Electronic Cigarette & Vapor News

VAPE EXCISE TAXES NATIONWIDE BY STATE - UPDATED MARCH 2022 March 11 2022

Does the state you live in affect how much your vapes will cost?  Absolutely!  Different states charge a different amount of additional tax on vapor products that is specific to the state you reside in.  Many states do not have an excise tax on vapor products, whereas many states like Minnesota have insane taxes (95% of the products wholesale cost) that more less are designed to push vapers back to...

UK Study Shows E-Cigs Are As Toxic As Regular Air July 16 2015

July 15, 2015 | Jasper Hamill | Mirror UK   Electronic cigarettes pump out vapour which has NO toxic effect on the cells found in human lungs, scientists have claimed. Fresh research funded by British American Tobacco has suggested inhaling nicotine vapour could be as safe as breathing air. To perform its experiments, the tobacco giant teamed up with the MatTek Corporation, which makes models of human cells used in...

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)  

Nicotine use, Mental Health, Harm Reduction & Electronic Cigarettes April 10 2015

The Harm Reduction Coalition Hosts a Free Training on Nicotine Addiction and Electronic Cigarettes Register Now One of the most overlooked and under-treated addiction is to nicotine. Yet, cigarette smoking kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs and fires combined. People with co-occurring disorders have high rates of smoking and according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness; smoking kills about 200,000 people with a psychiatric...

Vapor Corp introduces a biometric vaporizer to detract from theft and underage use January 08 2014

DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- Vapor Corp. is taking a high-tech approach to electronic cigarettes by adding biometrics to its latest product. The company unveiled a prototype of its Vapor X personalized, rechargeable vaporizer at the ShowStoppers at CES 2014 in Las Vegas today. According to Vapor Corp., vaporizers are the rechargeable, customizable, high-end cousin of the disposable electronic cigarette. The Vapor X, with patent-pending fingerprint lock technology, will incorporate biometric technologies in order to...

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...