Monthly Archives: October 2015

Health professor attacks Otago University’s vaping ban

Health professor attacks Otago University's vaping ban

A doctor showing off his common sense! Associate Professor Marewa Glover says there is evidence E-Cigarettes help smokers quit. Photo / Getty Images A vaping ban on the University of Otago’s campus is based more on prejudice than science, a Massey public health professor says. “It’s shocking,” longtime tobacco researcher Associate Prof Marewa Glover, of […]

Doctors’ Call for Vaping Regulations May Rekindle Indiana Debate

Doctors' Call for Vaping Regulations May Rekindle Indiana Debate

The battle rages on in Indiana. American Academy of Pediatrics calls for inclusion of e-cigarettes in smoking bans, cigarette taxes The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for tighter regulation of e-cigarettes. In the journal Pediatrics, the AAP calls for a couple of steps Indiana has already taken, making e-cigarettes off limits to minors and […]

To vape or not to vape?

To vape or not to vape?

I say vape! “It is not known whether e-cigarettes may lead young people to try other tobacco products…which are known to cause disease and lead to premature death.” – United States Food and Drug Administration “Testing of some e-cigarette products found the vapor to contain known carcinogens and toxic chemicals.” – National […] Click here […]

Shawn Vestal: Spokane County considering ban on indoor vaping

More people trying to legislate us… Every day, it seems, there are more of them: Vapers, huddled in doorways, strolling the sidewalks and sometimes indoors, sipping their e-cigs and exhaling blooms of odorless smoke. The rapid rise of “vaping” – electronic cigarettes – has local health officials concerned. Little is known about the health effects […]

U.S. bans e-cigarettes in checked baggage, and no vaping on the plane either

U.S. bans e-cigarettes in checked baggage, and no vaping on the plane either

Make sure to follow all the rules when you travel with your vaping devices! The U.S. Department of Transportation is all, like, “I’ve had it with these mothafuckin’ vapes, on this mothafuckin’ plane !” Citing in-flight fire hazards, DOT announced a ban on vape pens, e-cigarettes, and other similiar devices in any checked baggage of […]

Vape shops have invaded KC. Are they here for good?

Vape shops have invaded KC. Are they here for good?

I think it’s pretty clear that barring something catastrophic from the FDA, vape shops are here to stay! Inside a Northland strip-mall storefront called the Vape Room, wearing a hat that says “Khali Vapors,” Robert Mathis — “Big Rob,” as he is known by some in the local vape community, which, yes, there is such […]