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VapeWild Releases Their Own Cigalike

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VapeWild has a released their very own disposable cigalike. They are calling it the E1, which stands for Everything-In-One. I’m not sure that name makes sense for a cigalike, but whatever. It appears to be like any typical everyday cigalike you’d find on the market today, except that it uses VapeWild’s own e-juice. This is … Read more

Ron Johnson Asks Tom Price To Suspend the FDA’s E-Cig Rule

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On February 21st, Senator Ron Johnson continued his support for the vape industry by writing a letter to Tom Price urging him to consider suspending the FDA’s e-cig rule. Tom Price has been appointed by the Trump administration as the Health and Human Services Secretary. Ron Johnson’s letter discussed the economic damage that the FDA’S … Read more

Cole / Bishop Amendment Re-introduced For New Congress Session

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In some big news for the vaping industry, Representatives Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Sanford Bishop of Georgia, have introduced a new proposed bill designed to save the vaping industry.

Tom Cole is a republican and Sanford Bishop is a democrat, meaning this is a bipartisan bill, making it more likely to be cosponsored by other members of both parties.

This new legislation has been named the “FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017” or H.R.1136, which is very similar to H.R.2058, more commonly known as the Cole/Bishop amendment, which they originally introduced in early 2015.

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Hartland, Wisconsin Government Acts to Protect Vaping

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In what I believe to be the first time this has ever happened in the vape industry, a local government is actually actively trying to protect the vape industry within their jurisdiction.

Village of Hartland, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is home to the well-known e-juice manufacturing company, Johnson Creek Enterprises. Johnson Creek is currently in danger of being shut down due to the FDA regulations that were passed last year.

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What Does Trump’s Presidency Mean For Vaping?

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So as everyone knows by now, Trump will be the 45th president of the United States and now we can hypothesize what his presidency might mean for vaping. Let me start by saying that I’m by no means an expert in politics, but I want to talk about my own thoughts on what the Trump … Read more

NJOY In The Process of Being Purchased

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Last month NJOY announced that they were filing for bankruptcy after their Kings 2.0 electronic cigarette failed to take off. In addition to the debt they had racked up over the years, they just couldn’t keep afloat any longer. NJOY took part in a Chapter 11 auction on Nov. 2nd, 2016 to settle debts and … Read more

FDA Wants to Regulate E-Cigs as a Drug… Again

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The FDA tried to regulate electronic cigarettes as a medical device back in 2010, but NJOY fought them with a lawsuit and won (see Sottera Inc. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration). This forced the FDA to change strategies and try to regulate e-cigs as tobacco instead. The FDA won the battle to regulate e-cigs … Read more

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Supports Vaping

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The biggest news in the vaping community in regards to politics comes in the form of an announcement from Gary Johnson, the Libertarian third party candidate running for president this election. Kurt Loeblich, of Cloud Chasers Inc, managed to receive an email response from Gary Johnson’s National campaign director, Jim Wallace about their campaigns thoughts … Read more