More Evidence That Black-Market THC Products Are Responsible for Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
The CDC found vitamin E acetate in all 29 samples of lung fluid it analyzed.
The CDC found vitamin E acetate in all 29 samples of lung fluid it analyzed.
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The distinction the presidential adviser draws between e-cigarettes and other vaping devices contradicts the FDA's understanding of its authority.
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The ban's supporters falsely claim that "a whole generation of young people" is "addicted to these products."
An analysis of survey data finds that pre-existing differences entirely explain the association between e-cigarette use and current smoking among teenagers.
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
In cases where the information was known, just 11 percent of patients said they had vaped only nicotine.
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Students should avoid e-cigarettes because they "have chemicals in them," a lesson warns.
A new poll suggests it does—and campaign officials agree, leading the administration to consider exempting more flavors.
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Pantaleo's lawyer says it’s “arbitrary and capricious” to fire a cop for choking a guy over black market cigarettes.
The FDA finally has agreed to allow a mild statement about the relative hazards of snus and cigarettes.
Remnants of Prohibition-era policies continue to frustrate brewers.
Food nannies won't let failure stop them from banning everything they can.
The company says it will sell only tobacco, mint, and menthol pods unless and until the FDA officially approves other varieties.
From morning till past midnight, supporters and opponents of a bill to decriminalize prostitution offered starkly different visions of safety and rights.
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Democratic legislators ignore the tremendous harm-reducing potential of smoke-free nicotine delivery.
Anti-smoking advocacy groups have a long history of exploiting shoddy science for political gain.
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High taxes and tight restrictions have handed huge chunks of the tobacco market to criminal networks. Why would vaping be any different?
You know, to "fight human trafficking."
Vague lung disease warnings tar harm-reducing e-cigarettes while obscuring the role of black-market cannabis products.
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When the human condition resists perfection through legislation, the answer always seems to be more—and stupider—laws.
Bad laws can cause problems long after they've been passed and forgotten.
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.
Mayo Clinic researchers say tissue samples from 17 patients were consistent with toxic exposure rather than lipoid pneumonia.
A new study indicates that heavy vaping remains rare among teenagers who don't smoke.
Campus food police are making inroads all over America
The latest findings highlight the irrationality of banning legal e-cigarettes that deliver nicotine.
Citing respiratory diseases associated with black-market THC products, the state is banning legal e-cigarettes that are far less hazardous than the conventional kind.
Contrary to the evidence, public health officials and journalists continue to link the recent outbreak of respiratory illnesses with legal e-cigarettes.
The cases hinges on two laws—FOSTA and Section 230—that have been hotly contested in recent years.
"Vaping is a health miracle to me," said ex-smoker Vicki Porter. "Not safe, but less harmful."
Supervisor Shamann Walton thinks he can use restrictions on commercial speech to suppress political speech.
If that confusion drives vapers back to smoking or discourages others from making the switch, it will have deadly consequences.
The real "public health crisis" is not underage vaping but the one that Michigan, New York, and the FDA are about to create.
Banning the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer is a strange way to protect public health.
Pending restrictions on vaping products in Michigan and New York are based on an alarmingly broad understanding of the executive branch's "public health" authority.