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The Wonders Of E-Liquid Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 29, 2014 Let’s face it; an e cigarette would be nothing without E-liquid. E-liquid is the juice that we vape through our e cigarette, and is the key ingredient that makes vaping such a wonderful alternative to tobacco. No matter what type of electronic cigarette you are using, whether it be a “cig-a-like”, or the most advanced rebuild-able atomizer and/or mod in the world, one thing will always remain the same, and that is that we all need juice! So... Read More

Which is Better Clearomizers or Cartomizers? Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 28, 2014 Any good E Cigarette practitioner will know about the debate on Cartomizers and Clearomizers, and at some point would have had to have made a choice about which one to go for in their e cig setup. It has been a long debate which has been going on for some years now, so we decided to find out once and for all. So just what is the best of these two essential items, Cartomizer or the... Read More

United States Push Ahead With Regulations On E Cigs Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 28, 2014 There has been much hoo haa about electronic cigarettes in the news lately, with the World Health Organization being the latest to speak out about stricter regulations on electronic cigarettes. As ever the United States are leading the way as the Food and Drug Administration in the States announce plans for their new regulations on electronic cigarettes. These have been formally commented on by tens of thousands of people and more than half... Read More

E Cigarettes: An Evolution of Smoking Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 26, 2014 Human beings love to smoke. We have been smoking in one form or another since 5000bc. Cannabis was one of the earliest forms of smoking but we soon went on to tobacco, no doubt because of the lesser side affects. In 1612 John Rolfe starting growing tobacco for cash in America and our obsession for spoke was officially born. Probably for as long as we have been smoking there have been people saying that it is... Read More

Switching to E Cigarettes Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 26, 2014 So in recent news, and this seems to have been rumbling on for some time now, we’re told there are two camps to the argument on whether electronic cigarettes can help you to quit smoking. One camp believes that to quit smoking you shouldn’t swap one form of smoking for another. The other camp believes that the level of control you can get from e cigarettes, and the fact that you can effectively turn down the nicotine dosage that you... Read More

Canada Uses Common Sense Approach To E Cigs Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 26, 2014 The United States seem to lead the way in knee jerk reactions and ironically take the moral high ground where health concerns are involved. Canada on the other hand seems to take a more common sense approach. Kathleen Wynne the premier of Ontario finally made a statement on Tuesday saying she would not rush into making a decision on whether or not to ban electronic cigarettes in public areas where tobacco smoking had already... Read More

The Debate On Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes Continues Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 22, 2014 A legal challenge has been announced recently against Tobacco Products Directive of EU by the electronic cigarette brand, Totally Wicked. Along with it a plan to regulate electronic cigarettes as a medicine in the UK has been announced by MHRA, a Directive of UK, which is expected to start functioning from 2016. At present only general product safety regulations have regulated electronic cigarettes. A report authored by Peter Hajek has been published by the... Read More

Imperial Tobacco Enters The E Cigarette Market Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 22, 2014 Most tobacco companies are feeling the squeeze, especially in the UK as prices continue to rise and more people are switching to e cigarettes than ever before. The reduction in tobacco users all over the world are causing massive reductions in sales for tobacco companies. According to Imperial Tobacco, their decreased number of sales is mostly due to unconducive environments in some of its main market shares such as Russia. Russia is well known for... Read More

Small Fire In Suitcase Calls For Travel Ban On E Cigarettes Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 20, 2014 A small fire in a passengers suitcase boarding an aeroplane in Boston has sparked a new argument for whether e cigarettes should be banned completely on aeroplanes. The fire was spotted by a Boston baggage handler after he could smell smoke coming from one of the bags. On closer inspection he discovered one of the bags was smouldering and this was later put down to an e cigarette. All the passengers... Read More

Las Vegas Attempts to Suppress the E-Cigarette Market Posted by Kevin Ewbank on August 19, 2014 Last week, Nevada Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto joined 28 other attorneys in an official letter supporting the FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) proposal to expand the umbrella over various tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes. Unfortunately, the FDA has not properly assessed the costs of suppressing the e cigarette industry, and may be unintentionally jeopardizing public health.  The Food and Drug Administration in America has been following the assumption that electronic cigarettes pose a... Read More