Author Archives: Lawrence Johnson

This year alone, police in the Australian state of New South Wales have already seized more than AU$1 million worth of illegal nicotine vaping products, which includes e-liquid and e-cigarette devices. That was as of May of this year. Dr Kerry Chant, NSW’s chief health officer, said that the state is “cracking down on the […]

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plainly states on their website that e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Meanwhile, the FDA has yet to approve e-cigarettes for smoking cessation as the US Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that there is insufficient evidence at this time to recommend e-cigs for smoking […]

Could banning flavored vaping products lead to an uptick in cigarette use among teens? According to a new study from the Yale School of Public Health, that may be exactly what happened when San Francisco approved a 2018 ballot measure banning the sale of flavored vape liquids. When the measure banning flavored e-liquids passed, public […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Marketing Denial Orders for over 946,000 flavored vaping products. While many of these products were already on the market and available to adult consumers in the United States, others had not yet been introduced to the marketplace and had never been through the FDA’s review process. […]

Vaper Empire’s online vape shop, from which the company’s complete range of vaping products can be purchased, has been redesigned and the changes go beyond aesthetics. The vape company’s updated virtual storefront provides customers with new features aimed at improving their shopping experience. For instance, existing customers now have the ability to “Reorder” products that […]

House Bill 473 sponsored by Lousiana State Rep. Buddy Mincey, a Republican representing District 71, aims to raise the age requirement for vaping and tobacco products from 18 to 21, continuing a trend that has been seen elsewhere in the United States. As there were no objections to the bill at the latest hearing, the […]

A 23-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit vape pens that were imported from China and bore the trademark of a popular vape brand, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced earlier today. The man, Christopher Andrew Reyes of The Colony, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to import drug […]

The United States Postal Service was scheduled to issue a final ruling on the vape mail ban on April 27, 2021, however, that date has come and gone without a final ruling having been issued. According to an exclusive report from the news website Hemp Industry Daily, a USPS spokesperson said that the Postal Service […]

Vapekit, once known as Vapester, has completely redesigned its online vape shop through which it serves vape customers throughout the United Kingdom, and the new store design looks absolutely stellar. While the old shop setup was certainly functional, it was definitely starting to look dated. The new one, however, appears to be as modern as […]