Puff Bar Punches Back
Puff Bar Punches Back
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Most of us remember Puff Bar, and their troubles barely a year ago. But it looks like they aren't tucking their tails and running away like everyone had initially thought.
For those who don't recall, Puff Bar had their sales boosted in early 2020 when flavored e-juice refill pods were taken off the market; because Puff Bar's disposables weren't technically refillable, the bans didn't apply to them. Anti-tobacco groups and the US government called for a ban on Puff Bar, when the FDA started cracking down on underage vaping. Puff Bar proactively declared that they would stop their US sales, and in July of 2020, the FDA ordered them to halt sales completely, which they did. Puff Bar has been relatively quiet ever since.
But now, Puff Bar appears to be back, and they've introduced a change which may allow it to get around the FDA's scrutiny: Puff Bar says it's using synthetic tobacco-free nicotine (known in some circles as "TF,") in their disposables now, which means it technically isn't a tobacco product anymore—even if it is still a nicotine product<<<
Interesting. The FDA's meddling in vape products is based on the gospel "nicotine is a tobacco product. Vape devices use nicotine. Therefore, vape devices and everything involved in them are a tobacco product".
But what happens when the nicotine is not derived from tobacco? Hmmm.
IMO, this is a game changer. It would have to be a helluva stretch calling a tobacco product when that product has no tobacco products. Like for example, synthetic nicotine which is not derived from tobacco.
Now, I don't believe for one second the FDA is just going to roll over and play dead for synthetic nicotine. They'll come up with some convoluted excuse.
However, lawsuits may say differently. If I was regulating potatoes, that doesn't mean I can regulate carrots by claiming they're potatoes. How does someone deem something a "tobacco product" when it is neither a tobacco product nor derived from one?
We live in interesting times. I keep saying the last chapter has not been written when it comes to vaping.
I've also said, if there's a buck to made, someone will come up with a way.
Puff Bar Punches Back
>>>>
Most of us remember Puff Bar, and their troubles barely a year ago. But it looks like they aren't tucking their tails and running away like everyone had initially thought.
For those who don't recall, Puff Bar had their sales boosted in early 2020 when flavored e-juice refill pods were taken off the market; because Puff Bar's disposables weren't technically refillable, the bans didn't apply to them. Anti-tobacco groups and the US government called for a ban on Puff Bar, when the FDA started cracking down on underage vaping. Puff Bar proactively declared that they would stop their US sales, and in July of 2020, the FDA ordered them to halt sales completely, which they did. Puff Bar has been relatively quiet ever since.
But now, Puff Bar appears to be back, and they've introduced a change which may allow it to get around the FDA's scrutiny: Puff Bar says it's using synthetic tobacco-free nicotine (known in some circles as "TF,") in their disposables now, which means it technically isn't a tobacco product anymore—even if it is still a nicotine product<<<
Interesting. The FDA's meddling in vape products is based on the gospel "nicotine is a tobacco product. Vape devices use nicotine. Therefore, vape devices and everything involved in them are a tobacco product".
But what happens when the nicotine is not derived from tobacco? Hmmm.
IMO, this is a game changer. It would have to be a helluva stretch calling a tobacco product when that product has no tobacco products. Like for example, synthetic nicotine which is not derived from tobacco.
Now, I don't believe for one second the FDA is just going to roll over and play dead for synthetic nicotine. They'll come up with some convoluted excuse.
However, lawsuits may say differently. If I was regulating potatoes, that doesn't mean I can regulate carrots by claiming they're potatoes. How does someone deem something a "tobacco product" when it is neither a tobacco product nor derived from one?
We live in interesting times. I keep saying the last chapter has not been written when it comes to vaping.
I've also said, if there's a buck to made, someone will come up with a way.
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