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Innokin Announces New Battery Technology

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ECC California, one of the biggest vape conventions in the country, held its 5th annual event over the weekend and one of the biggest announcements was about a new battery technology developed by Innokin.

Not a whole lot has been said about this new technology, but Innokin is claiming that after years of research, they have made a breakthrough in battery technology and have developed a new technological advancement that can be used in many rechargeable battery applications, even outside of vaping.

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Vapin’ Heathen and VapnFagan Drama – Heathen Handles It Like an Adult

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I don’t know how many of you subscribe to Heathen on YouTube, but he put up a video on August 9th to talk about some drama between him and Mark Fagan.

There’s always some sort of drama going on in our community it seems. I try not to talk about every little bit of drama that happens in the community, but this is a sort of “news” show so when the drama gets I have to talk about it. Well, this drama isn’t actually that big, but I wanted to talk about it because of how Heathen handled it, and he handled it like an adult. Which is not so common in this community.

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UCSF Says Big Tobacco Is Selling NRT Products That Don’t Work

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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco conducted a study designed to understand why tobacco companies shifted from seeing nicotine replacement products (NRT) as a threat then eventually to a business opportunity.

What they claim to have found is that tobacco companies have known for decades that NRT products like nicotine gum, lozenges, sprays, and patches, hardly ever work when they aren’t used in combination with counseling. Knowing this, tobacco companies started to sell it.

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New York City Council Attacks Electronic Cigarettes With Several Bills

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On August 9th, 2017, New York City’s City Council voted on several pieces of legislation that affects electronic cigarettes.

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Thailand Is Imprisoning People for Vaping

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I’m not much of a traveler, so I don’t know what types of places around the world are good to visit, but supposedly Thailand is a popular tourist destination.

In November 2014, Thailand approved a law that outlawed importing electronic cigarettes into the country. Selling vapor products and possession is also illegal. From what I’ve been reading, it sounds like vaping is very common in Thailand, even though government officials claim otherwise, but just recently it looks like law enforcement is starting to crack down, at least on travelers.

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Scott Gottlieb Shares More About the FDA Regulatory Framework in The New England Journal of Medicine

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Scott Gottlieb and Mitch Zeller recently published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine further discussing their plans for focusing on nicotine in the Center for Tobacco Control’s new regulatory framework.

They say many of the same things Gottlieb and the FDA have already stated, like that their two primary goals are; 1) to reduce the addictiveness in combustible cigarettes and 2) to recognize the role that less harmful products can play in improving health.

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A New Specialty Mouth To Lung Online Store For Beginner Vapers

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There’s a new specialty “Mouth-To-Lung” online vape store from veterans in the vape community, Phil Busardo, Dimitris Agrafiotis, and Schell Hammel. You’ll find the site at MTLVapors.com This is an online vape store that specializes in helping to introduce smokers to vaping, since most smokers prefer mouth-to-lung vaping because it mostly mimics the feel of … Read more

Naked 100 E-Juice Counterfeits Hit The Market

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Update (08-10-17): Here’s the official page on their website with the latest information about identifying counterfeits USAVapeLab, the creators of the Naked 100 e-juice line, sent out a notice to customers about counterfeit versions of their e-juice on the market and they posted pictures showing how to identify a counterfeit bottle from an authentic. Here’s … Read more