Opinion

Tuesday, The FDA launched an anti-vaping campaign similar to the all-too-familiar anti-smoking campaigns of old. ‘The Real Cost’ is the long-standing tobacco awareness program by the federal agency. But, as of this week, their materials include targeted messages about the dangers of vapes as well. The agency uses a browser-based …

Canadian manufacturer Arizer has quietly become one of the market leaders for vaporizers, known for producing high-quality pieces of hardware that implement the latest vaping technology. As a result, the Arizer vaporizer range are among the best-selling vapes, with notable models including the Arizer Solo 2, Arizer Air 2, and …

Researchers and medical professionals are in need of real answers on mental health, with current medication often failing to stand up to scrutiny. Nowhere is this clearer than with depression, a mood disorder that is estimated to affect around 4 percent of the world’s population (300 million). Yet despite the …

I’m sure you all remember in the 1999 sci-fi thriller ‘The Matrix’ how the two main characters (Neo and Trinity) could learn difficult skills like kung-fu and piloting a military helicopter within a matter of seconds, only by having a specific program uploaded to their minds. A future where specially-tailored …

Vaping is an adult activity. It’s been legislated, enforced, and is general industry knowledge across the board. Manufacturers have a legal obligation to manufacture and label their products appropriately, given the specific health risks of their use. Retailers and even vaping websites are required to ID their visitors one way …

CBD users are spoilt for chance in today’s world, with so many ways of consuming the non-psychotropic cannabinoid. You can take it orally in an edible or via a sublingual tincture, apply it directly to the skin with a topical, or even smoke high-CBD cannabis. But none of these methods …

San Francisco’s Proposition E passed by public vote last month. The finally tally was 68-32 percent in favor of a ban on flavored vape juices and menthol cigarettes in the city. New York has had a vaping ban since 2013, restricting the use of vapes anywhere cigarette smoking is restricted. …

The growth of the cannabis industry and the impressive innovation of leading companies is fantastic news for consumers, who can now select from safer and higher quality products than ever before. In recent years, the interest in cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid has helped introduce millions to the healing powers …

Why? If you’re not clicking the hyperlink, I’ll give you the synopsis: Smok invented a voice-activated vape mod. It’s called the I-Priv, which feels like a misnomer given that the device has you literally commanding it aloud, possibly in public. It should be called the I-Nounc. The smok mod responds …

I have written a number of times about my use of a vape as a smoking cessation tool. I smoked for a number of years in my twenties before trying to quit a couple of times to no avail. Once I got into vaping, I felt relieved at my ability …

I regularly make the drive out to a local vape shop instead of ordering juice and accessories online. I’ve written about my interest in supporting local, small business already, so I’ll spare the details. Something odd always strikes me whenever I frequent the shops in my area, however: They’re nearly …

Media often portray the stoner with the munchies as a potato chip shoveling, liter of coke drinking, insatiable pit of empty carbs and sugars. Film and television put the stoner on display in a habitat of some dank basement (no pun intended), slumped on a dingy couch, awash in crumbs …

Numerous state legislators have advanced the legality and availability of cannabidiol (CBD) and related products across the country. Recent legislation passed in many states has made available a number of CBD goods, such as vape juice, topicals, pet treats, and wax dabs. CBD has been researched to help reduce the …

I’m a supporter of local, small business in many facets. I frequent farmers markets, and research nearby shops of products I often could easily order with my Amazon Prime account. Of particular note, I prefer to buy my vape mods, accessories, and juice nearby to me. I may buy the …

According to recent financial trend data, vaping is set to make record numbers in industry financial growth by 2025. Vaping is the leading cigarette alternative/smoking cessation tool today, as well as a hobby enjoyed by tinkerers, artists, and competitors alike. For the last few years, studies into the efficacy of …

WHAT IS VAPE SHAMING? Many vapers enjoy vaping, similar to how smokers enjoy smoking, but recently a new term has emerged “Vape Shaming”, but don’t let this stop you, and don’t let others judge you. Vaping has allowed countless individuals to switch from smoking cigarettes to a much healthier alternative; …

I remember being a cigarette smoker, and how cognizant I was of the direction of my cigarette smoke when in company with non-smokers, or even smokers alike. I often tried to lean my head away, blow out the opposite side of my mouth or upwards – wherever I could alleviate …

Last night, I was positive I had lost my vape pen at the bar. I already know the pockets of my cut-off denim vest are unreliable, as the pen regularly falls out onto hard surfaces. I wince with anxiety. Every. Single. Time. And when I awoke this morning to find …

I could be this guy about my vaping interest. I could spend countless hours investigating and researching the seemingly limitless amount of information available on the best mods (batteries), tanks, airflow settings, voltage/wattage settings, juice flavors, skins, and other components/variables ad infinitum. There’s also an entire lexicon around vape culture …

I come from a family of cigarette smokers. Both my paternal and maternal grandparents smoked throughout my childhood, and a couple of them held onto the habit well into my early adult life. My parents have been cigarette smokers since they were teens. I couldn’t blame them, having myself learned …

Okay, we’ll admit it. Competing with cigarettes is a pretty tall order, especially when it comes to variety. When we realised we couldn’t compete with tobacco- unfortunately, we don’t offer endless cancers and diseases as choice, we knew we had to come up with some variety of our own. You …

When it comes to vaping I agree that we should work to maximize the benefit of vaping as a way to help individuals replace ordinary tobacco products in a way that is safe and effective, while minimizing their potential risk to prolonging the habits of current smokers or introducing a …

With so many releases of open, and closed pod devices as well as major vape brands dropping full nicotine salt lines, it makes you wonder — What are nic salts, and what’s so great about them? Nicotine salts are arguably the next big thing in vape industry! Not that they …

As a growing number of states legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical purposes, intake styles have grown to match. There are the classics like smoking a joint or using a pipe. There are plenty of new edibles and a number of other new products made from cannabis. However, the …

You may be familiar with pot edibles, such as brownies and cookies, but did you know that a variety of CBD-infused edibles are also available nowadays? Unlike general cannabis edibles, CBD edibles won’t get you high, as they don’t contain any psychoactive THC, and users take them purely for medicinal …

CBD cartridges have grown in popularity of late as a simple and mess-free way of consuming CBD at home and on the move. The surge in interest has led to many new brands and cartridge products appearing on the market. We’re going to take you through prefilled disposable CBD cartridges …

Historically, the intake method has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks for the medical marijuana movement, with patients restricted to smoking the herb for its benefits, and putting up with the smoking side effects. Thankfully, this is no longer the case, with CBD products available in many other safe …

If you are new to vaping and don’t want to come off as a total cloud bro, knowledge about the stuff you smoke is important. So if you are wondering why your vape is scratching your throat as if a wild cat is on the loose, then may be it …

Have you heard of Larry W. Faircloth? If you vape, love someone who vapes, are considering vaping or have any other interest in seeing vaping continue in the United States, you may want to be familiar with him. Mr. Faircloth is kind of a one-man-show in the battle to keep …

Have you ever noticed that vapers have a lot of extra pieces lying around? If you are an RDA user and you are into building your own coils, then you probably have pieces and partial spools of all different thickness of wires. You are also going to have different batches …