Editorials
FDA Flavored Vape Lawsuit (July 2026)
QUICK TAKE – The FDA authorized four flavored e-cigarettes in May, including fruit flavors like mango and blueberry – That same guidance lets other unauthorized flavored vapes and…
Editorials
PMTA Registry Laws, July 2026
QUICK TAKE Fourteen states now require every vape on the shelf to carry an FDA marketing granted order, and Hawaii just went further by banning disposables outright. Meanwhile…
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Disposable Vape Crackdown 2026: An Honest Reality Check
QUICK TAKE In May 2026 the FDA blessed its first fruit-flavored product, a phone-locked pod from one small company, while a $200 million federal task force kept seizing…
Editorials
FDA Flavored Vape Approval: An Honest 60-Day Timeline
QUICK TAKE In sixty days the FDA went from a careful “youth risk” framework that buried fruit flavors at the back of the line to signing off on…
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Low Nicotine Vape: Why 3mg Is Where Flavor Actually Starts
QUICK TAKE Low nicotine vaping at 3mg and 6mg freebase is where most serious flavor chasers eventually land, and not because they are trying to quit. It is…
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How to Choose the Right Vape Mod: The Honest Guide
QUICK TAKE How to choose the right vape mod comes down to three decisions, in this order: how you vape (mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung), whether you want a built-in…
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How Long Do Vape Pods Last? The Honest Hardware Answer
QUICK TAKE How long do vape pods last under real conditions? Refillable pod coils typically deliver one to two weeks under moderate use, though the single biggest variable…
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Disposable Vapes vs Cigarettes: The Honest 2026 Verdict
QUICK TAKE For long-term cigarette smokers, switching to disposable vapes is widely supported by current research as a meaningful harm-reduction step. The combustion byproducts that make cigarettes so…
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Foger OMG B-Pop: What This Flavor Tastes Like
QUICK TAKE The Foger OMG B-Burst is a blow-pop tribute: tropical fruit on the inhale, a sour candy snap on the exhale. The twist is that it is…
Editorials
Vaping Explained: A 2026 Guide for Beginners
QUICK TAKE Vaping in 2026 looks nothing like it did ten years ago. The gear is smarter, the options are wider, and the learning curve is shorter than…
Editorials
The Flavor Wall Just Cracked: FDA Authorizes First-Ever Non-Tobacco Flavored Vapes
QUICK TAKE On May 5, 2026, the FDA crossed a line it had held for years: it authorized mango and blueberry flavored vape pods for legal sale to…
Editorials
The Nicotine Pouch Invasion: Is Big Tobacco Using “Harm Reduction”
QUICK TAKE Nicotine pouches are exploding across retail shelves under a harm reduction banner, but most of the top brands are owned by Philip Morris International and Altria,…
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Disposables vs. Refillables in 2026: The Gap Is Closing, But the Winner Might Surprise You
For years, the disposable vs. refillable debate felt like a settled argument. Disposables were the training wheels of vaping: grab-and-go devices that got the job done but couldn’t…
Editorials
The Tide Is Turning: Why RFK Jr. and the FDA Just Changed Everything for American Vapers
QUICK TAKE In the span of a few weeks, the political and regulatory landscape around vaping in America shifted more dramatically than it has in years. RFK Jr.…
