Ruthless E-Liquid

What is Brazilian Tobacco?

When people talk about regional tobacco varieties, most people will think about Cuban cigars or Virginia tobacco. Brazilian tobacco is not the first thing that comes to mind. Many people have never...

FDA Targets More Vapes

While COVID rises in the U.S., the FDA continues on with its regulation of vape products. This time, the FDA focused on one of the biggest criticisms of the original ban on pods - disposable devices.

S.1253 - The Vape Mail Ban

Right before adjourning for recess, the United States Senate passed S.1253 - the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act. Rather than preventing the online sale of e-cigarettes to c...

Australia Begins Stricter Vape Prohibition

Australia has captured the vaping community’s news with its sudden plan to strictly enforce the ban on its importation of nicotine. Before the suggested ban, Australian vapers were allowed to purc...

California Senate Bill 793 Passes Committee of Health Vote

CA Senate Bill 793 would prevent tobacco retailers from selling flavored tobacco products or tobacco product flavor enhancers. Not only would this wording ban non-vape products such as hookah and f...

Big Tobacco Joins the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine

Big Tobacco is looking at a world full of people paranoid about their respiratory health. As a result, both Phillip Morris and British American Tobacco Plc have begin research into a possible COVID...

California Proposes Even Higher Taxes on Vape

In his 2020-2021 budget plan, Governor Newsom revealed one of the highest taxes that could affect vaping yet.

FDA Orders Removal of Youth Oriented Vape Products

The deadline for PMTA applications has been moved to September 9, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the FDA has gone after certain products and vendors for selling unauthorized vaping ...

Where are vape shops essential businesses?

For many countries, COVID-19 has shut down everything besides “essential businesses.” Unfortunately, what qualifies as an essential business is something that varies widely from country to country ...

FDA Requests PMTA Extensions

The PMTA vape deadline may soon be included in the list of things disrupted by the coronavirus. The FDA has filed a request for an extension for the deadlines of the pre market tobacco applications. 

Does Vape Juice Expire?

“Does vape juice expire?” The answer is yes. E liquid does have an expiration date, and it is not just there for show. Although both propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG) are why the ex...

Study Claiming Nicotine Causes Heart Attacks Retracted

Stanton Glantz of University of California, San Francisco released a study and claimed vapes were more likely to cause heart attacks than traditional cigarettes. That study was recently retracted b...

Derriford Hospital in UK to Allow Vaping

Hospitals in the United Kingdom have begun to make policy decisions that reflect the PHE’s stance on vaping. Two hospitals, City Hospital in Birmingham and Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwic...

New Flavor Regulations and Disposable Vapes

On February 6, 2020, the sale of any vape pods containing flavors that were deemed “appealing to children'' were removed from the market. Because the FDA did not consider menthol or tobacco flavors...

How long do vape coils last? Tips to get the most out of your coils.

First you must know that every situation will be different for a variety of reasons such as the type of tank that you have, the quality of the respective coils, the voltage/wattage that you are vap...

Counterfeit Juul Products – Cutting Costs and Cutting Corners

As they limited the access of their fruity and savory flavors, counterfeit and compatible products in the US skyrocketed. Juul pursued legal action and began to locate and serve legal notice to cou...

National Save Vaping Day

The National Save Vaping Day Website states, “we are asking vape shops, online retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and other entities that want to see vaping survive to donate some, or even all...

The Flavor Ban Domino Effect

Michigan was the first state to announce a flavor ban at the beginning of September. As you may know, President Trump released a statement concerning his intention to ban flavored vapor products on...

LA Flavor Ban Passes Vote: How the Hearing Went Unheard

September 24, 2019 was a disappointing day for the Vape Industry and community. That morning and through the afternoon, hundreds of vape advocates attended the hearing for the ban of flavored tobac...