The vaping community and (most) vendors have been aware for some time how catastrophic the deeming FDA regulations will be to the industry.  But, it hasn’t been until this week that the media clued in to the idea of hundreds of small businesses being crushed.  Why is that?

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A lot has happened since the FDA’s proposed vaping regulations came out in April 2014.  A strong back-and-forth has occurred between pro-vaping advocates and various public health advocates such as the American Heart Association, the CDC, and the California Department of Public Health.  These entities barrage the public daily with dubious claims about vaping’s effect on health, and the industry’s supposed attempt to market vaping products to youth.

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Tobacco smoke isn’t just dangerous to the smoker — it’s dangerous to anyone who’s exposed to it, which is why smoking has been banned in most public places. But vapers exhale only water vapor, so that must mean vaping is allowed even in places where smoking isn’t, right? Actually, the truth is much more complex.
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In a relatively new and rapidly expanding industry, vaping devices have a propensity to briskly establish trends.  Although often mistaken as fads, new devices, particularly those that involve cutting-edge technology, tend to establish new trends that help shape the future and direction of the vaping industry.  The most prevalent and popular trend currently rests with high wattage devices. However, from where does this trend originate, and why has it so quickly become the most popular craze in such a short period of time?
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Last week, a brand new vaping advocacy website just appeared out of the blue. Normally, as vapers we’d be excited about even more help in our uphill battle.  But this new site has been met with healthy skepticism, to put it politely.  Why is it some folks smell something fishy?
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Over the last few years the battle between critics and supporters of the electronic cigarette industry has grown in ferocity with not only industrywide but also personal insults flying between all parties. This has the potential to become a disastrous PR situation for both supporters and critics amid concerns that the facts and figures have been overshadowed by this ongoing battle. So, how do the authorities get to the bottom of the electronic cigarette phenomenon?
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Our friends over at the Ashtray blog are talking Etiquette.  More importantly, they want you to share your opinions on the subject as well.
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There’s no denying that we live in a golden age of personal vaporizers and mechanical mods. The market is full of devices of every kind of size, shape and function.  We’ve come a long way from the simple e-cigarette just a few short years ago.
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NHaler is one of the oldest online e-cigarette shops around.  They were the place to get the original Darwin mod (when it was available).  Tragically, the store’s owner Drew recently passed away.
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