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On Tonight’s Show We Discuss:

• More junk science and Dr. Farsalinos’ Response (A link to his full response is provided below)
• The Back To Basics Seminar @ GoodGuyVapes.
• The Innokin Gala & The VaperGate Pug

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Information found in this show:

• Dr. Farsalinos’ response to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Study and CNN Report can be found HERE.
• Seeing the effects of Tobacco Smoke and Ecig Vapor on Heart Cells video can be found HERE.

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By Dimitris Agrafiotis…

FDA Efforts to ban flavors fails to address biggest issue— JUUL

We all agree, we want to prevent teens from accessing or using vape products. But the Food and Drug Administration’s focus on limiting flavors are misguided and counterproductive to improving public health— and ultimately won’t solve the problem of youth vaping.

The FDA has suggested new regulations to limit the sale of flavored vape products, effectively removing a majority of vape products from the marketplace and eliminating a powerful alternative that is helping adult Tennesseans to stop smoking cigarettes.

Vape flavors have been available as far back as 2009, yet they are blamed for the recent increase in youth use in the last three years.

Keeping vape products out of the hands of youth is critical, which is why the 100+ members of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association absolutely support FDA actions to increase enforcement against bad actors selling or marketing illegally to minors.

We believe the FDA should focus policy efforts on a broader approach taking into account all of the potential causes contributing to youth initiation including social media, retailer enforcement of existing age-restrictions, straw purchases, etc.

TSFA applauds the recent FDA enforcement efforts to root out bad actors and crack down on those companies using packaging marketing or advertising gimmicks that imitate kid-appealing foods or that are otherwise unnecessarily appealing to minors. The agency can and should do more to prevent companies from marketing or selling to youth, focusing on bad practices and the point-of sale.

Specifically, the agency should consider the dominating trend of youth vaping, an attraction to high nicotine salt concentrations in pod-systems, like JUUL.

Introduced in 2015, JUUL announced it had the unique ability to deliver nicotine in a similar fashion to traditional combustible cigarettes through nicotine salts. JUUL pods give a stronger hit of nicotine and are less customizable than other vapor products.

Today, JUUL makes up over 75% of the US Market. It is no accident that when JUUL exploded, teen vape use increased.

According to some reports, teens are sixteen times more likely to use JUUL than 25-34 year olds. Another recent report said that a majority of the brand’s Twitter followers last year were teens.

The company has said it is taking these concerns seriously, erasing their social media accounts and implementing strict age-verification processes on their website.

It’s important that we all recognize that JUUL is not the entire vape industry.

Vaping started because adult smokers wanted an alternative to the traditional quit methods. From our association of independent vape shops across Tennessee, we hear stories about how lifelong smokers finally found relief by switching to vaping— and for many, having the ability to customize flavors can make the difference.

There are much more effective ways to protect youth from accessing vape products without eliminating a key lifeline helping hundreds of thousands of adult smokers stop smoking.

Eliminating vape flavors may sound like a quick fix, but in the end, we know it will not stick.

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Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:

It’s a huge win for the vaping industry.
A Superior Court judge invalidates key provisions of Quebec’s Tobacco Control Act, which promulgated harsh new regulations and fines, seemingly intended to eviscerate the vaping industry.

The ruling comes after a three-year legal challenge spearheaded by the Canadian Vaping Association, which argued the vaping restrictions infringe on the “right to security of the person” and “freedom of expression” under both the Canadian and Quebec charters of rights and freedoms.

In this episode of RegWatch hear about the ground-breaking ruling directly from Audrey Boctor the lawyer who led the fight and learn exclusive details about the court trial, expert witnesses and what happens next. Also, Daniel Marien president of the 35-store La Vape Shop retail chain joins the show to discuss the draconian rules and hear his reaction to the ruling.

Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.

Produced by: Brent Stafford
Released: May 22, 2019

Post #9 of 9 about battery fakes. Please read post #1 (link below) before asking any questions here. Thanks!

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/archives/19048

The fakes have a much larger top contact and do not have the bottom vent ring and QR code box that genuine Murata 21700 VTC6A’s have. The fakes have a couple of characters stamped on the bottom. This is typical for Samsung, not Murata. The fakes have a narrower ring around the cell near the top but this will be hard to notice without a genuine Murata 21700 VTC6A for comparison.

Photos of the fakes and test results: https://imgur.com/a/OYt2PWW

The fakes performed terribly compared to genuine Murata 21700 VTC6A’s. The physical differences and the crappy performance versus genuine VTC6A’s means they are fakes. DO NOT USE THESE FAKES FOR ANYTHING!

Post #8 of 9 about battery fakes.

Please read post #1 (link below) before asking any questions here. Thanks!

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/archives/19048

These cells have a different metal can and venting disk from known genuine Sony VTC5A’s but they do have the two “dimples” on top common to all VTC 18650’s and tested as 2528mAh. To date I have never seen a non-VTC cell with these dimples so they might be VTC’s (not VTC5A’s though) or the counterfeitors have gotten better.

The fakes also have two micro-weld lines under the white top sealing gasket (not the top insulating disk for the wrap) which genuine VTC5A’s do not have. The fakes have a single ring around the battery near the top whereas genuine VTC5A’s have two rings at the top and one flat ring at the bottom. The fakes have a smooth central portion for the venting disk and genuine VTC5A’s have a small “button” structure there.

Photos of the fakes and test results: https://imgur.com/a/R9ipZnf

The physical differences and the crappy performance versus genuine Sony VTC5A’s means they are fakes. DO NOT USE THESE FAKES FOR ANYTHING!

Post #7 of 9 about battery fakes.

This is a repost due to an error I made. ktvapes2632 on Instagram noticed I used a photo of fake VTC5A’s instead of fake VTC5’s. Luckily the same cell is used for both fakes so nothing else changes but here is the corrected post. My apologies for any confusion this has caused

Please read post #1 (link below) before asking any questions here. Thanks!

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/archives/19048

These cells look different from known genuine Sony VTC5’s but they do have the two “dimples” on top common to all VTC 18650’s and tested as 2455mAh. I have never seen a non-VTC cell with these dimples so the fakes could still be VTC’s. The fakes have two micro-weld lines under the white top sealing gasket (not the top insulating disk for the wrap) which genuine VTC5’s do not have. The fakes do not have the four radial lines on the venting disk that genuine VTC5’s have. The fakes have a single ring around the battery near the top whereas genuine VTC5’s have two rings.

Photos of the fakes and test results: https://imgur.com/a/062HF5H

CHECK FOR THE RADIAL LINES VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY WITH BRIGHT BACKLIGHTING AND A MAGNIFIER OR READING GLASSES. ROTATE THE BATTERY AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES, CHANGING ANGLES. THEY ARE HARD TO SEE. PLEASE DO NOT ACCUSE A VENDOR OF SELLING FAKES UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE VERY CAREFULLY. PEOPLE ARE NOT SEEING THE RADIAL LINES THE FIRST TIME THEY CHECK AND ARE SAYING A VENDOR SOLD FAKES ONLY TO FIND OUT LATER THEY MISSED SEEING THE LINES.

This date/batch code might be used on genuine cells! Do not assume all VTC5’s with this code are fake. The physical differences and the crappy performance versus genuine VTC5’s means they are fakes. DO NOT USE THESE FAKES FOR ANYTHING!

Post #6 of 9 about battery fakes.

Please read post #1 (link below) before asking any questions here. Thanks!

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/archives/19048

The fake 30T’s are using a valid code, a zero, as the second character of the first line of codes on the metal can. They are also using free-floating (unglued) top insulating rings like genuine 30T’s. But the fakes do not have the the four radial score lines in the venting disk like genuine 30T’s and the metal can codes are positioned lower than on genuine 30T’s.

There are also genuine 30T’s with “N30T” as the top line of codes on the metal can. I do not know if there are fakes using this code or not. Check for the radial venting disk lines. No lines = fake.

Photos of the fakes and test results: https://imgur.com/a/sAdsUzq

The fakes perform much worse than genuine 30T’s and have very low current ratings. DO NOT USE THE FAKES FOR ANYTHING.

Hey Phil! It’s me – Susan. It has been awhile since we spoke. I believe the last time was on Facebook. Anyway, I just had to write to you about the Zlide tank. When I first saw it online, I knew that I just HAD to have one. I didn’t think anything could pull me away from the Zenith, but oh my goodness! This tank could not be any more perfect!!

When it came in the mail, I just sat and looked at it for nearly an hour. It was too gorgeous to even use 🤗! My husband was looking at me as if I had grown a second head, then
he finally asked me if I was going to fill it up, and I just mumbled like an idiot. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

I had ordered the gunmetal with the red drip tip. They were all so pretty, but I had never owned anything in gunmetal before, and with that red drip tip – oh my❣

You and Dimitri are truly doing a wonderful job with these tanks. I’ve always been a mtl kind of girl, and you have hit it out of the ballpark with the Zlide. I’ve loved all of your tanks, but this one is just special, somehow.

I won’t keep you. I can’t even imagine how busy you must be nowadays. I just had to write to you about my new, gorgeous Zlide tank. I am truly in love with it😍, and couldn’t be any more happier if I tried!

I only have one small problem…. after I started vaping with the Zlide with a rapture-like look on my face, my husband said, “You’re gonna give me the Zenith now, right?” 😮🤣

Keep up the great work! The vaping world is most definitely better off with you and Dimitri in it.
Talk to you soon, my friend! 💞
Susan.

LOL Susan! I think you need to get hubby a NEW tank, not a hand-me-down! 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to write this and we’re so happy you like it!!

Post #5 of 9 about battery fakes. Please read post #1 (link below) before asking any questions here. Thanks!

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/archives/19048

These fakes are very hard to detect visually. Both fake and genuine HG2’s have four spot weld points on top and free-floating (not glued on) top ring insulators. The fakes have a slightly wider ring around the battery near the top but that will be very hard to see without having a genuine HG2 for comparison.

Photos of the fakes and test results: https://imgur.com/a/ZKY80ng

There’s no other way to detect the fakes than internal resistance (IR) or discharge testing. The HG2 has an AC IR spec of <=20mOhms. My genuine ones measure around 15mOhms. The fakes measure about 35mOhms, indicating that they will have huge voltage sag and a low current rating.

The fakes perform MUCH worse than genuine HG2’s, DO NOT USE THESE FAKES!