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A coalition of anti-smoking special interest groups has brazenly crossed from advocacy into coercion, demanding a nicotine flavor ban that threatens to crush Canada’s $2 billion vaping industry and potentially push many of the country’s 1.9 million adult vapers back to smoking.
In a concerning display of political muscle, these groups—Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Action on Smoking & Health Canada, and the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control—held a press conference in Ottawa this October, delivering an ultimatum to Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks: impose a national flavor ban or resign.
This ultimatum shatters the norms of public health advocacy, raising serious questions about the agenda and ethics behind such pressure tactics.
Joining us today to discuss these troubling developments is Sam Tam, president of the Canadian Vaping Association. Learn more about this unprecedented demand, the implications for Canada’s vaping industry, and how the industry is fighting back.
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Released: November 14, 2024
Produced by: Brent Stafford
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Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
With only days remaining in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, it’s crunch time for the candidates—and for nicotine vape consumers and the businesses that drive the U.S. vaping industry. One candidate, former President Donald Trump, announced in September that he "saved vaping" in 2019 and vows to do it again if elected to a second term. Yet, some remain unconvinced, given Trump’s mixed record on vaping.
In contrast, Vice President Kamala Harris has no personal track record on vaping, but the Democratic Party certainly does—and much of it is concerning for the industry. Flavor bans, teen vaping hysteria, misinformation, and distorted science have characterized the Democratic stance on vaping. Would a Harris presidency lead to a turnaround in the party and potentially at the FDA?
Joining us today to unpack the promises and pitfalls of each candidate is Tony Abboud, Executive Director of the Vapor Technology Association.
Will the next U.S. president save vaping?
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Released: October 30, 2024
Produced by: Brent Stafford
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Prohibition haunts the U.S. vaping industry, putting millions of lives at risk. Beyond the flavor bans and moral panics, the most damaging restriction is the FDA’s sweeping ban on speech. U.S. vape manufacturers and retailers are legally forbidden from sharing essential truths about nicotine vaping products—that they’re vastly safer than cigarettes and can help people quit. The FDA itself admits these facts yet forbids the industry from sharing them.
Joining us today to discuss groundbreaking litigation to overturn the FDA’s commercial speech restrictions is Jim McCarthy, President of Counterpoint Strategies and agency of record for American Vapor Manufacturers. The goal? To secure the right to tell the truth about vaping.
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Released: October 26, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE.
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
It’s surprising to learn that the largest food companies in the world were once owned by big tobacco. During the 1980s through the early 2000s, tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds acquired and operated Kraft, General Foods, and Nabisco, generating billions in revenue from well-known brands like Oreo cookies, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and Lunchables.
When big tobacco controlled these food giants, rates of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related diseases surged across the West. This has led many to ask: Did big tobacco apply its expertise in making cigarettes more addictive to the engineering of processed foods?
Joining us today to explore this question is Dr. Tera Fazzino, Associate Director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment at the University of Kansas. Her ground-breaking research into “hyper-palatable” foods sheds light on how big tobacco may have spoiled the American food supply.
Did big tobacco make food addictive?
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Released: October 11, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
British American Tobacco is one of the oldest and largest of the world's tobacco companies. But they are also among the most innovative. Through its U.S. subsidiary, R.J. Reynolds, BAT was the first to receive marketing authorization from the FDA through the PMTA process for the Vuse Solo e-cigarette and tobacco-flavored e-liquid pods. This marked a significant milestone for the industry.
Joining us today to discuss the challenges of the FDA’s PMTA process, the importance of science, and the contentious battle over THR is Elaine Round, the Group Head of Life Sciences at BAT. Hear about BAT’s commitment to tobacco harm reduction and concerns over misperceptions of harm.
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Released: September 29, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
The U.S. vaping industry faces a pivotal moment as the Supreme Court prepares to review a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. This ruling overturned FDA Marketing Denial Orders, including those affecting Triton Vapes LLC, seeking authorization to sell flavored nicotine vaping products.
A favorable ruling could not only overturn these denials but also potentially unravel the FDA’s authority over vape sales entirely.
Today, attorney and long-time vaping advocate Greg Troutman joins us to analyze this critical SCOTUS hearing. Could this be the end of the vaping industry’s relentless regulatory battle?
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Released: September 21, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
This groundbreaking network television investigation was the first to expose how tobacco companies were deliberately increasing nicotine levels to make cigarettes more addictive. The revelations aired on ABC’s ‘DayOne’ news magazine on February 28, 1994, followed by a second episode on March 7, 1994.
Now, digitally remastered and presented here for the first time together in an exclusive showing supported by Demand Vape, RegWatch brings you both parts of this pivotal investigation. Viewers will recognize several key figures who join us as guests on our show.
Don’t miss the chance to revisit the evidence that forced Big Tobacco to its knees and inadvertently ignited the war on nicotine.
Released: August 27, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Industry funding taints all science, research, and tobacco harm reduction advocacy, no matter how stringent the firewalls or how far the funding is removed. This criticism is a convenient argument for detractors of safer nicotine products to deny the truth about nicotine and relative risk.
Joining us today to unpack the dangers and consequences of dismissing the truth about tobacco harm reduction is Clifford E. Douglas, President and CEO of Global Action to End Smoking.
Has public understanding about safer nicotine products been shortchanged?
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Released: August 19, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Join Brent Stafford of RegWatch as he hosts an engaging panel with renowned harm reduction advocates from Australia, the UK, and Canada. In this lively discussion, our experts tackle critical issues facing Commonwealth countries.
Featuring Fiona Patten, Martin Cullip, and Maria Papaioannoy, this conversation dives deep into the contradictions and complexities of harm reduction strategies in the Commonwealth. Don't miss their insightful perspectives and thought-provoking debate on the future of tobacco control and vaping regulations.
Live Broadcast: June 13, 2024
Released on RegWatch: August 13, 2024
Hosted By: Brent Stafford
Produced By the Global Forum on Nicotine
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Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
It would be a terrible irony if not for the fact that it appears deliberate. FDA’s regulation of the U.S. vaping industry not only delivers big tobacco a de facto monopoly on the legal sale of vaping products, but it also grants them a monopoly on harm reduction. Yet it decries “tobacco harm reduction” as an “industry term.”
Joining us today to dissect this disturbing paradox is eminent scientist and cardiologist Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos. This interview was shot on location in Warsaw, Poland, at the Global Forum on Nicotine.
Is tobacco control irresponsible?
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Released: August 1, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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