Ruthless E-Liquid

Michigan was the first state to announce a flavor ban at the beginning of September. As you may know, President Trump released a statement concerning his intention to ban flavored vapor products on September 11, 2019. Since his announcement, several government officials have taken public standings against e-cigarettes as well. Potential flavor bans are beginning to appear one after another. Some state representatives have ignored legal processes and they are initiating bans regardless of the desires of the citizens within their state. Michigan’s flavor ban goes into effect on October 2, 2019. Governor Gretchen Whitmer proudly announced her reasoning behind spearheading this legislation. Whitmer’s primary argument is the rise of vaping amidst adolescents, claiming that "It would never be permitted if it was cigarettes, but we’re letting these companies target our kids, appeal to our kids and deceive our children." Many vape shops are going to go out of business because of the ban, and many shop owners have stated that they cannot continue to operate from just tobacco flavored vape products alone.

President Trump recently released a public statement regarding his intentions to pull the majority of vaping products from the market. According to the president’s statement, his reasoning for doing so is due to the growing concern of health hazards and rising usage of tobacco alternatives by teenagers. The proposal would ban all non-tobacco flavored vape products. However, it is important to be educated on the matter to truly understand the statement Trump is making, and to understand how this is going to affect the vaping market in the United States

The VTA has filed a lawsuit against the FDA and PMTA. Championing for the vape industry and those employed within it. And the people who continue to use vaping as a tobacco cessation method, and future users. PMTA is an application that will affect all in the vape industry. Vape Manufacturers must submit PMTA to market products legally in the US. Products such as vape juice or vape mods. Once submitted the FDA will have to review and approve. Sounds simple. But indecisiveness and changing deadlines are making this process difficult.

"is secondhand vape smoke bad?" A question that has come to the minds of many. Alternatively, as a current vaper or e-cigarette user, you may newly be wondering if "is it safe to vape around children?". Patented in the 1960’s, e cigarettes really did not have the attention as they today. And with that attention, all the hysteria on vaping and it's controversial effects on health, these question arose. Valid questions considering the media mentions that vaping receives and it's oftentimes comparison to cigarette smoking. While vaping is different than cigarettes, and studies have been conducted that report second have vape causes less damage than cigarettes the question still remains.