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)  

STATEMENT FROM VMR PRODUCTS CEO JAN VERLEUR ON THE CALL TO BAN 'OPEN SYSTEM' VAPORIZERS BY REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. October 01 2014

MIAMI, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 09/30/14 -- In response to the 119-page document submitted by Reynolds American Inc. to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking it to ban "open system" vaporizers and devices, Jan Verleur, CEO & Co-Founder of VMR Products, a global electronic cigarette company and the makers of V2®, a leading brand, has the following comment: For many adult smokers, vaporizing devices like e-cigarettes represent an alternative...

Imperial Tobacco Acquires Blu E-Cigarettes Following R.J. Reynolds-Lorillard Merger July 18 2014

Posted by: Vranks on July 17, 2014 Under: E-Cig News  Imperial Tobacco has gone from just getting its feet wet in the electronic cigarette market to owning the world’s most successful e-cigarettes brand, after it acquired Blu Electronic Cigarettes from the newly-newly formed R.J. Reynolds-Lorillard tobacco juggernaut.   Blu is currently the best-selling electronic cigarette brand in the United States, accounting for around 47% of the market. Established as an independent...