Vaping Lung Injury Cases Down; Link to Vitamin E Acetate Reinforced December 24, 2019 By Robert Langreth Most patients stricken in a wave of vaping-related injuries had vitamin E acetate in their lungs, U.S. health officials found,...
Vape Crisis Prompts Calls for Greater Clarity in Cannabis Regulation December 3, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield Cannabis industry lawyers are calling for greater clarity around regulation of the cannabis industry. Panelists at the 2019 Professional Liability...
Reinsurers Pressure Life Insurers Over Vaping Health Risks December 3, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Global reinsurers are stepping up their warnings to life insurer clients about the potential risks of vaping, putting pressure on...
Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices November 21, 2019 The American Medical Association has called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted...
Smokers Who Switch from Tobacco to Vaping Rapidly Boost Heart Health: Study November 18, 2019 By Kate Kelland Chronic smokers who switched from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarette vapes in a large randomized control trial saw a significant improvement...
Vaping Firm Juul Disregarded Early Signs It Was Hooking Young Users: Reuters November 5, 2019 By Chris Kirkham The San Francisco startup that invented the groundbreaking Juul e-cigarette had a central goal during its development: captivating users with...
Study Questions Vaping’s Role as Gateway to Teen Smoking November 4, 2019 By Corinne Gretler Vaping might not be the gateway to teen smoking that many had feared, according to a study. Using e-cigarettes doesn’t...
Vaping Safety Debate Between Researchers, Activists Intensifies with Mystery Illness November 1, 2019 By Robert Langreth Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity. Peyton and a group of other...
Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Blocked by Judge October 17, 2019 By David Eggert A Michigan judge temporarily blocked the state’s weeks-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, saying it may force adults to return...
Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? – Cannabis Industry Alert October 15, 2019 By J. Mark Adams Jr., Whitt Steineker and Alexander Thrasher Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak...