“Juul Labs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s refusal to disclose documents supporting its order banning the company, which has been blamed for fueling a teenage vaping crisis, from selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market. In a complaint filed on Tuesday with a federal court in Washington, D.C., Juul accused the FDA of invoking the “widely abused” deliberative process privilege to improperly withhold scientific materials that are “central” to understanding the basis for the June 23 sales ban. Juul said the materials would show whether the FDA conducted a legally required balancing of the public health benefits and risks of its products, including claims they help smokers quit cigarettes, and whether the agency’s reasoning was scientifically sound. Juul accused the FDA of violating the federal Freedom of Information Act by withholding a majority of the “scientific disciplinary reviews” underlying the sales ban.” 

ARTICLE LINK: Juul sues FDA for documents said to justify e-cigarette ban

“There were a couple of studies published last week that are worth bookmarking. They don’t tell us anything we don’t already know, but they contradict what a lot of people think they know. The first looks at smokeless tobacco and oral cancer risk. Gutkha, is strongly associated with oral cancer (partly because these products contain many other ingredients in addition to tobacco), but there is one notable exception. Snus was banned in the EU because it was assumed to have a similar risk profile to other smokeless products. It doesn’t. Not even close.

The other study looks at a remarkable feature of vaping – its extraordinary ability to help people quit smoking even when they have no intention of doing so. 12.7% of smokers quit smoking. Smokers not initially planning to quit within 6 months experienced higher odds of smoking cessation when they took up daily vaping (32.4%) versus no vaping (6.8%). The difference between a 6.8% quit rate and a 32.4% quit rate is enormous.“

We’ve talked about it for some time and it’s finally almost here!

The Innokin/Platform Series Zlide Top, the latest member of the Z-Coil family on its own and as part of the new Coolfire Z60 kit!

More information coming soon!

Dimitris’ is hosting guests in Greece, so I took the opportunity to take a look at the new Innokin Sceptre 2. We do an unboxing, setup, and pseudo review.

We do some vape news.

Finally, we’ll take a look at the DJI Avata and how my experience with the device relates to my experiences with vaping.

THE LINKS:

Juul Reaches $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Children
Adam Carolla’s comments on Juul’s $439 million e-cig settlement
NHS Dorset has given the go-ahead to begin using Venta SVS electronic cigarette vending machines in its hospitals
‘Based More On Emotion Than Science’: Steve Forbes Blasts FDA Vaping Rule | What’s Ahead

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Unsalted, Klypse, and the DP Show Combo packages at E-Cig Source

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THE VIDEO:

From Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

Canadian doctor responds to Health Canada’s proposed ban on flavours in nicotine vapor products

*Guest: Dr. John Oyston MB, FRCA, Anesthesiologist, Harm Reduction Advocate, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Original Airdate: March 17, 2022

Posted: August 8, 2022

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Dimitris’ is hosting guests in Greece, so I’m going to take the opportunity to take a look at the new Innokin Sceptre 2.

We’ll do…

* An unboxing
* Comparison to the original
* Setup
* & Talk about the vape

I’m also going to give you a chance to win one during the show and give you the info to win a very special one as well.

We’ll do some vape news.

Finally, we’ll take a look at the DJI Avata and how my experience with the device relates to my experiences with vaping.

As always, I’ll take your questions and we’ll DO SHOTS!!!

“Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday vetoed a bill that would have raised the minimum age to purchase and legally possess tobacco products from 19 to 21 years old. The bill also included a tax on electronic smoking products that contain nicotine, which is what Dunleavy took issue with. In vetoing the bill, the governor wrote, “There were many conversations about what an appropriate level to tax would be, but ultimately a tax increase on the people of Alaska is not something I can support.”

Bill sponsor Kodiak Republican Sen. Gary Stevens said if he’s back in the Legislature in January, he will pursue another version of the bill. “It just means that we have to be smarter next year and work with the administration to make sure that we come up with a bill that they can support. And I think we will,” he said.

This is the only bill that Gov. Dunleavy’s has vetoed in the past two years, other than vetoing specific line items in budget bills. It’s his second veto in his time as governor.”

ARTICLE LINK:  Alaska governor vetoes bill to tax e-cigs and raise minimum age for tobacco

“Just like smartphones and electric cars, e-cigarettes contain lithium-ion batteries that can burst into flames or explode if pierced, damaged or overheated. In the video, the small silver vape is being overcharged at a higher voltage than it should be using an incorrect USB connector. The battery inside the vape can’t handle the higher voltage so enters a state of ‘thermal runaway’ and explodes wildly inside a protective Perspex container. The UK government also stresses the importance of using the right vape charger. It says on its website: ‘Only use the charger that was supplied with the vape for charging. Don’t charge your vape overnight and regularly check your device when it is charging. Unplug your vape when it is fully charged.'”

ARTICLE LINK: video shows the lithium battery from an e-cigarette exploding during charging test

Tomorrow, 9/6/22 @ 3PM EST!

The DP Show welcomes special guests AJ & Pete from The FV Vape Show!

Join us for some severe ball busting, a conversation about disposables, melting runways and more!

Should be a lot of fun!

Everything you loved about the original Sceptre, but better. The Sceptre 2 is equipped with improved airflow, faster coil swapping and simpler controls, all in a smaller package. A pod fit for a monarch.