Swisher International is creating a new company, E-Alternative Solutions (EAS) to develop, market and distribute for the rapidly growing vapor market. Swisher’s senior vice president for sales and marketing will serve as the CEO Read More
Staff Writer
February 20, 2015
The EU Commission is considering looking into whether electronic cigarettes should be taxed in the same way as traditional cigarettes are taxed, according to a story in the Irish Times. The Commission is said to Read More
Staff Writer
February 20, 2015
US-based Swisher International has formed a new ‘sister’ company, E-Alternative Solutions (EAS), to focus on developing, marketing and distributing electronic cigarettes and electronic vaping products, according to a CSPNet (Convenience Store/Petroleum) story. John Miller, Read More
Staff Writer
February 19, 2015
E-cigarettes are for sale at county jails around the United States even as some government officials, schools and health experts urge tighter control over the devices, especially in public buildings. Many jail officials say the Read More
Staff Writer
February 18, 2015
Pax Labs has sold more than 500,000 units of its Pax open-system vaporizer, achieving an important psychological milestone. “This is not just a number, but a compelling metric measuring strong, continued product demand for alternative tobacco Read More
Staff Writer
February 18, 2015
Researchers in Canada have claimed that the federal government has effectively stymied scientific studies aimed at determining whether electronic cigarettes are a life-saving alternative to tobacco cigarettes or a magnet drawing more people to smoking, Read More
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February 17, 2015
A recent UK employment tribunal case has sounded a warning that an employer wishing to dismiss an employee for vaping might not be able to fall back on its conventional smoking policy to justify the Read More
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February 17, 2015
The charging of four vendors in the Punjab, India, for selling electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine has made the pages of the Hindustan Times and drawn a comment from Hussan Lal, described as ‘Commissioner FDA Read More
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February 16, 2015
U.S. schools are clamping down on e-cigarettes because they can also be used for illegal substances like marijuana. Most schools have folded e-cigarettes into their anti-tobacco policies, which typically punish students with detention, a Read More
Staff Writer
February 13, 2015
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.’s (RJRV) Vuse vapor cigarettes are now available in about 100,000 U.S. retail outlets. Vuse is the No. 1 selling e-cigarette in the convenience store channel, according to a leading industry Read More