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THE SMOK NOVO X
A PBusardo Review – Yeah I suck, but not hard enough – The Smok NovoX!
First I quit reviewing for 7.26 seconds, then we take a look at the Smok NovoX, a pod system very similar to the Nfix. We also find out how you can win your own and who won the last contest!
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NEW TRAILER! “YOU DON’T KNOW NICOTINE”
Here’s the new trailer for the upcoming documentary, “YOU DON’T KNOW NICOTINE”
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T SEE IT… Cigarette Smoking Makes Comeback During Coronavirus Pandemic
You’re lives simply don’t matter to them.
From the Wall Street Journal…
Americans are smoking more during the coronavirus pandemic because they are spending less on travel and entertainment and have more opportunities to light up. They are also switching back to traditional cigarettes from vaping devices in the wake of federal restrictions on e-cigarette flavors.
Executives at Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. pointed to the trends Tuesday and said they have been significant enough to slow the yearslong decline in U.S. cigarette sales. Altria now expects U.S. cigarette unit sales to fall by 2% to 3.5% this year compared with its previous projection of a 4%-to-6% decline.
Pandemic lockdowns have meant fewer social outings and more time to smoke at home, Altria Chief Executive Billy Gifford said. Though unemployment rates are high, stimulus checks and increased unemployment benefits have helped ease the financial hardship for low- and middle-income cigarette smokers, he added. Adult cigarette smokers are making fewer trips to the store, but they are stocking up on packs when they do go.
“Fewer social engagements allow for more tobacco-use occasions,” Mr. Gifford told analysts on an earnings call Tuesday. The company’s Marlboro brand accounts for 43% of all cigarettes sold in the U.S.
People have been switching back to cigarettes from e-cigarettes after the federal government earlier this year barred sales of many flavored vaping products, Altria said. The Food and Drug Administration in February halted the sale of fruit and mint flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes in an effort to curb a surge in underage vaping. Public health officials have said that sweet and fruity flavors are popular among young people.
As those restrictions took effect, Altria noted a shift back to cigarettes among adult vapers, particularly those older than 50. “That consumer was faced with choices,” Mr. Gifford said. “It benefited the entire cigarette category.”
U.S. e-cigarette unit sales in the second quarter were down 14% from a year earlier, Mr. Gifford said, adding that vaping’s growth may pause over the next two years because the FDA is requiring e-cigarette manufacturers to submit all products for agency review by September or otherwise take them off the U.S. market.
In April, Altria also noted that some adult vapers were switching back to cigarettes because of negative news coverage of e-cigarettes. Last year, amid an outbreak of a vaping-related lung illness, U.S. health officials warned against the use of e-cigarettes. They later said the ailment was linked not to e-cigarettes, but to vaping products containing marijuana and vitamin E oil.
The FDA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the shift back to traditional smoking. Agency officials have said that their first priority is curbing underage use. They also have noted that they allowed menthol-flavored e-cigarettes to remain on the market to provide opportunities for adult cigarette smokers to switch to a less harmful option.
Cigarette smoking is associated with more than 480,000 deaths a year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Altria made a big wager on e-cigarettes in 2018 when it invested $12.8 billion for a 35% stake in Juul Labs Inc. at a time when the startup was logging strong sales of its vaporizers and cartridges. But Altria has had to take $8.6 billion in charges on the investment as Juul’s business slowed. The vaping industry leader has slashed jobs and pulled most of its flavors from the U.S. market.
Altria on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $1.94 billion, compared with $2 billion a year earlier. Net revenue fell almost 4% to $6.37 billion.
The company projected adjusted earnings of $4.21 a share to $4.38 a share for 2020. In April, the company suspended its earnings outlook given uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time, it was expecting adjusted earnings of $4.39 a share to $4.51 a share for the year.
FROM REGULATOR WATCH – Pressure Tactics | How Big Tobacco Soured Vaping at C-Store
Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:
Caught between big tobacco and big government is how Dave Bryans, CEO of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, describes the predicament that family-run convenience stores face in Ontario as a result of the upheaval over the so-called youth vaping epidemic.
OCSA’s membership totals over 3,000 independently run C-Stores in Ontario and the association advocates on behalf of the entire sector of 6,000 family-run stores.
In this episode of RegWatch learn about the pressure tactics which Bryans says big tobacco is using to maneuverer around the quickly changing regulatory environment and find out how new restrictions on the sale of vaping products represent a lost opportunity to communicate the virtues of vaping as an alternative to smoking.
Did Dr. Hammond bury the correction to his study?
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THE DP SHOW REPLAY – TOGETHER AGAIN AT LAST!
The DP Show! – Together Again At Last! – S01E09
Dimitris comes for a visit and hopefully does not leave Florida with COVID.
We have an open discussion on a little bit of everything and then…
HILARITY ENSUES!!
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THE FREEMAX TWISTER 30W KIT
A PBusardo Review – That damn bubble glass! The Freemax Twister 30W!
Let’s take Twister for a spin (see what I did there) and find out more about it. We’ll also give you a chance to win one!
The Links:
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VapeSourcing
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FROM REGULATOR WATCH – Pivotal Moment | Dr. David Hammond Buries Correction on Teen Smoking Rates
You’ve already seen and heard about this here on TYJ, on the Smoker’s Show, and again on the Smoker’s Show with Dr. Riccardo Polosa. Here it is again on Regulator Watch with Dr. Carl V. Phillips.
Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:
When University of Waterloo professor David Hammond first shared preliminary results of his teen vaping and smoking study with Health Canada and the media in late 2018, he did so with the “hope” that his findings were just a “blip”; a sentiment he expressed at the time, and then again in June 2019 when the study was finally published in the British Medical Journal.
While the results of the survey showed a 74% increase in teen vaping (measured as used once in the past 30-days,) from 2017 to 2018, the most explosive finding was in regard to youth smoking.Dr. Hammond’s research purported to find a massive year-over-year increase of 45% in the prevalence of smoking among youth ages 16 to 19 in Canada. The finding fueled national news coverage, hyping the teen vaping “epidemic” and bolstered the claim that vaping is a gateway to smoking.
Now one year later, Dr. Hammond and the British Medical Journal have issued a correction to the controversial study and admit that not only was there no increase in teen smoking; the rate fell by 7%.
Joining us today on RegWatch is Dr. Chris Lalonde, Professor of Psychology and expert in research methodology at the University of Victoria. Hear his assessment of how researchers, media, and regulators leveraged Hammond’s research to justify new restrictions on vaping products; and learn why he believes this is a “pivotal moment.”
Did Dr. Hammond bury the correction to his study?
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Live Streamed: July 23, 2020
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Exec. Producer: Brent StaffordThis episode is supported by: FLAVOURART
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THE SMOK NFIX
A PBusardo Review – If only it came with tape… The Smok Nfix!
I would like this even more if it came with some tape! Find out why as we take a look at the Smok Nfix and find out how to win one!
The Links:
Smok
Element Vape
The #1 Best Selling Unsalted Flavor – Watermelon Peach @ Dash Vapes (Canada)
The Other Unsalted Flavors @ Dash Vapes (Canada)
The #1 Best Selling Unsalted Flavor – Watermelon Peach @ Rocky Top Vapor (US)
The Other Unsalted Flavors @ Rocky Top Vapor (US)
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