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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Many in the electronic cigarette industry believe that Judge Leon’s ruling against the FDA is the final word in the battle over the future of electronic cigarettes. That is not the case. It was, however, a legal opinion about the potential outcome of a trial regarding the classification of the electronic cigarette. Judge Leon gave [...]

Judge Leon has ruled in the Smoking Everywhere and Njoy lawsuit against the FDA. He found that the electronic cigarette suppliers “are substantially likely to succeed on the merits and are likely to suffer irreparable harm if I do not return the parties to the status quo ante, their respective motions for preliminary injunction are [...]

Testing done by ANALYZE Inc, a premier independent consulting laboratory has determined that the vapor produced from the electronic cigarettes they tested do not contain any detectable levels of carcinogenic TSNAs. They tested electronic cigarettes marketed by NJoy and found that “there is no evidence that carcinogenic TSNAs are present in the aerosol”. This is [...]

I was in our local Mall the other day and ran into an electronic cigarette kiosk. Curiosity killed the cat as the old saying goes, so I stopped in to hear what the salesperson had to say. The first thing that caught my attention was the claim that one could quit smoking with the electronic [...]

We get calls every once in a while asking about why they should purchase from Instead Electronic Cigarettes rather than another supplier. We have written about some of the benefits of buying from Instead in the past with our 5 reasons to buy Instead Electronic Cigarettes blog post, but we thought a post about some [...]

This blog post is as much for electronic cigarette suppliers as it is for the average e-smoker. As the electronic cigarette becomes more and more popular, we are seeing more and more suppliers popping up. And as the number of companies who offer e-cigarettes grows, so does the methods of sales and marketing messages. Although [...]

The question is ‘What kind of regulation?’ Some opponents of electronic cigarettes have stated they believe those who manufacturer and sell electronic cigarettes are trying to skirt regulation by the FDA. They ask “why don’t they just go through the normal NRT process like the nicotine gum or patch?”. I will answer these questions from [...]

On October 1st, we had reported in our blog post Tobacco Kills. E-Cigarettes, Not Sure. So Smoke Tobacco, Siobhan DeLancey, Press Officer at FDA, stated: “There are no long-term studies on the health effects of just nicotine, minus the tobacco component. We know what smoking tobacco does to the body over the long term,” DeLancey [...]

One thing has become evidently clear: Most people, including the “scientifically based public health organizations”, do not understand the difference between combustion and vaporization. While we can completely understand a typical person would not, we are baffled as to why those with concerns about second hand smoke do not understand the fundamental basics between smoke [...]

Matt Salmon, President of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA), today denounced a quotation attributed to him by Epiphany Media Group in a press release dated September 14, 2009. The falsely attributed quotation conveys the mistaken impression that some e-cigarette products have been approved by the FDA for consumer use. Salmon underscored the ECA’s commitment to [...]

You must be thinking, Really? Who would think that let alone say it out loud. Well here’s the answer: “There are no long-term studies on the health effects of just nicotine, minus the tobacco component. We know what smoking tobacco does to the body over the long term,” DeLancey said. “What we want to see [...]

The American Legacy Foundation had an “open” discussion on electronic cigarettes on September 16th, 2009. Since their panel was all made up of those who have the same positions, we thought we would respond to some of the information they presented. For full disclosure, we sell electronic cigarettes. For further disclosure, American Legacy Foundation gets [...]

1) FDA smoke screen on e-cigarettes in Washington Times by Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health 2) American Association of Public Health Physicians writes on behalf of Electronic Cigarettes to the Incoming Director of the FDA by Joel L. Nitzkin, MD, MPH, DPA Chair, AAPHP Tobacco Control Task Force [...]

Over the past couple months there have been some opponents of electronic cigarettes coming out publicly and making many false or misleading statements about electronic cigarettes. These nay-sayers often use phrases such as “we just don’t know” to further their agenda against electronic smoking. On the flip side, there are some suppliers and supporters of [...]

On Thursday, September 10, 2009, an ad-hoc group of electronic cigarette users, calling themselves the Alliance of Electronic Smokers, filed an amicus brief in the litigation against the FDA by two electronic cigarette suppliers. Here is the information regarding their brief: MOTION OF ALLIANCE OF ELECTRONIC SMOKERS FOR LEAVE TO PARTICIPATE AND FILE BRIEF AS [...]

The intended use of a product is important not only from the perspective of categorization by the FDA but also to ensure the consumer is not misled by advertising. The FDA has been arguing that the intended use of the electronic cigarette is, or should be, to help people quit smoking. We do not believe [...]

August 29, 2009 Lawrence Deyton, MD Incoming Director FDA Center for Tobacco Products Re: Don’t Write Off Current Smokers Dear Dr. Deyton: For the past half century, the American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) has served as the national voice of physician directors of state and local health departments and other like-minded physicians. We [...]