People Power And Electronic Cigarette The last few months have been some of the most fraught and frustrating for electronic cigarette users throughout the World due to the seemingly incessant stream of laws, restrictions and regulations being proposed by various authorities as well as the varied dubious scientific studies that have been fed into the media. These [...]
Who Needs Regulations? Beginning today Chris Balme will be stopping by on occasion to share with our readers important articles concerning the e-Cigarette industry and the regulations thereof. We hope you enjoy Mr Balme's work and we look forward to reading your responses below in the comment section. - Tom McBride - Managing Editor Sometimes sticking with the status [...]
War On Vapers Fellow Vapers, I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had enough. Arguing with people who are against e-cigarettes is an argument you cannot win because facts don’t matter. The only thing that does matter is perception. Distorted, ill-informed, much-maligned perception by a certain subset of ‘nanny-state’ individuals who will not, under any [...]
State House For HB2593 Taxing e-Cigarettes Is A Never Ending Battle - The latest CASAA Urgent Call To Action involves the state of Massachusetts wanting to impose a 45% tax on e-Cigarettes. On June 25th, a few short days from now, there will be a hearing on HB 2593. I plan to be there and speak to the [...]
This week has had its share of exhilaration, depression, anxiety, and uncertainty. As far as vaping news goes there isn’t much to tell about this week. Our review and interview for the Big Daddy Vapor took up most of my time, and beginning a couple of other reviews did as well. This week’s column is devoted [...]
Why The Economy Should Be A Part of the Equation Just about every nation in the world has been in an economic funk for the past several years. Does anyone doubt this? Growth, even where it does exist, is anemic, barely alive, and especially weak. Well, except for China. China is, like or not, the bank [...]
Less than a month ago, on December 19th 2012 to be exact, the news from the EU of the proposed updates to the “Tobacco Products Directive” hit the Internet (download here) . As a part of these new directives the proposal to regulate eCigarettes is a significant part of it. Reviewing the directive in detail, and [...]
The E-Cigarettes Wild Wild West Days Today’s Opinion Piece by John Manzione rambles from over-reaching administrations, global debt, China problems, and safe eCigarettes. Does it all tie in? Read on and judge for yourself. One day a few weeks ago I tried to do the impossible. I sat down at my computer at home and typed [...]
E-Cigarette Lies – From The Inside And The Outside
Lies, Lies, and Damn Lies Read while John Manzione, editor and publisher of Spinfuel, tackles two desperate topics by walking a tightrope so thin its almost razor wire. I have to admit the amount of twisted information getting out there in the media against e-cigarettes and vaping in general is staggering, and quite frustrating. Some days I [...]