Blog-News

A Letter to the Honourable Minister Hajdu on her Vaping File

December 13, 2019

Brandee's letter to the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Health, on the vaping file and her mandate letter.

Open Letter to my Alberta Member of Legislative Assembly on Vaping

December 13, 2019

Shane's letter to our Alberta MLA, with regards to upcoming provincial legislation on vaping.

More Compassion and Less Judgment

December 09, 2019

I feel a strong sense of responsibility to my community, but it doesn’t extend to determining their life course or choices. I suspect that’s saved me from hurting a lot of people and from being dead wrong more than once.

A holiday wish for our vape community: let's come together

November 27, 2019

This holiday season, maybe we can come together like families do and put all that aside to remember what really counts: the ability to unite despite our differences.

What the E-Cigarette Bans Get Wrong, Jacob Grier

November 22, 2019

Jacob Grier's article in Slate, What the E-Cigarette Bans Get Wrong, is a must read.

Vaping in the News

November 21, 2019

We will inevitably miss some of the headline news from the last week with so much happening but here is our best effort to highlight the most noteworthy events.

Can Restricting Nicotine Levels Make Vaping Less Appealing to Young People?

November 10, 2019

As talk about youth uptake has heated up in the last while, people are (naturally) looking for reasons that make vaping attractive to youth. While some have pointed to flavours and ease of access, others have highlighted concealability and nicotine levels.

Reload MTL

November 05, 2019

An overview of the specs and attributes of the Reload MTL.

Will Restricting Flavour Options Eliminate Youth Uptake of E-cigarettes?

November 03, 2019

Axios reported on Friday that the Trump administration may move to ban all flavoured e-liquid except for tobacco and menthol as soon as next week. There are similar rumblings in Canada, with some legislators and public health officials unashamedly stating that their reason for wanting a flavour ban is that they know kids like flavour.

Is Restricting Sales to Specialty Vape Shops the Answer to Youth Uptake?

October 28, 2019

There is a lot of talk in the news and among legislators of reducing the use of e-cigarettes by youth. Let’s examine the proposal to restrict sales of vape products to specialty vape shops and the impact it may have on youth uptake.

The Scoop on Mechanical Mods

October 24, 2019

A mechanical mod is any mod that operates without any chips or wires. It can be a box or a tube mod, a single or multiple battery unit. It works by the mod itself becoming part of the circuit. Let's have a quick look at some of the variations.

Vaping Panic Ignores How E-Cigarettes Save Lives

October 04, 2019

H.L. Mencken defined Puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." The rub against vaping, and other smokeless tobacco products, is that people enjoy it. (Steven Greenhut, Reason)