That is an eye opener. Looks like the FDA followed Big tobacco's lead on what is in there and formed the deeming
Following up on your petition on the tobacco regulations:
A few months back, we sent an initial response to a petition you signed on the tobacco deeming regulations. At the time, the rule in question was still under interagency review. But now, there's more to say.
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and pipe tobacco, among others.
This rule will allow the FDA to improve public health and protect future generations from the dangers of tobacco use through a variety of steps, including restricting the sale of these tobacco products to minors nationwide.
Tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. today. While there has been a major decline in the use of traditional cigarettes among youth over the past decade, their use of other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, continues to climb.
In 2015, 3 million middle and high school students were using e-cigarettes.
Prior to FDA’s actions this week, there was a big difference between the rules for the makers of traditional tobacco cigarettes and the rules for these new products.
If you were to purchase a traditional cigarette today, you would be warned about the health risks. You'd also be over the age of 18, because it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors. These safeguards have greatly contributed to the decline in smoking. But the newer tobacco products haven't had these same safeguards in place.
The new regulations are aimed at making sure all tobacco manufacturers and retailers follow the same rules -- rules to protect children and make sure everyone can make informed decisions about their own health and the products they purchase.
So what do the new provisions say? For starters:
You can read more about the new regulations and what this means for manufacturers, retailers, and our nation's health here.
- Stores will not be allowed to sell e-cigarettes, cigars, and hookah tobacco to people under 18 years of age.
- All sales to those 26 and under will require a photo ID -- just like needing an ID for cigarettes.
- Manufacturers will be required to place health warnings on product packages and ads.
These regulations mark a new chapter in the FDA's efforts to end preventable tobacco-related disease and death, ensure consumers can make informed decisions, and protect the health of America's youth from the dangers of tobacco.
Thanks again for raising your voice on this issue.
-- The We the People Team
I feel that there is a parade of steamrollers coming and they are going to roll right over vaping as we know it.
Thanks for posting about the vape expo. I though it was the following week.Great articles Oce ... these guys are going down this time.
There's too much good gear (lots of Provi) and others out there .... plus we're all stocked up on nic for like ... forever.
Vaping will prevail as the Medical Miracle we know it to be.
Unfortunately, it will be too late for many lives and jobs.
How fast can we prove vaping is safer than smoking? ... it's going on 10 years soon.
on another note ... Canada's Biggest Vape Expo is this weekend here in Toronto
Canada's Vape Expo
let there be clouds
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In all seriousness, I will be the only other guy there with a Provari.
Congrats on a year! I am coming up to 6 months next week, which still amazes me.
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Congrats on a year! I am coming up to 6 months next week, which still amazes me.
I am in a similar place as you.... I have a dozen Provaris (2.5 x 7, Classic x 2, P3 x 2 and a Radius. I also have a 5-6 other good mods that should last for years.
I have a couple of years supply of Nautilus coils socked away for my Kabukis and Nautilus tanks but want to add to that stockpile. I'm a fan of rebuilding, so if I ever run out of Nauti coils I have at least 1/2 dozen assorted rebuildable RTAs (Kanger, Crown, etc) with lots of extra RBA kits and about the same number of RDAs. Thanks to the ProVape forum, I was able to order 5 x iGO-L RDAs yesterday for $1 each, so a dozen+ drippers once all said and done. Electronic Stix still had 17 iGOs left last time I checked today, so a great way to add to the "rainy day" pile on the cheap IMO. Also lots of extra glass and steel tanks, tons of o-rings, etc.
I also have a 100+ year supply of rayon and a few packs of assorted cotton to go with a few hundred feet of assorted wire. I don't forsee any of this being hard to get in any case.
I have a good 2 litres of store bought juice on hand (6-9 months supply) a litre or two each of PG and VG and 2 litres of 100mg NIC in the freezer. I am buying another 1-2 litres of NIC in the coming months and am not worried about PG/VG access. I have a bunch (20-ish) of 30ml bottles of flavour and I am not concerned with Capella, TFA, FW and Lorann flavour availability moving forward either.
Soooo.... I will be vaping happily for a very long time no matter what. NIC is still readily available but expensive in Canada, but whatever. $100 for a litre Of NIC that will make me almost a decade's supply of juice is still insanely cheap. Once I add another couple of litres, I only have to worry about (potentially) stocking up on Nautilus coils and I bet they will be readily available for a few years anyways.
Apologies for the novel, but I am bored.
Welp, I've enjoyed my time as the laaaaaaziest vaper on Earth, but my hand has been forced by the nasty deeming: I spent the weekend, like many, buying the vaping stuffs - and watching YT vids on making coils and such. So I'm finally going to DIY juice and attempt THE BUILDING OF THE COILS.
I also added to my collection of ProVape goodies: I'd just received my purkle and bronze Radius Friday (topped with the Rose Gold Kabuki), and immediately ordered a Stealth flavor. Might get one for the Mr. too. Goodness I think we have over 30 ProVape wonders now!
Some of you may remember me from a few years ago as the obsessive collector of the Provari Mini Rainbow Collection. I still have them all!!
