Vape News From Vaping Industry Insiders
The laws and regulations governing the use of vaporizers, their sale, and advertisement can and does vary from one place to the next. In some countries, such as Thailand, vaping is outright banned, but in other places, like the United Kingdom, public health officials are recommending it to smokers as a likely far less harmful …
If you’re wondering whether it’s legal or illegal to vape while driving, the answer might not be as straightforward and simple as you’re hoping for. In short, it is legal to vape while driving in the United States and the United Kingdom. But while there isn’t any law in the U.S. or U.K. that specifically …
Vapers in the City of Baguio (known also as “Baguio City”), located in the Philippines’ Northern Luzon, are fighting for their right to vape after the city council approved an amendment to the city’s Anti-Smoking Ordinance last year that effectively banned the sale, distribution, possession, and use of vaping products within the city’s limits. Now …
While vaping while driving is not illegal in the United Kingdom (or the United States for that matter), those who fail to exercise an adequate amount of caution while doing so may be subjected to legal consequences that include the possibility of loss of license. That’s right, if you’re vaping while driving and you fail to …
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It is not illegal to drive while vaping in the United States or the United Kingdom, but that’s not to say that vaping can’t get you into some legal trouble (or worse) while driving. In the United Kingdom, if you’re not exercising what a law enforcement officer deems to be an adequate amount of caution …
The legal vaping age in the state of Idaho remains the same after a bill to raise the age requirement, SB 1233, was rejected. Had the bill been succeeded, it would have raised the age requirement for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. And not just for tobacco products, but for vaping products as …
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In West Virginia, there’s at least one organization that wants vaping banned from public spaces, just like smoking. This organization, the American Lung Association of West Virginia, is fighting for vape-free public spaces. In other words, they don’t want you to vape in public spaces where smoking is already prohibited. While the ALA has made …
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A couple of Democratic lawmakers in the state of Tennessee, Senator Jeff Yarbro and Representative Darren Jernigan, have introduced a new bill that, if passed, would raise both the smoking age and vaping age in the state from 18 to 19 years old. According to Dimitris Agrafiotis of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association (TSFA), there’s …
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As cities, towns, countries, and states continue to consider the health implications of vaping, a trend that’s clearly on the rise, the regulatory landscape is in an apparent state of constant flux. Now, in a city in Indiana state’s Hamilton County, city councilors have added new language to their existing smoking ordinance that effectively bans …
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The state of Oregon has raised the age requirement for buying tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21 and even though nicotine vaporizers contain nicotine, which is derived from tobacco, but not tobacco itself, they too are subject to the state’s new tobacco regulations. The law’s new age requirement when into effect on …
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