Electronic Cigarette & Vapor News

DC In A Battle Over E-Cigarette Regulation June 05 2015

By Lydia Wheeler - The Hill - 05/31/15 07:00 AM EDT Washington is locked in a growing debate over what restrictions should be placed on the booming electronic cigarette industry.The Food and Drug Administration is pushing ahead with a proposed rule that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18 and prohibit sales in vending machines.But to the dismay of many health activists, the rule...

Who Really Owns Your E-Cigarette (Infographic) April 23 2015

04/23/2015, Purplebox Vapours This is a great infographic put together by our friends across the pond at Purplebox Vapours http://purplebox.ie/ illustrating the market share of Big Tobacco in the e-cig and vapor business. (Click here for full size file download)  

Phillip Morris to begin marketing electronic cigarettes to compensate for lost sales of cigarettes. December 22 2013

Philip Morris International Inc. PM +0.05% and Altria Group Inc. MO +0.92% are joining forces globally to sell electronic cigarettes and other smokeless products, a bid by the tobacco behemoths to compensate for falling sales of combustible cigarettes. The makers of the best-selling Marlboro cigarette are betting their combined firepower will give them a leg up on rivals in the small but fast-growing market for alternative nicotine products. Altria sells Marlboro exclusively in the U.S.; Philip Morris sells Marlboro...