By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco WriterJune 27, 2014 - 4:55 pm EDT RICHMOND, Virginia — The public will have more time to weigh in on a federal proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the public comment period slated to end July 9 is being extended an additional 30 days to Aug. 8 after getting lots of input on how...
June 16th, 2014 | Current Issues, Electronic Cigarettes, Regulations: FDA etc., Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, Tobacco Harm Reduction | ECigInsider I have long argued that tobacco control advocates who have financial ties to Big Pharma must disclose these ties if they opine about national strategies for electronic cigarette regulation because these ties represent a conflict of interest. My argument was based on the premise that electronic cigarettes represent a major form of market...
Jun 17, 2014 10:31 AM EDT by Doug Horn, Design & Trend The largest study ever of electronic cigarette use in Europe has shed light on the type of people using them and alleviated fears that they are a gateway to smoking real cigarettes. (Photo : Commons) The largest study ever of electronic cigarette use in Europe has shed light on the type of people using them and alleviated fears that...
By Anna Edney Jun 11, 2014 11:01 PM CT -www.bloomberg.com Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Most e-cigarettes deliver nicotine while leaving out the tars, arsenic and other...Read More Electronic cigarettes may be closer to smoking cessation devices than regular smokes and regulators are keeping “an open mind” on their potential health benefit, said the top U.S. official overseeing their use. In comments that may boost the developing $3 billion e-cigarette market, Mitch Zeller,...
By: ActiveBeat Author on Thursday, May 29, 2014 @ 9:11 am , www.activebeat.com E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, simulate tobacco smoking by producing a smoke-like vapor. For some, it’s a dangerous idea that could lead kids to become accustomed to the act of smoking. But a team of fifty international health researchers says it’s critical that governing bodies not consider e-cigarettes, which can help people ditch the smoking habit, a tobacco product. The...
'Vaporizers' Are the New Draw in E-Cigarettes Refillable Contraptions Are Cheaper, More Potent Than 'Cigalikes' MIKE ESTERL , wallstreetjournal.com Updated May 29, 2014 5:23 p.m. ET The fastest growth in e-cigarettes comes from devices called 'vaporizers' sold in specialty shops like Popie's Vapor Lounge, in Marlton, N.J. Will Figg for The Wall Street Journal ATLANTA—VapeRite, a specialty store in a strip mall here, represents the latest rage in electronic cigarettes and the...
BY SEAN COOPER @SEAN_COOPER MAY 23RD 2014, AT 12:00:00 PM ET, www.engadget.com Smoking is bad for you. There! We said it right upfront. There's no reasonable line of argument that can lead to any other conclusion: smoking kills lots of people, around 50 percent of its long-term users. But with all that said, people love to smoke. Heck, I smoked for many, many years and I still would if it had a few more vitamins....
LONDON Tue May 20, 2014 9:53am EDT CREDIT: REUTERS/REGIS DUVIGNAU (Reuters) - Smokers trying to quit are 60 percent more likely to report success if they switch to e-cigarettes than if they use nicotine products like patches or gum, or just willpower, scientists said on Tuesday. Presenting findings from a study of almost 6,000 smokers over five years, the researchers said the results suggest e-cigarettes could play an important...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Cigarette Industry Group, Inc., today urged members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee to use the Committee hearing Thursday on electronic cigarettes to constructively stress how electronic cigarettes offer millions of smokers an alternative to the combustible cigarette. "E-cigarettes should not be regulated the same way traditional tobacco products are regulated," said Eric Criss, president and CEO of ECIG....
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014 Second Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - Consumer Comment on Paperwork Reduction Act On Thursday, May 8th, CASAA released the Overview of its Action Plan Regarding Proposed FDA Regulations. On May 11, 2014, CASAA released the first of several Calls to Action anticipated in CASAA's Action Plan. This is the second Call to Action in CASAA's Action Plan. There is an interim deadline for comments on the deeming...
Note: We believe the author of this meant "milliliters" rather than "millimeters" and his math is off, but a good article nonetheless - Big D Vapor May 8, 2014, By Brandon Rook, WTVY.com In America, more than 42 million people ages 18 and older smoke cigarettes according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is going down though, thanks in part to higher tobacco taxes,...
FDA Finally Issues Proposed Regulations for Electronic Cigarettes Posted by: Vranks on April 25, 2014 Under: E-Cigarette Legislation | It has taken the Food and Drug Administration five long years to finally issue proposed regulations for electronic cigarettes, after failed attempt to establish authority over them as drugs or drug delivery devices, in 2009. The highly anticipated announcement was made yesterday, and was received with mixed reactions. US cities and states have...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition. The New York ban — along with the measure in Chicago, one that previously went into effect in Los Angeles and federal regulations proposed last week — are keeping debate smoldering among public health officials,...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Cigarette Industry Group (ECIG) today thanked the FDA for releasing its long-awaited deeming regulation. In response to the proposed rules, ECIG President and CEO Eric Criss observed, "It will take some time to analyze the potential impact of these proposed rules in a meaningful way. However, it is our long-held position that common-sense regulation should restrict underage access while treating electronic...
Getty Images Electronic cigarettes have managed to build up enough of a fast-growing following that the big tobacco companies are all moving into the market with products of their own. And even if some think that smokers are unlikely to switch en masse from smoke to nicotine vapor, Big Tobacco is still taking the market seriously. While e-cigarettes made by the industry’s giants have plenty of advantages, from distribution to scale and...
E-CIGARETTES/VAPORIZERS: HOW TO PICK A STARTER KIT First and foremost, congratulations! You have made the decision to quit smoking and are determined to invest in a resource to assist you in kicking that nasty habit. In this article we will focus predominately on the basics of a starter kit (rather than how much money you will save), how you will no longer smell like smoke, etc. For someone who...
A coalition of lawmakers have set their sights on e-cigarettes and have, in a new report, asked the Food and Drug Administration to impose cigarette-like restrictions on them as soon as possible. The report, commissioned by 12 Democratic lawmakers in September and released Monday, says that e-cig manufacturers are taking advantage of a loophole in regulatory law (and by loophole, they mean that there’s not a law yet) and are marketing their products...
The following article, by Sally Satel who is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a psychiatrist specializing in addiction is one of the rare pro e-Cigarette/Vaporizers subjects of safety. Safety is very important to Big D Vapor and we also concur that regulation to prevent minors from using them is unequivocally important: Should electronic cigarettes be regulated like tobacco products, emblazoned with warnings and subject to tight marketing...
With the EU setting member states tight energy efficiency and green targets by the year 2020, the Government and the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) have been promoting ways in which all citizens can reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. These have ranged from promoting the much maligned Green Deal to promoting cycling to work schemes. As we search for endless ways in which to lessen the negative environmental effect...
The new shop caters to fans of e-cigarettes and their variants, including members of the Southeast Texas Steam Knights. In a corner of a dark bar on a Sunday evening, a cloud of vapor hangs over a group of energetically conversing young men. Vaporizers in one hand, plates of cold cuts in the other, they are representatives of the Steam Knights, a burgeoning group of vape enthusiasts who meet...
When House Democrats released their supplemental budget package halfway through last week, they included a bill intended to fund education. But the way it generated that funding sure got some people's blood boiling, hot enough, you might say, to vaporize. Rep. Reuven Carlyle’s HB 2795, described in the bill report as “Investing in education by clarifying laws relating to tobacco substitutes,” would apply the 95 percent Other Tobacco Products tax...
MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - Feb 28, 2014) - Intelligent Living Inc. (OTCQB: ILIV) stated that it had signed a Letter of Intent to acquire the assets of KandyPens Inc. (www.kandypens.com). KandyPens is actively engaged in the design and marketing of its flagship product called the SkyCloud multifunctional vaporizer pen. According to recent Mashable and New York Times articles on the vaporizer business: "The (vaporizer) trend has taken off among young New York...
First, a caveat: The Firefly vaporizer is not intended to be used for marijuana. Definitely not. Never mind that the herb is now legal for recreational use in two states, and can be obtained with a prescription in 20 more. Or that legislation now pending in 10 additional states would decriminalize the use of cannabis for medical purposes. At present, marijuana is still a Schedule I controlled substance under federal...
When electronic cigarettes made their debut in the United States just a few years ago, they generated some curiosity, mostly from skeptical smokers. The devices quickly stirred up debate about whether they were appropriate for the workplace and other public places, and even whether they had replaced the sinister chemicals of cigarettes with unknown but equally harmful ingredients. Unless you know of someone who uses e-cigarettes — or use them...
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