Big Tobacco fights back: how cig kings bought the vaping industry

[Hydroscopic]

It is a lengthy read so you might want to view it when you have free time.

Big Tobacco fights back: how the cigarette kings bought the vaping industry
via Newsweek Europe (Technology)​

http://europe.newsweek.com/big-tobacco-fights-back-how-cigarette-kings-bought-vaping-industry-327758

 

[Shirtbloke]

Also the writer Simon Akam came here onto ECF to ask some questions and get some opinions about the matter before writing about it. Read his thread here......
From Newsweek writer re. BAT Vype e-cigarette | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[DrMA]

Interesting. Thank you both for posting the article and the original ECF discussion thread

 

[Bill Godshall]

The article is excellent, but the headline is terribly wrong (as e-liquid has greater market share than do Big Tobacco's cigalike e-cigs).

 

[DrMA]

The article is excellent, but the headline is terribly wrong (as e-liquid has greater market share than do Big Tobacco's cigalike e-cigs).

I read the headline as intending to highlight the fact that pending irresponsible and malicious regs in the EU and US will soon hand over the entire vaping market to Big Tobacco.

 

[Jman8]

Mostly agree that the article seems mis-titled, but I think the crux of what is being stated in the article (with regards to the headline) can be found in this quote:

The paradox is that while many of the most outspoken advocates of strict e-cigarette regulation come from public health – and are themselves vehemently opposed to tobacco companies – the winners from tight regulation are likely to be the tobacco companies themselves, who have the deep pockets to negotiate it.

Which I don't think any of us really dispute, especially if we are the sort that think FDA will (outright) ban 99% of all existing products in the industry. I think BV will negotiate thru such a playing field, and that BT very likely will.