MDO and Stay Issued to Juul Labs
After nearly two years of waiting, Juul Lab’s infamous pod device has been issued an MDO (Marketing Denial Order) and were told to pull their products off the market immediately. Less than a day after the FDA announced the MDO, Juul petitioned the Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay.
FDA Approves First Disposable Vape
Recently, the first disposable vape device passed the PMTA approval process.
Mexico Bans Vapes
Mexico passed a decree that prohibits the “circulation and marketing” of electronic tobacco delivery systems, including both vapes and tobacco heaters. A previous general importation and tax law meant that vapes were already illegal to import and sell.
Texas Highschooler beat by police for vaping
Yet another highschooler was a victim of police violence for vaping. Keitherine Williams, a black, special-needs student, was beaten and arrested for vaping in his highschool’s restroom.
HB1570 - The Ban on Flavored Vapes in Hawaii
HB1570 - A Hawaiian state bill, has passed their Senate. Originally proposed in January, 2022, the bill bans any flavored nicotine product from their state, which would ban flavored vapes from Hawaii.
How does vaping affect teeth?
There is very little research about how vaping specifically affects teeth. Many dental health sites will blame nicotine, tar, and tobacco for all sorts of dental problems without differentiating between them. We will try and clear up a few misconceptions, as well as say what is generally agreed upon.
Logic Power and Logic Pro Authorized by FDA
A few additional vapes have passed the FDA’s PMTA process - the Logic Power and the Logic Pro. Both. The Logic Vapeleaf, which is Logic’s heated tobacco product, passed the FDA’s PMTA process as well.
Synthetic Nicotine Regulation in Omnibus Bill
The 2022 Omnibus budget bill has passed the Senate, and with it, a rider piece of legislation that expands the definition of tobacco products to include tobacco-free nicotine.
Fentanyl Scares for Vapes
Fentanyl is the drug that seems to end up in every single black-market drug. Now, it seems that fentanyl has made its way into questionable vape supplies.
2022 - The Rise of Disposable Vapes?
Despite all the legal challenges to vape, there is one kind of vape slowly becoming popular once more. Disposable vapes were popular in the past, and there is a renewed interest in them, and the changes the disposable vapes have gotten over time.
New Study on Vapes and Smokers who don't want to quit
There’s a new study going around regarding the impact of vapes on smokers that have no intention of quitting smoking or cigarettes. The study tracks 1600 smokers who had no intention of quitting and had never tried electronic cigarettes. In five years, the researchers found that smokers who started vaping daily were eight times more likely to quit cigarettes than those who did not.
Tobacco Free Nicotine and HR 6286
Attempts to expand the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products influence over nicotine products has begun! HR 6286 is a bill submitted to the House of Representatives that seeks to change the definition of “tobacco products” to include products made with synthetic nicotine or tobacco free nicotine.
