Archive for February, 2010

Top 5 Must Read Blog Posts For Every Vaper

Our blog has become expansive. There are now well over 150 blog posts about electronic cigarettes, the industry, and our company. For a quick reference, we put together a list of the top 5 blog posts that should interested every vaper. They will cover a variety of topics to give to good view of the [...]

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The Electronic Cigarette Free Trial Fine Print

Smokers searching online for information about electronic cigarettes may come across websites offering “free trials” for electronic cigarettes. While this may sound like a tempting offer to smokers looking desperately for an alternative to their smoking habit, remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. We can’t speak to all [...]

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Payment and Shipping of Instead E-Cigarettes

We have had some questions about payment options and shipping options when they purchase the INSTEAD E-Cigarette, so this blog post should help answer those questions. Question #1: Is your website secure. Answer: Yes. Our website is validated by COMODO security. We use SSL for secure transactions. More information about our website security can be [...]

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The Free Market is the Best Judge of the Electronic Cigarette

We started this blog about electronic cigarettes in August of 2007. We begun selling electronic cigarettes shortly after that. Since then, we have seen a huge increase in traffic, new stories, sales, and general interest in e-cigarettes. We have seen a few large and many small suppliers enter into the marketplace. So what does this [...]

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How Electronic Cigarettes Are Different From Tobacco Cigarettes

As you browse the internet you will find many electronic cigarette supplier websites and blogs stating how much electronic cigarettes are like smoking tobacco cigarettes. While it is true that the act of vaping is very similar to smoking an “analogue” cigarette, there are some differences. 1) Electronic cigarettes require more prep than just grabbing [...]

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Virginia Commonwealth University Study of Electronic Cigarettes by Dr. Eissenberg

“They are as effective at nicotine delivery as puffing on an unlit cigarette,” said Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, from the Virginia Commonwelth University’s Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies. This quote was from a CNN article titled “Study: ‘Electronic cigarettes’ don’t deliver”. This article was apparently released before the actual study was released. When available, we [...]

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The Legal Battle Over Electronic Cigarette Continues

This post is a continuation of our “What is Going on with the FDA and the Electronic Cigarette?” blog post from May 1st, 2009. So what is going on now? Well, as we noted, Judge Leon granted a preliminary injunction to the electronic cigarette suppliers until the case is resolved. This meant that the FDA [...]

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Utah Takes Aims at the Electronic Cigarette

The Utah State Legislature is considering two Bills both of which target the electronic cigarette. These Bills will not both be passed in their current form as they contradict each other, however if either gets passed they will effect adult access to electronic cigarettes in Utah. The first Bill, H.B. 88 – ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE RESTRICTIONS [...]

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UK Moves To Give Electronic Cigarettes to Pharmaceutical Industry

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom has opened up the discussion about making all non tobacco nicotine products, including electronic cigarettes, a pharmaceutical. Specifically they are looking to make manufacturers of these nicotine products apply for a medicines Marketing Authorisation (MA) before marketing the products in the UK. Obtaining [...]

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Why Doesn’t The FDA Want The Electronic Cigarette As a Tobacco Product?

Many users of electronic cigarettes, as well as suppliers and health advocates who support the technology, are scratching their heads about why the FDA is so determined to make the electronic cigarette a new drug and drug delivery device rather than attempting to regulate it as a tobacco product.  We too have pondered this question, [...]

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