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
Members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee questioned e-cigarette executives Wednesday on the health effects of vaping.
After Feb. 5, FDA will enforce a ban on prefilled pod- and cartridge-based vaping products in flavors other than tobacco and menthol.
School science classes are using microscopic creatures provided in a kit from Cornell University to teach kids about the supposed dangers of vaping.
A new article by nicotine pharmacology expert Dr. Neal Benowitz casts serious doubt on the possibility that vaping nicotine can cause seizures.
Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar said this week that the FDA will “streamline approval” of products made by small vaping businesses.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law the nation’s second ban on the sales of flavored vaping products, including e-liquid.
President Trump regrets getting personally involved in the vaping controversy. Does that mean he's backing off and leaving it up to the FDA now?
A Pennsylvania babysitter faces charges after she allowed a two-year-old child to vape, and recorded it and posted it to social media.
The New Jersey legislature has passed a ban on flavored vaping products. The new law also caps nicotine content, and increases taxes.
U-Haul has announced a nicotine-free hiring policy, and a variety of observers are questioning the ethics of legal “lifestyle discrimination.”
