LONDON, ENGLAND — In a first of its kind long-term study published in the journal Nature, researchers have found no negative health impacts from the daily use of electronic cigarettes by young adult never-smokers. Researchers from the University of Catania, led by Dr. Riccardo Polosa, tracked nine electronic cigarette users with no history of smoking, […]
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Major U.S. Study: Vaping Could Save 6.6 Million American Smokers
Even under worse case assumptions, vaping still saves lives, finds multi-university research study
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what could turn out to be a transformative moment in the debate over vaping in America, a research team led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is now estimating that vaping could save the lives of up to 6.6 million U.S. smokers over the next 10 years. On the […]
Major Changes to FDA Vaping Regulations Announced
Much-needed move will save vapor industry from decimation in 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association reacted to a landmark announcement from Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), on the future of tobacco and nicotine regulation in the United States. Among the announcements: Delay of PMTA deadline — In a major change in policy, manufacturers of non-combustible […]
Democrat Leaders Celebrate as Industry-Saving Cole-Bishop Amendment Is Killed in Budget Deal
House and Senate Democrats boast about keeping vapor industry on path to prohibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, leadership in the U.S. House and Senate struck a deal on an omnibus government funding bill to keep the government operating through October. Much to the disappointment of millions of vapers and 10,000-plus small business owners, the Cole-Bishop Amendment — a critical bipartisan policy provision to save the vapor industry from […]
New Bill Would Save Vaping Industry from FDA Prohibition
Bipartisan bill would stop FDA from banning 99%-plus of vapor products on the market
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) introduced a bill that would stop the FDA from banning 99%-plus of vapor products on the market today. The bill, the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017, would both save over 10,000 small businesses from closure and lay the groundwork for reasonable […]
