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Michigan Drops Its Vape Flavor Ban, But Advocates Wary of What’s Next

Marc Slis wanted to live a quiet life. As a geophysicist, he had spent decades exploring for oil all over…

October 14, 2021

Health Canada Is Poised to Take a Disastrous Wrong Turn on Vaping

The Canadian government recently consulted on its proposals for regulating—read:banning—flavors used in vaping products. Its supposed justifications include a perceived…

October 12, 2021

New California Vape Taxes Will Put the Squeeze on Synthetic Nicotine

On October 4, Governor Gavin Newsom approved a 12.5 percent excise tax on vaping products in California. The bill, authored…

October 6, 2021

How Can We Integrate Nicotine Into Harm Reduction Programs?

Vaping and forms of smokeless tobacco have gained popularity as harm reduction options for millions of ex-smokers around the world.…

October 5, 2021

Youth Vaping Rates Decline Steeply in the United States

On September 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new,…

September 30, 2021

Buying Nicotine in Australia Is About to Get Even Harder

Australian vapers will soon have an even harder time getting nicotine. On October 1, the government will ramp up a…

September 30, 2021

Vape Advocates and Prohibitionists Temporarily Unite to Slam the FDA

On September 28, a string of mainstream public health organizations including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association,…

September 29, 2021

New Evidence Exposes Harms of Philly’s Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

“Huge step backwards for recovery, it sucks!” was how one participant in a new study described the smoking ban in…

September 27, 2021

Truth Initiative Creates Fake Vape Company to Promote Fake “Depression Stick”

A man named Craig walks into a convenience store. He serves as a vape company’s VP of marketing, and he…

September 22, 2021

The US Obsession With Youth Vaping Looks Odd From Across the Atlantic

“Two countries divided by a common language” is a common saying misattributed to George Bernard Shaw. US and UK vocabulary…

September 21, 2021