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Texas Highschooler beat by police for vaping

Yet another highschooler was a victim of police violence for vaping. Keitherine Williams, a black, special-needs student, was beaten and arrested for vaping in his highschool’s restroom.

HB1570 - The Ban on Flavored Vapes in Hawaii

HB1570 - A Hawaiian state bill, has passed their Senate. Originally proposed in January, 2022, the bill bans any flavored nicotine product from their state, which would ban flavored vapes from Hawaii.

How does vaping affect teeth?

There is very little research about how vaping specifically affects teeth. Many dental health sites will blame nicotine, tar, and tobacco for all sorts of dental problems without differentiating be...

Logic Power and Logic Pro Authorized by FDA

A few additional vapes have passed the FDA’s PMTA process - the Logic Power and the Logic Pro. Both. The Logic Vapeleaf, which is Logic’s heated tobacco product, passed the FDA’s PMTA process as well.

Synthetic Nicotine Regulation in Omnibus Bill

The 2022 Omnibus budget bill has passed the Senate, and with it, a rider piece of legislation that expands the definition of tobacco products to include tobacco-free nicotine.

Fentanyl Scares for Vapes

Fentanyl is the drug that seems to end up in every single black-market drug. Now, it seems that fentanyl has made its way into questionable vape supplies.

2022 - The Rise of Disposable Vapes?

Despite all the legal challenges to vape, there is one kind of vape slowly becoming popular once more. Disposable vapes were popular in the past, and there is a renewed interest in them, and the ch...

New Study on Vapes and Smokers who don't want to quit

There’s a new study going around regarding the impact of vapes on smokers that have no intention of quitting smoking or cigarettes. The study tracks 1600 smokers who had no intention of quitting an...

Tobacco Free Nicotine and HR 6286

Attempts to expand the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products influence over nicotine products has begun! HR 6286 is a bill submitted to the House of Representatives that seeks to change the definition ...

2021 - Year in Vaping Review

2021 is coming to an end. Though nobody was expecting 2021 to be an easy year, it has been a particularly rough year for vaping. Here's a summary of the major events that happened this year.

Court Challenges to MDOs

Shortly after many vape companies were issued MDOs (Marketing Denial Orders), some of the larger companies decided to sue the FDA.

Nicotine Tax Added to Infrastructure Bill Again

In addition to all the drama surrounding negotiations about the infrastructure bill, there is also a large nicotine tax that has been added back onto it.

What is tobacco free nicotine?

Tobacco-free nicotine (TFN) is nicotine that is made in a lab instead of extracted from tobacco plants. It can also be called synthetic nicotine. Most of the nicotine used in eliquids was made by g...

FDA Starts Issuing Marketing Denial Orders

Roughly one year after the PMTA deadline, the FDA has finished reviewing many of the PMTAs submitted. A current press release from the FDA highlights their progress, which has resulted in MDOs (Mar...

Ruthless Starts the Review Phase

On August 16th, Ruthless Vapor has now moved onto the scientific review phase of the PMTA process!

Philip Morris Plans to Stop Selling Cigarettes in UK

Without context, the claim that Philip Morris was going to stop selling cigarettes in the UK within ten years would sound ridiculous. The claim alone surprised many - it was hard to believe that a ...

Extreme Tobacco Restrictions in Brookline, MA

Brookline, Massachusetts - a town that has prided itself on being early to adopt tobacco and electronic cigarette restrictions, has voted to implement a relatively untested form of tobacco restrict...

Germany's New Tobacco Tax Laws

Germany, one of the better countries to vape in, has passed the Tobacco Duty Modernization Act, which will add an additional tax to e-liquids. The tax begins at 0.16 euros per milliliter starting J...

Black Teens Subject to Police Violence Over Vaping

A few days ago, videos concerning Black teens vaping on the Maryland Beach City Boardwalk went viral. People were understandably upset when they saw videos featuring the Boardwalk’s cops removing t...