Has underage vaping become so out of control that companies are now going to add tracking chips to every vape, making them visible and traceable by law enforcement? It looks that way. The source of this idea is not someone you would expect either. Dave Morris, the creator of the Trace/Verify software, used to make e-liquid. Now, he sees his mission as a proactive defender of vaping. He wants to make sure vapes do not get into the hands of underage users. Morris’ goal is to end youth access to vapes, as a way to prevent further legislation (see: flavor vape ban) from restricting the choices of ..read more

Results of a survey the CDC conducted in 2019 found that teens are not attracted to vaping because of flavored e-liquids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the results of the National Youth Tobacco Survey last week to little fanfare from mainstream media outlets. Blame Curiosity When asked what it was that attracted them to vaping, a majority of young adults answered it was simple curiosity that led them to e-cigarettes. Flavored vapes or e-liquid was the answer of around 22% of respondents, which was about the same percentage of teens who said that they enjoyed vaping ..read more

The CDC has dropped the warning against vaping nicotine products from its website. The agency made the change this week, as the reported cases of e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injuries (EVALI) slows, and the evidence points to THC-cartridges laced with Vitamin E acetate as the leading cause behind the rash of illnesses and deaths last year. CDC recommends people don’t use e-cigarette, or vaping, products that contain THC. Data show products containing THC, esp. those obtained from informal sources (like friends, family, or in-person or online dealers) play a major role in the outbre ..read more

The Truth Initiative, the DC-based, non-profit tobacco control group, is finding it difficult to decide what to do with their billion-dollar endowment. Now that teen smoking rates have declined dramatically over the last ten years – partly thanks to the work that they have done – the Truth Initiative has been struggling to justify its existence. Enter e-cigarettes, the new villain in the morality play dreamed up by the Truth Initiative, in which they have cast themselves, as the heroes. Rather than seeing vaping as an ally, like other public health groups (shout out to Public Health England ..read more

A 70-year-old Massachusetts man has become the state’s fourth casualty of black-market vaping products. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported the death after they were notified by authorities in Middlesex County, where the man lived. The man reported vaping tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active, intoxicating ingredient in marijuana and nicotine e-liquid, although where he obtained the products remain unknown. What is to Blame? The CDC reached the conclusion last year that Vitamin E acetate, which was found in the lungs of 48 out of 51 patients with EVALI and found n ..read more

A recent report shows teens in the US are vaping marijuana and nicotine more than the previous year The study pointed to a rise in vaping marijuana in general, while teens moved away from drinking, smoking, and other illicit drugs Experts say the increase in vaping marijuana and nicotine is due to the popularity of vaping devices, which are portable, discreet and concealable Thinking About the Future A new report from the Monitoring the Future survey has found teenagers are vaping marijuana and nicotine more than in previous years. The study is an annual examination of drug use patterns and b ..read more

Donald Trump is backing off the ban on flavored e-cigarettes, a ban that he initially touted to ensure ban was enacted The decision was a random one on a flight  before a political rally in Kentucky Some say the initial ban was a way to please the First Lady, as well as Trump citing he needs more time to study the issue further Both people for and against this move expressed their varied opinions though all await Trump’s final decision. Just two months ago, President Donald Trump had recommended the ban of all flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to save the outraging vaping menace that was rampantl ..read more