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A Lifesaving Disruptive Technology and the Effort to Destroy It

Imagine a new miracle drug with the potential to prevent one third of fatal cancers, to avoid one in four…

December 18, 2019

Fab 5 Freddy Speaks Out Against the “Vaping Scare Campaign”

Fab 5 Freddy, also known as Fred Brathwaite, is a man of prodigious talents. An original “influencer” and hip-hop pioneer,…

December 16, 2019

Marijuana and Nicotine Are Trading Places as Prohibitionists’ Target

I don’t much like Los Angeles. The obnoxious car culture, the clogged freeways, the lame public transportation system, expensive smoothie…

December 3, 2019

How the British Approach to Vaping Puts the US to Shame

Over the summer, US media reported that two National Health Service hospitals in England were allowing Ecigwizard, a vape retailer,…

November 27, 2019

Massachusetts, Planning Asset Forfeiture, Leads the War on Vaping

One of the states to succumb to the national vaping panic—which rages on despite Trump’s recent indication that he may…

November 18, 2019

Vapes and Lung Disease: The CDC’s Lesson in How Not to Handle an Illness Outbreak

Optimally resolving a nationwide outbreak of any illness involves the cooperation of not only countless local, state and federal agencies,…

November 7, 2019

Eric Garner’s Mother Speaks Out Against Proposed NYC Menthols Ban

Gwendolyn Carr, the mother of  Eric Garner—who was killed by NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo with a chokehold while being…

October 24, 2019

FDA Affirms Snus as Harm Reduction. Does This Signal Hope for Vaping?

Despite contributing to the vaping panic rolling across the country, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a…

October 22, 2019

Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars

You might have seen the recent article about an 18-year-old who vaped for two years and was told by a…

October 9, 2019

New York’s Vape Flavor Ban Has Been Blocked—For Now

In a victory for vapers and vape shop owners, a state appellate court imposed a temporary restraining order on New…

October 7, 2019