Blogger Arrested for Possession of Electronic Cigarette in Thailand
With most governments around the world considering excessive regulations and taxes for electronic cigarettes, things aren't exactly looking up for us vapers, but we should always keep in mind that the situation could be much worse. A good case in point is the recent arrest of a popular Thai blogger for possession of an electronic cigarette and a bottle of e-liquid. 29-year-old Manusaya...
Read More...Recommending E-Cigarettes as Safer Alternative to Smoking Is “Irresponsible”, Researcher Claims
Dr Stuart Flint, a psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett’s Carnegie School of Sport, in Leeds, UK, recently published an opinion letter in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Journal, in which he slams health organisations for promoting e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative to smoking. "Until substantial evidence has been gathered on the health implications of...
Read More...Italy Votes to Effectively Destroy the Independent Vaping Sector
If you think vaping regulations and taxes are bad in your country, take comfort in the fact that it can always get worse. Take Italy, where recently adopted legislation introduced a "super-tax" of €5 ($6) per every 10 ml of e-liquid - even if it doesn't contain nicotine - and banned the sales of vaping products both online and in specialized shops without a tobacco license. The move is expected to put thousands of companies out of business and leave tens of thousand...
Read More...Study Finds IQOS Heat-Not-Burn Cigarette Still Releases Carcinogens
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Bern, in Switzerland has found that the popular IQOS heat-not-burn cigarette produced by Philip Morris releases many of the same cancer-inducing chemicals found in regular cigarette smoke, including carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Philip Morris has been promoting the IQOS as a...
Read More...Philip Morris IQOS No Less Harmful Than Cigarettes, French Pneumologist Says
The IQOS heat stick from Philip Morris International is the hottest reduced-risk tobacco product on the market right now, but one French pneumologist claims that it is just as dangerous as regular tobacco cigarettes. In an interview with French newspaper
Read More...London Fire Brigade Advises Smokers to Switch to Vaping to Reduce Risk of Fires
On April 7th, World Health Day, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) issued a press release advising cigarette smokers to switch to electronic cigarettes, if they can't quit nicotine completely, in order to minimize the risk of accidental fires. Over the last three years, the LFB has recorded over 3500 smoking related fires compared to only 14 incidents involving electronic cigarettes over the same period of time. That's over 255 times more blazes caused by smoking and the...
Read More...New Zealand to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Consumer Products
When it comes to regulating electronic cigarettes, most countries usually consider two options - regulating them either as tobacco products (even though they contain no tobacco) or as medicinal products, both of which involve severe restrictions that keep e-cigs from fulfilling their full potential. Well, one country is doing the unthinkable, regulating electronic cigarettes as consumer products.
Read More...Clueless U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer Calls E-Cigarettes “Ticking Time Bombs”
Following a string of new reports on "exploding e-cigarettes", New York Senator, Chuck Schumer, decided to take a stand on the issue, calling the electronic vaping devices "ticking time bombs" and demanding that the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the FDA investigate and take appropriate action. As if vaping didn't have enough enemies already, you can now add Democratic Party Senator...
Read More...Phillip Morris Smokeless Cigarette Not as Safe as E-Cigarettes, Big Tobacco Researcher Says
Last year, Phillip Morris International launched a new type of smokeless cigarette called iQOS. It's supposed to be a cleaner and less smelly alternative to smoking, but one researcher at rival Imperial Tobacco doesn't seem to agree with that description. Speaking at a tobacco industry conference in Bologna, last week, Steve Stotesbury, head of scientific regulatory affairs at Imperial Tobacco, had some not-so-nice things to say about the
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