Recent content by Endor

I, too, am growing weary of the whole "gateway" theory. I'm sure that many of us starting smoking as teenagers; I did, and in my case, that was the mid 1980's when I was around 15 years old. Tobacco control was really starting to ramp up in those days, yet it didn't deter me. Why didn't it...

A very interesting paragraph, which ties into all of our concerns over FDA submissions and especially in terms of using the modified risk classification: "In the U.S., Philip Morris has done something extraordinary: It has made a submission to the Food and Drug Administration to get the right...

I was always the oddball. I've been a conservative republican with strong libertarian leanings since I can remember, even throughout college. Of course, the older I get, the stronger those libertarian beliefs become (which I chalk up to becoming a curmudgeon). Back on topic... reading this...

...all while we drive to work on roads that are worse than those in war-torn countries. Perhaps the new e-cig taxes will pay for some road improvements? I mean, 27.3% wholesale tax is a lot of money, plus the additional cigarette taxes (which is waaay more in total tax income). Nah, we have...

That's really cool, DC2, I gotta respect that. I never was able to get the hang of dripping on a 510 (or a 306, remember those?). It was either dry and tasted like burning metal, or I overdripped and had eliquid all over my hands, my shirt, in my hair.... even with modern drippers, I've always...

You're probably right, Verb. Plus, no battery reg in the world is going to stop some idiot from putting a fully-charged 18650 straight into his pocket, along with his car keys and coins, and lighting his pants on fire.

From what I read, the bill calls out vaporizers with a battery. All the mods I've purchased recently come without batteries, with batteries sold separately. Those batteries are pretty much standard high-discharge 18650's that are used in a variety of products, from high-powered flashlights to...

This simple thought crosses my mind on a daily basis, either when driving on a road that is so potholed dirt is starting to show, or when watching the nightly local news. But, I digress... I think that most voters were not aware of the vapor tax part of this. All of the media focus was on...

In the end, I believe that Rossum is correct in that the FDA will assert regulatory authority over synthetic nicotine as a new drug if it became a legitimate alternative to tobacco-derived nicotine, and especially if eliquid manufacturers start using it to circumvent the deeming regs. The FDA...

You're not kidding... wow, I had no idea they grew so fast. Thanks for the updates.

I'm certain that the FDA is going to use any excuse to shut down zero-nic, so I'm sure there will be future litigation on the matter. This analogy is a fantastic argument to the absurdity of intended use. What somebody does with a product once they purchase it and bring it home is nobody's...

Very interesting observation... There is also mention that an NFL may become a "tobacco product" based on how it is being used by the public; in other words, once somebody mentions mixing a NFL with nicotine in a public forum (like here) or social media, that NFL could then be classified as a...

Well put, and very true. We're hearing nothing but crickets from Congress on this issue. I'm guessing that part of that is the result of this being an election year, and especially this one... both parties being afraid of losing seats due to the clown act that is the Presidential election...

Skoony, this makes sense. A 510 connector not only consists of a threaded part (which does use standard albeit uncommon thread) but also the electrical part (e.g. center pin). It is more of an electrical connection standard more than anything, and certainly it is unique to vaping in reality...

The day the FDA begins regulating tap and die sets is the day I lose all hope in humanity, in this country, and finally conclude that the future envisioned in Star Trek will never, ever happen.