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  • Major Anti-Vaping Scientific Study Retracted

    Major Anti-Vaping Scientific Study Retracted

    Vaping is supposed to be a form of harm reduction, that is, allow nicotine addicts to have access to the drug without the harmful tars and chemicals in cigarettes that cause cancer, heart disease, and other maladies. Last year, the Journal of the American Heart Association published a study finding that vaping…

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  • Electronic cigarettes sales continue to rise in USA

    Electronic cigarettes sales continue to rise in USA

    E-cigarettes and vaping products are facing headwinds from all sides — from regulatory challenges to competition from nicotine replacement products to disruption amid COVID-19, which has nudged some vapers back to combustible tobacco products. Still, demand for e-cigs and vape products continues to grow. C-store dollar sales of electronic cigarettes…

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  • Proposition EE: Experts weigh in on impact of tobacco, vaping tax measure

    Proposition EE: Experts weigh in on impact of tobacco, vaping tax measure

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado voters will have a tough decision to make when it comes to one ballot measure. Proposition EE, which if approved in November, would hike taxes on tobacco products and levy the first-ever tax on vaping. HOUSE BILL 20-1427 Cigarette taxes would gradually increase over the next…

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  • Teen e-cigarette use declined in 2020

    Teen e-cigarette use declined in 2020

    The number of high school and middle school students using e-cigarettes dropped off this year, declining from last year’s record high. Just under 20 percent of high schoolers and about 5 percent of middle schoolers said that they currently used the products, according to the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, which…

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  • Declaring the vape industry illegal will only drive it underground

    Declaring the vape industry illegal will only drive it underground

    Amid all the bad news of the COVID-19 pandemic, one bright spot was the relative resilience of young people. Then came a survey of more than 4,000 people aged 13 to 24 conducted in May: Users of e-cigarettes were five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-users. Since one in…

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  • FDA to review huge applications from vaping companies

    FDA to review huge applications from vaping companies

    Wednesday’s long-delayed deadline for e-cigarette companies to seek permission from the Food and Drug Administration to keep selling their products is launching a new era of uncertainty for the industry and a slog for regulators facing applications that can exceed 100,000 pages. Anyone who wants to sell vaping products in the United…

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  • Responsible adults who vape should have access to flavors

    Responsible adults who vape should have access to flavors

    The people who vape in Larimer county are responsible adults in our community who are looking for stores, like my former store, Legacy Vapors, to help them find solutions to end their addiction to smoking cigarettes. Vaping is a healthier alternative to traditional combustible cigarettes. Similar to how adults can…

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  • How to get a license to plant marijuana

    How to get a license to plant marijuana

    The cannabis market is booming. New establishments and companies are opening their doors at a surprising rate in many countries. It may seem like a sector in which it is easy to find a place, but the reality is very different. Bottom line: getting a license to sell cannabis costs a lot, and…

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  • California state Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, displays a box of flavored e-liquid for vaping as he discusses his support for a measure by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, left, to ban flavored tobacco products, during a news conference, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. If approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor, Hill’s measure to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in stores and vending machines in California,. At right is Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

    As vaping bans increase, people turn back to more harmful traditional cigarettes

    In news that seems to fit with the 2020 memes: Cigarette sales have increased during the coronavirus pandemic. People are spending less money than they would have on things like leisure activities and vacations. “They are also switching back to traditional cigarettes from vaping devices in the wake of federal restrictions on…

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  • Vaping Regulations, State-by-State

    Vaping Regulations, State-by-State

    Since the dramatic rise in popularity of vaping hit the United States in recent years, the rules and regulations involving the use of e-cigarettes have been in a constant state of flux.  Some states and even some local governments are banning their use on government-owned property.  Others are lumping vaping…

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