Positive Pro-Vaping News Stories

[AngeNZ]

I've seen a few awesome article links posted that show the truth to this THC/VIT E Outbreak. Please post them here if you have them.

We all need as much positivity as possible while all this mudslinging bollocks is going on

@Katya You are up - post your lil .... off

The emotional and irrational hysteria in the US about the “vaping-related” (or cannabis-related?) lung disease that goes far beyond confirmation bias - Thursday, 05 September 2019
By Dr Farsalinos

The Rest of the Story: Tobacco and Alcohol News Analysis and Commentary - Thursday, September 05, 2019
By Michael Siegel

The US and UK see vaping very differently. Here's why
By Katie Hunt, CNN
Updated at 1937 GMT (0337 HKT) September 17, 2019

 

[Ryedan]

I've seen a few good articles written here in Canada too. It's too late for me to start finding them again tonight, but if I can tomorrow I'll post one or three.

Thanks for the breath of fresh air @AngeNZ

 

[vaper1960]

Just noticed this... will look later, but like Ryedan said Thanks!

 

[Katya]

@Katya You are up - post your lil .... off

I need a bloody break. I'll find more later. For now, I leave you with this. Sway with me.

 

[Katya]

 

[Katya]

Opinion | The Stakes of the Vape Debate

Behind the WSJ paywall, but the title says it all even if you can't read the whole article.

The Stakes of the vape Debate
The political frenzy ignores adults who want to quit smoking.

 

[Katya]

Will a vaping ban send smokers back to cigarettes?
-Fox Business

Vaping advocate says consumers are 'worried sick' Trump isn't on their side, may not deserve a second term
-Fox News

 

[Katya]

A whole bunch of great pro-vaping and anti-anti-vaping hysteria on Reason.Com, as usual. Jacob Sullum is great!

E-cigarettes – Reason.com

ETA: @Horselady154 had a bunch of good ones, too!

 

[Katya]

Vaping debate: U.S. is blowing "biggest public health opportunity" in 120 years amid e-cig debate, scientist says - CBS News

"We haven't seen a single case that a commercially made legitimate e-cigarette that smokers are using has caused any of these illnesses," Abrams added. "And I would say for smokers they should not be scared by what they're seeing and that e-cigarettes should still be used instead of cigarettes if they've already switched."

 

[vaper1960]

Thank you Katya. The guy on CBS This Morning sure is twitchy but offers very solid info.

 

[FLICK]

Not so much pro-vaping but it details why people are getting sick, and explains the "why now":
Vape Pen Lung Disease: Here’s What You Need to Know
We don’t know for certain, but New York health authorities have confirmed that synthetic vitamin E oil (tocopheryl-acetate) is tainting most seized vape carts in that state. Pen makers report using it because it’s a cheap thickener. The FDA is now specifically looking at forms of vitamin E oil.

a new diluent known as Honey Cut entered the illicit vape cart market in late 2018. The product, which dilutes THC oil without thinning the viscosity, is manufactured by Honey Cut LLC registered to a Joshua Temple of Los Angeles. Officials at the terpene manufacturer True Terpenes, based in Portland, OR, told Leafly they tested Honey Cut earlier this year and found it to contain Vitamin E oil, aka tocopheryl-acetate. Two brands—Mr. Extractor of Oregon and Constance Therapeutics of California—told Leafly they’ve been selling forms of vitamin E oil into the vape cart market. Mr Extractor’s Drew Jones told Leafly he believes up to 40 companies sold a copycat oil, and the oil is in 60% of carts in the US.

 

[vaper1960]

Reason.com looks great... should keep me busy for awhile.

 

[vaper1960]

FLICK, great link! I'm in California and know many people who vape THC (it's legal now in CA)

 

[Katya]

Two brands—Mr. Extractor of Oregon and Constance Therapeutics of California—told Leafly they’ve been selling forms of vitamin E oil into the vape cart market.

I just read a big article about a CA teen who almost died after vaping a THC cartridge purchased legally from a dispensary in Sacramento. I'm not going to link it because it's a good news thread, but it confirms what you posted. Nobody vaping marijuana cartridges is safe.

 

[FLICK]

Another one that points the finger at Vit-E oil in illicit THC carts:
Vaping Illnesses Could Link To Vitamin E Oil
"New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said on Thursday that the acetate was present in "nearly all cannabis-containing samples" the state tested and in "very high levels," making it "a key focus" of the state's investigation. According to Zucker, the oil was not found in nicotine-based vape products that investigators tested, and it is not an approved additive for medical cannabis products."

 

[sonicbomb]

Statement issued by my ejuice supplier. Its a long read but contains many hard truths.

LiQuid's Response to US Vape Related Concerns | LiQuid Blog

 

[chohan]

A good one from earlier in the week courtesy of The National Review

The Ridiculous Anti-Vaping Crusade

 

[United States]

It's nice to see cooler heads in the conversation.

I said a long time ago to anyone who'd listen the term "e-cigarette" was going to lead to trouble. Yes, my first one was indeed an electric cigarette-esque device, yet in the days of nicotine vape devices shaped like flash drives, carpenter pencils, tank clad battery boxes, flashlights, large sharpie markers and even clarinets with some mechs, the term "e-cigarette"'has long since become obsolete except for a small slice of the marketplace like myblu.

When head shops renamed those lexan tubes "water pipes" the legality landed in their favor. Perhaps a name change for nicotine vape devices can whittle away at negative public perception and in time end up being labled as something not equated to cigarettes at all.
Just a thought.

 

[Baditude]

FDA: Anti-smoking drug Chantix linked to more than 500 suicides

Chantix blamed for 3,063 serious injuries and 78 deaths
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WHUR 96.3 - Health officials across the country are...



GOP allies circulate data showing vaping ban will sink Trump in 2020

marketwatch - How-vapers-could-cost-donald-trump-the-presidency-in-2020

Despite vaping epidemic, one third of parents remain unaware of JUUL

CDC Youth Risky Behavior Study.mov

The Absurd Campaign against Vaping | National Review

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Science: No Negative Respiratory Impact from E-Cigarettes on Never Smokers | HuffPost

A Person a Minute "Corruption at its finest"

You said adults don't like candy flavors. So what!

 

[Baditude]

Survey Suggests Lung Disease Misinformation Has Compounded Confusion About the Hazards of E-Cigarettes

CDC’s Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk | National Review

Siegel: ‘Don’t let the CDC fool you;’ Agency is playing with children’s lives

The vaping panic is out of hand

COMMENTARY: Panic over e-cigarettes not supported by the evidence

E-cigarettes could stub out tobacco bonds sooner than thought

Investigation finds illegal synthetic marijuana in vape and edible products sold as CBD