[ad_1] Apple banned vaping apps from its App Stores following a string of additive-related deaths, but that isn’t deterring PAX. The company has launched a web app that lets you control PAX 3 and Era-series cannabis pens from your computer using Bluetooth. You can tweak the temperature, lock access, manage doses, learn more about pods […]
Category: e-cigarette
FTC sues to unwind Marlboro owner’s $12.8 billion Juul investment
[ad_1] While e-cigarettes may have been quickly replaced in headlines by a new threat to public health, it appears the government has not forgotten about vaping. However, this time the news isn’t about banning flavored pods or raising the legal age, instead the FTC is suing to unwind Altria’s $12.8 billion investment in vaping giant […]
Marlboro owner’s stake in Juul is worth a third of its original value
[ad_1] Accordingly, Altria and Juul are scaling back and altering their relationship. They’re shifting attention to “pre-market tobacco applications,” and will limit Altria’s services to Juul to regulatory affairs by the end of March. They’re also restructuring the board of directors to give Altria just two directors’ seats, as well as committees to oversee both […]
FDA bans production, sale of fruit- and mint-flavored vape pods
[ad_1] The new restrictions make some important exceptions. First, they permit tobacco- and menthol-flavored goods. They also apply only to cartridge-based products, which the FDA says are easier for teens to acquire and conceal. Tank-based vaping devices, like those sold in vape shops that typically cater to adult smokers, are not restricted by the new […]
WSJ: FDA vape ban will target fruit flavored pods
[ad_1] A few days ago, the FDA officially raised the minimum age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21, and according to a Wall Street Journal report, it’s close to announcing a new set of restrictions specifically for e-cigarettes. In a move that is supposed to address teen vaping by targeting products they’re […]
CDC: Vitamin E acetate is ‘closely associated’ with vaping lung injuries
[ad_1] A new clinical study analyzed samples from 51 EVALI patients and a comparison group of 99 healthy individuals. The study identified vitamin E acetate in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from 48 of the 51 EVALI patients. It did not detect the chemical in BAL fluid from healthy individuals. This isn’t entirely surprising. Last month, […]
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
[ad_1] The move is designed to curb teen vaping. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot noted recently that there’s evidence of kids as young as 11 using e-cigarettes. Around 1 in 15 middle school students in the city have said they do so. “New York City is finally addressing a public health crisis […]
California is suing Juul for allegedly targeting minors
[ad_1] Becerra said the lawsuit comes after a 21-month investigation into Juul and its marketing and sales practices. In a press event, Becerra noted that the number of high school students vaping in 2019 is 27.5 percent, up from 11.7 percent in 2017. Becerra blames that, in part, on vaping products sold in “child-friendly fruity […]
CDC says a toxic compound may be responsible for vaping illnesses
[ad_1] There were other ingredients in the samples, although they didn’t appear as consistently. THC surfaced in 23 out of the samples, while nicotine appeared in 16. The CDC was quick to warn that vitamin E acetate wasn’t confirmed as the cause, and that there may be multiple factors involved in the occasionally deadly illnesses. […]
Trump plans to raise the minimum vaping age to ’21 or so’
[ad_1] The administration previously said it’d ban non-tobacco flavored pods to make vaping less enticing for teenagers. However, advocates of the practice have said having a variety of flavors helps adults quit cigarettes, and that banning them would result in vape shops shutting down. As such, officials may believe increasing the age limit at the […]