Jim McDonald
Smokers created vaping without help from the tobacco industry or anti-smoking crusaders, and I believe vapers have the right to continue 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’m a member of the CASAA board, but my opinions aren’t necessarily CASAA’s, and vice versa. You can find me on Twitter @whycherrywhy
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has imposed an emergency ban on flavored vaping products, claiming they pose a public health emergency.
The FDA and the CDC have finally stated that black market THC products are involved in many of the unexplained outbreak of lung injuries.
An outbreak of lung diseases associated with vaping black market products has led to one death and a lot of avoidable misinformation.
JUUL Labs will leave the Vapor Technology Association over strategic conflicts, including JUUL’s support for Tobacco 21 legislation.
Vaping industry trade group the Vapor Technology Association has filed suit to prevent the FDA from enforcing a newly changed compliance deadline.
Viral social media posts from a young Florida man claimed he suffered a collapsed lung from vaping a JUUL. But the facts don’t seem to add up.
The FDA announced that after its April call for public input, it has now received 127 self reports of seizures possibly linked to vaping.
A cluster of serious lung injuries in Wisconsin has been blamed on vaping, but officials still can’t point to any solid evidence that proves it.
The city of Dayton, Ohio will no longer hire nicotine users for municipal jobs, even if they don’t use combustible tobacco products.
A new study from researchers at Harvard says that smokers who use e-cigarettes daily have greater odds of quitting completely than non-vapers.
