Jim McDonald
Smokers created vaping without any help from the tobacco industry or anti-smoking crusaders, and vapers have the right to keep innovating to help themselves. My goal is to provide clear, honest information about the challenges vaping faces from lawmakers, regulators, and brokers of disinformation. I recently joined the CASAA board, but my opinions aren’t necessarily CASAA’s, and vice versa. You can find me on Twitter @whycherrywhy
The FDA has issued more warning letters to small vaping manufacturers that failed to submit marketing applications by last year’s deadline.
Chicago customs inspectors seized 77,000 illegal disposable vape devices decorated with images from the popular cartoon Rick and Morty.
Because of declining cigarette sales, state governments in the U.S. and countries around the world are looking to vapor products as a new source of tax revenue.
Have you ever experineced a nicotine or JUUL buzz? Learn more about what's really happening and why it seems to no longer occur.
Makers of the notorious Puff Bar e-cigarette claim their new vape device will avoid FDA regulation by not including tobacco-derived nicotine.
As part of its review of vaping and tobacco regulations, the U.K. government is accepting public comments until March 19th.
How much nicotine is in a cigarette? We answer that, and explain how cigarettes deliver nicotine in the most powerful and most addictive way.
A look at how long nicotine (and its metabolite cotinine) stay in the system, and different ways employers and insurance companies test for its presence.
The threat of popcorn lung in vaping from the flavoring ingredient called diacetyl is a topic of concern. The risk factor for vaping diacetyl and popcorn lung is explored.
A list of countries that have banned the use, possession, importation or sale of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. There are more than 40 countries on the list.
