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Legal vape news coverage from Vaporizer Wire. In-depth reporting on law and order as it pertains to the world of vaping.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at regulating nicotine levels in cigarettes. According to a recently released statement issued by the FDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the advance notice of proposed rulemaking was issued in order to “obtain information …
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The legality of vaping while driving is a topic that has come up recently in the news, sparking headlines indicating that drivers could lose their license for puffing a little vapor while behind the wheel. This has caused some people to wonder whether or not vaping is in fact illegal for drivers to partake in …
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An illegal cigarette production facility reportedly capable of producing a whopping 250,000 cigarettes per hour has been discovered in Jenkinstown, Ireland. Assuming a 24-hour production run, this equates to a production capacity of 6 million cigarettes per day, or over 2 billion cigarettes per year. As a result of the discovery, authorities have arrested eleven …
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Nicopure Labs, a U.S.-based manufacturer of e-liquids, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its vaping regulations, which, by their account, subjects vaping products to restrictions that are “more onerous” than those imposed upon cigarettes under the Tobacco Control Act. While the company has challenged the FDA’s deeming rule …
While vape laws can differ from state to state, country to country, and so on, some places restrict the use of vapes entirely, such as Thailand, a country where vaping is banned in its entirety. But as Vaporizer Wire is based in the United States, we’ll address the age requirement for buying vaping supplies as …
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 …
In Iceland, smoking rates have declined dramatically in recent years while vaping rates have essentially done the opposite– quickly surging in popularity across the country. And now Dr. Guðmundur Karl Snæbjörnsson, speaking to reporters, has given credit to vaping for what he alleges to be vaping’s role in the dramatic reduction in smoking rates in the …
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A man in Kansas has filed a lawsuit against a vape shop in Wichita alleging that his e-cigarette’s spare battery exploded in his pocket. The lawsuit, which was filed in Sedgwick County on February 6, alleges that Daniel Anderson, the plaintiff in the case, suffered chemical and thermal burns to his hands as well as …
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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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A New York vape shop, Village Vape-Or-Smoke in Webster, is being sued by a man who, according to the allegations filed in his lawsuit against the company, sustained injuries when a vaping device that he purchased from the store exploded. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the N.Y. State Supreme Court on January …
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