Incisive coverage of the issues important to vaping. Plus critical debate over the issues and impacts of regulation in both Canada and the U.S.
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Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Over the past decade, how many people have been chided, misled, bullied, or driven away from considering reduced-risk nicotine products as a safer alternative to combustible tobacco? It’s a difficult question with a stark answer.
Joining us for part two of our special two-part edition of RegWatch is former NJOY exec Jeffrey Weiss. Weiss's tenure at NJOY was significant and consequential, serving on the board, as general counsel, and during the tumultuous years as interim president. His time at NJOY concluded with the Altria purchase in 2023.
Are tobacco control policies putting lives at stake?
Find out!
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Released: July 18, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
NJOY will be the first company to have flavored e-cigarette products legally sold on the U.S. market. The decision came late last week when the U.S. FDA announced it had issued marketing granted orders to NJOY LLC for four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products under the PMTA pathway.
It’s the first time the FDA has authorized a non-tobacco flavored e-cigarette product.
Joining us today for a special two-part edition of RegWatch is former NJOY exec Jeffrey Weiss, whose tenure at NJOY was significant and consequential. Weiss served on the board, as general counsel, and during the tumultuous years as interim president. His time at NJOY ended with the completion of the Altria purchase in 2023.
What prompted the FDA to break with its de facto ban on flavors? What was tobacco-control’s reaction to the news? And could more flavored products be authorized soon?
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Released: June 27, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Despite enduring years of attacks by tobacco control, misinformation, and an onslaught of regulations leading to product restrictions and bans, the U.S. vaping industry continues its remarkable growth.
In 2024, U.S. vaping is expected to exceed $12 billion in sales—not including the black market—making it a goliath in both size and scope.
Joining us today in this episode of RegWatch is Barnaby Page, editorial director at Tamarind Intelligence, a global market research and regulatory analysis firm specialized in the vaping, cannabis, and tobacco sectors via three brands: ECigIntelligence, CannIntelligence, and TobaccoIntelligence.
How many adult vapers are there in the U.S.? What’s the impact of the PMTA process on vape stores?
Find out, and more!
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Released: June 22, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Often, much of the research on e-cigarettes, nicotine, and youth use appears flawed or even outrageous. According to mainstream media, vaping could be responsible for everything from shrinking testicles and plummeting sperm counts to tooth decay and gum disease.
However, some research could be downright dangerous, making claims that nicotine vapes cause cancer, heart disease, and stroke, and that they are riskier than combustible tobacco.
Joining us today to discuss the ongoing issue of questionable science on safer nicotine products is Dr. Arielle Selya, a behavioral scientist at PinneyAssociates, a U.S.-based firm that provides consulting services on tobacco harm reduction to Juul Labs.
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Released: June 4, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden recently awarded the Medal of Freedom to Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul, politician, and philanthropist who’s arguably the most influential anti-vaping advocate in the world. Bloomberg has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to anti-vaping initiatives, fueling widespread misconceptions about vaping and influencing public health policies both in the United States and globally.
Joining us today to explore Bloomberg’s significant impact on the World Health Organization and US vaping policy is Marc Gunther, a seasoned journalist with nearly five decades of experience in covering politics, government, media, and business. Gunther is renowned for his investigative prowess, notably in the influential series “The Great Vape Debate.”
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Released: May 25, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
As the Federal Liberal Government marches inexorably toward a ban on flavors in nicotine vaping products, pushback is growing, and questions about a potential conflict of interest involving Health Minister Mark Holland are being raised.
Joining us today to talk though the nationwide consumer effort to stop the flavour ban is vaping activist Maria Papaioannoy-Duic, founder of Rights 4 Vapers. Hear how you can help defend flavours and learn why Maria thinks Minister Holland is backing the ban.
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Released: May 9, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage
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Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
As the longest-serving director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and founding Dean of Georgia State University’s School of Public Health, Dr. Michael P. Eriksen is a veteran tobacco control warrior and national leader in the fight to end smoking-related disease and death.
In this episode of RegWatch, we ask Dr. Eriksen about the crucial years when big tobacco was exposed for deceiving the public, tobacco control’s reaction to the explosive popularity of e-cigarettes, the FDA’s current regulation of the U.S. vaping market, and what he thinks about public health’s war on vaping.
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Released: May 2, 2024
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Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Does the regulator responsible for overseeing tobacco products in the U.S. believe in the practice of tobacco harm reduction? According to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, the answer is a resounding no. Appearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Califf repeatedly dismissed THR as an “industry term” and refused to answer questions on the topic.
Joining us today to discuss the ramifications of the commissioner’s testimony is Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association. We review informed questioning by U.S. House Reps and take a deep dive into problematic responses by the commissioner.
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Released: April 21, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
After enduring ten years of frozen fees and grappling with mountains of bureaucratic red tape, Ontario healthcare providers delivering essential rehabilitative care to auto accident victims are finally breathing a sigh of relief. In the 2024 provincial budget, the Doug Ford Progressive Conservative government implemented long-called-for changes to the auto insurance system, aimed at improving patient care by supporting the province's 20,000 physiotherapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists.
Joining us today to discuss the changes are registered physiotherapist Anthony Grande, owner of Focus Physiotherapy, and Dr. Scott Wilson, a Doctor of Chiropractic and the founder and chairman of Physiomed.
Did the Ford government deliver a healthy win?
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Released: April 11, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Canadian Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is launching a crusade against safer nicotine products, driven by the uncompromising stance of non-profit health groups vehemently opposed to any form of nicotine consumption.
In the minister’s crosshairs, are flavoured nicotine products such as vapes and pouches.
Joining us today to talk through the impacts of a nationwide ban on flavours is Sam Tam, president of the Canadian Vaping Association. Hear how Holland’s flavour ban would threaten the health of over 1.3 million vapers, unravel Canada’s tobacco strategy, and destroy the legal billion-dollar vaping industry.
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Released: March 28, 2024
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage
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