues.  However, most press for something straight-forward like a straight tax percentage or a flat tax per device.  Ohio's governor, on the…
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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is stepping down this week -- a retirement she announced at the beginning of February and the end to a 6-year tenure in the position.  Presumably, she never intended to stay in the…
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After a six-month survey found that 4.4% of individuals aged 15-29 in China had used an electronic cigarette at least once, anti-smoking groups and lobbyists flipped.  They are now pushing for a comprehensive ban on sale, advertising,…
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There are few experts both willing to be candid about electronic cigarettes and vaping in an open forum.  Most offer extremely canned and measured statements doing their damnest to avoid saying anything definitive. Usually this means…
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Kristy is a 35-year-old smoker who recently suffered a collapsed lung and was diagnosed with COPD. This all happened after she attempted to quit smoking with the help of electronic cigarettes -- but, alas, she ended up using both and failed…
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Hawaii's House Bill 145 was just unanimously approved by the state's Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. The bill expands the definition of "tobacco product" in the state to include anything with nicotine in it -- and then…
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Utah's Governor Gary R. Herbert just signed a whopping 42 bills into law this past Tuesday. Among them was a deeply concerning bill that appears to give the state's Department of Health carte blanche to regulate electronic cigarettes and…
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A number of anti-smoking groups are pushing for Connecticut to bump its tobacco cigarette tax from $3.40 per pack to $4.90 -- a jump of $1.50. According to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung…
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Big Tobacco has being a big voice in the discussion of electronic cigarettes and vapor devices. Every word that comes from tobacco companies on the topic, written or spoken, seems well measured to help them. And what's the best way to help…
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A recent piece in the Miami Herald went headlong into an open attack against electronic cigarettes and vapor products. Though the piece clearly involved more research than many that we're used to seeing, its headline was a downright…
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Leadership in the state of Washington are pushing for a bill that would make it among the most uninviting states in the US for vapers. Along with rules to ban vaping in all places where smoking too is prohibited, the bill would tax all…
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A bill in Missouri's House has received initial approval and has one more House vote left on it before moving on to the state's Senate. The bill would require child proofing of all electronic cigarette and vaping device products related to…
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UPDATE: This ban has passed. There was no discussion Monday evening, and instead, a vote was simply cast 4-3 in favor of the ban. In previous meetings, council members against the ban argued that it conflicts with personal liberty and lack…
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A group of 14 to 17 year olds were asked to purchase electronic cigarettes online. Of the 98 attempted purchases, some 76% succeeded despite many sites having an age verification gate. Though this is not at all a surprise, many anti-smoking…
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A 16-year-old Michigan student has been arrested after an electronic cigarette he gave to another student caused that that student to get sick.  Deputies in Genesee County, Michigan announced that they had made the arrest last week in…
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