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Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

According to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control, teen vaping fell by over 40% in the U.S. during 2021. However, neither the CDC nor FDA chose to frame the results as a success. Instead, the public health regulators doubled down on the moral panic over vaping.

In this episode of RegWatch, Greg Conley, the president of the American Vaping Association, unpacks the youth use data, talks about the impact of FDA’s marketing denial orders, and discusses the legal fight for relief.

Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com

Released: Sept 30, 2021
Produced by Brent Stafford

This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE

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As long as everything goes ok with my passport, I look forward to catching up with friends and seeing you all at VapExpo France 2021!

As a special gift to you, we will have a limited edition Z mouthpiece with the Eiffel Tower made specially for the show!

This segment of What’s Ahead sharply admonishes the Food and Drug Administration’s cruel and wrongheaded crusade against e-cigarettes.

The agency refuses to green-light even a single application, putting the vaping industry in legal limbo. It should follow the science, as other countries are doing.

Real world experience and studies have demonstrated that nicotine vaping is 95% safer than traditional cigarettes. It’s by far the most effective way to stop smoking—better than nicotine patches, gums and other antismoking aids. That’s why British health authorities strongly recommend vaping to reduce cigarette smoking. In fact, the country’s national health service hosts vaping shops in its hospitals. And France doesn’t tax e-cigarettes, in sharp contrast to the levies it imposes on traditional tobacco products.

Contrary to myth, vaping isn’t a gateway to teenage smoking, which has actually been declining.

Father Jack was a friend to me, a friend to Dimitris, a friend and supporter of vaping and tobacco harm reduction, and someone who will be dearly missed.

RIP Father Jack Kearney.

From Father Jack Kearney’s obituary:

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Fr. John Patrick Kearney “Fr. Jack” who returned to the Lord last night, August 22, 2021, after a brave fight with a chronic illness. Many of us just knew him as Fr. Jack, a priest that served a Great and Glorious God. He was a pioneer and legend in the Addiction Studies and Recovery Community. It would be an understatement to say that he helped people. He literally ushered hundreds of lives if not perhaps thousands into the rooms of recovery and into the counseling profession. There are generations of counselors that owe their livelihood to Fr. Jack and what he taught them. There are hundreds and hundreds of people that are breathing sober breaths today because of his patience and guidance. Over his 38 years of recovery and service, he was selfless; giving new definition to the word . He was the founder of Training Institute for Addiction Counselors (TIAC) and the Family Intervention Service Centers (FISC) in which he helped countless families by providing free intervention services. Until the end, he was an extremely active CAADE member and for the past 25 years he served as president, regional chair, and chaired countless committees. He was famous for his legal and ethical classes and seminars. As a student, you walked away from his classes feeling fulfilled and that you had learned something that made you a better person. Humble, never attempting to draw attention to himself, his smile and big personality would fill a room and each person felt blessed to be in his presence. God blessed us with Fr. Jack and his memory will always be treasured. Fr. Jack. you are loved beyond words and will be missed beyond measure. Memorial and funeral arrangements are pending. – Training Institute for Addiction Counselors

The Smoker’s Show with Father Jack Kearney:

We start off by saying goodbye to Father Jack Kearney.

Then we talk about

• The passport debacle
• The upcoming France trip
• Disposables
• Dimitris’ new store in Greece
• Paper straws
• The situation in Australia
• The FDA and PMTAs
• Lighting Dan Donahue on fire

• The vaccine
• Getting along with each other

Here are some links used in the show:

Australian nicotine prescription
The FDA default denial letter
The #1 Best Selling Flavor in the Unsalted Line… The Delicious Watermelon Peach (and the other flavors too) @ Dash Vapes (Canada)
The #1 Best Selling Flavor in the Unsalted Line… The Delicious Watermelon Peach (and the other flavors too) @ Rocky Top Vapor (US)

THE VIDEO:

Dimitris is back and he’s pissed! Let’s find out why tonight at 9pm EST!

Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

With Canada’s general election now over and the federal Liberals returned to power, the future for nicotine vaping in Canada appears bleak.
Without political intervention, it’s likely nothing could stop Health Canada from implementing its proposed flavour ban, which is certain to decimate the industry.
Joining us today on RegWatch is Clive Bates, tobacco control policy expert and former Director of Action on Smoking and Health (UK). He issues a blistering critique of Health Canada’s cost-benefit analysis, which the regulator is using to justify its dangerous new policy.

Why does Bates call anti-vaping efforts in Canada “absolutely reprehensible and unethical?”

Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegultorWatch.com

Released: Sept 21, 2021
Produced by Brent Stafford

Part of our “Last Stand” coverage

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Well done Amanda Wheeler!

Amanda Wheeler is the president of the American Vapor Manufacturers Association, which she co-founded to represent independent vapor manufacturers navigating the regulatory landscape. She is also the owner of Jvapes E-liquid, established in 2011. Since then, Wheeler has been a strong advocate for vapor products and also serves as the executive director of the Arizona Smoke-Free Business Alliance and the president of the Rocky Mountain Smoke-Free Alliance. She graduated from Lamar University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology before pursuing a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Prescott College.

Our friend Amanda gave an excellent keynote speech at the GTNF (Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum) in London UK expressing the situation we face here in the United States.

INSPIRING | Amanda Wheeler Speaks at GTNF 2021 London from RegulatorWatch.com on Vimeo.

Although Dimitris is still in Greece working on his tan, I host the show with Jay Love from Five Pawns and we have an excellent conversation.

• Talk about some vaping news stories and a call to action for the UK.
• Jay and I discuss the latest actions of the FDA.
• We get his opinions on those actions.
• What steps Five Pawns has been taking to combat those actions.
• Call for a summit of all vape advocacy groups.
• The New Legacy Collection, what it is, and a live tasting!
• + MORE!

Thanks Rod Cochran, AKA The Rodman of VAPE RADIO for listening in on the show and discussing it on your show!
Although I invite you to listen to Rod’s entire show as there’s a lot of good music and points being made, here are some clips specific to the DP Show:

Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3

And Rod, FU! I was a nightclub not a wedding DJ! 😉

Here are more links used in the show:

UK CALL TO ACTION – The real threat from the WHO and what UK consumers can and should do about it
truth® Launches Fake Vape Company “Depression Stick!” To Make A Point
Vaping Works If Governments Allow It To

Five Pawns Legacy Collection
The #1 Best Selling Flavor in the Unsalted Line… The Delicious Watermelon Peach (and the other flavors too) @ Dash Vapes (Canada)
The #1 Best Selling Flavor in the Unsalted Line… The Delicious Watermelon Peach (and the other flavors too) @ Rocky Top Vapor (US)

THE VIDEO:

Dimitris is still in Greece, but I’m going to host the show and I’m brining back Jay Love from Five Pawns.

Jay and I will discuss the latest actions of the FDA.
His opinions on those actions.
What steps Five Pawns has been taking to combat those actions.
The New Legacy Collection and a live tasting of the (sorta) new flavors.