The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has amended its 2015-2016 Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods By Air to prohibit passengers and crew from carrying e-cigarettes and other battery-operated electronic smoking devices Read More
Staff Writer
June 24, 2015
Euromonitor International said yesterday that the value of sales within the global e-vapor category had nearly doubled between 2013 and 2014, when they reached US$6.0 billion. E-vapor sales last year had eclipsed those of nicotine replacement therapy Read More
Staff Writer
June 22, 2015
On June 19, 9.8 Group, TNV Ventures and Wingle Group announced the formation of Calumet Advisors, a strategic consulting company dedicated to the fast-growing e-cigarette and vapor segment. The new company was formed in response to an Read More
Staff Writer
June 18, 2015
The recently launched Unbroken line of high-end, U.S.-made e-liquids produced by Mistic E-Cigs will make its debut at booth 831 of Vapor Expo International. The expo will be held June 17-18 at the Donald Read More
Staff Writer
June 18, 2015
Results of the New Youth Tobacco Policy Survey conducted by Cancer Research UK show that the majority of youth who have never smoked combustible cigarettes are not using e-cigarettes regularly. Of the 1,205 children aged 11-16 Read More
Staff Writer
June 18, 2015
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced a ban on electronic cigarettes being included in checked baggage, according to an ndtv.com story citing an Agence France Presse report. The ban is said to Read More
Staff Writer
June 17, 2015
Essentra, a global supplier of specialist plastic, fiber and foam products, has launched two industry-leading e-cigarette solutions. The new e-cigarettes—a rechargeable and a disposable option—are the company’s first “full service” white-label products Read More
Staff Writer
June 16, 2015
Proposed bylaws banning the use of electronic cigarettes in public places in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, are “ridiculous,” councillor Andre Chabot has told the Calgary Herald. “We have become so Big Brother in what we do Read More
Staff Writer
June 11, 2015
Hon Lik, the Chinese inventor of the modern e-cigarette, has predicted that Beijing’s new public-places smoking ban will prompt many consumers to switch from smoking to vaping. Although China’s e-cigarette market is still Read More
Staff Writer
June 11, 2015
The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a new policy that will further strengthen its support of the regulatory oversight of e-cigarettes. The update is an extension of the organization’s existing policy, which calls Read More