The minimum acceptable standard for the World Health Organization is for it to provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding people’s health. However, a recent dogmatic message made by the WHO offers...
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US Town Bans Sale of Nicotine Products to Anyone Born After January 1, 2000
The vape industry has faced many restrictions over the last few years. Vape mail bans, nicotine limitations, flavor limits… However, Brookline, Massachusetts, has taken restrictions a step further. While noble in...
FedEx and the Vape Mail Ban: Time for Some Real ‘Post’ Truth
A letter published on July 12th by the American Vaping Association reveals over 400 vape suppliers are urging delivery company FedEx to rethink their shipping restrictions. The letter makes several valid points, which...
The Will of the People? Public Health and Vaping Lobbying
What image springs to mind when you hear the term ‘influencer’? Do you think of blown-out footage of a photogenic 20-something marketing a ‘lifestyle’ for clicks, likes, and shares? Sadly, influencing on a global...
UK Study Confirms Vaping is the Most Effective Way to Quit Smoking
An update to a previously released report in the UK states that vaping is positively associated with successfully quitting smoking. The report gives detailed numbers and statistics that prove the effectiveness of vaping...
Government of Canada Proposes Flavor Ban: “Healthy” or Harmful?
The Government of Canada has announced plans to limit the inclusion of flavorings in vape products to just tobacco and mint/menthol. This is in addition to a nicotine cap due to come into force on July 8, 2021. The...
The World Health Organization and Ignorance: The Truth Behind an Anti-Vaping Award.
As the popular adage goes, ‘bad news sells’. But when this bad news can directly cause harm, one has to question the moral justifications surrounding decisions. Vaping scare stories are nothing new, but in light of...
New Study Suggests Teens Who Vape Would Have Otherwise Smoked
While certain states have introduced various measures to curtail teens taking up vaping, a recent study suggests that new youth vapers may have otherwise been cigarette smokers. When presented with this information, it...
Study Suggests Flavor Ban has Led to a Rise in Teen Smoking
The Yale School of Public Health has mentioned in a recent study that legislation designed to protect public health has had an undesired effect. The restriction on the sale of flavored nicotine products was intended to...
The Hidden Harms of Lockdowns: Decline in Smoking Reverses
It has been practically impossible to avoid coverage of global events surrounding Covid-19 over the past 18 months. Mainstream media outlets have focused almost exclusively on various statistics, hospitalizations, and...