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Would You Visit an E-Cig Bar, Just So You Could Puff Away in Peace?

The UK's first e-cigarette dedicated bar is opening up in London, and they've got their sights set on "defining new social rules" by re-uniting smokers and non-smokers. Shoreditch bar #vypesocial will open on Wednesday 13th November, offering patrons a boozy night without the butts.

The UK's first e-cigarette dedicated bar is opening up in London, and they've got their sights set on "defining new social rules" by re-uniting smokers and non-smokers. Shoreditch bar #vypesocial will open on Wednesday 13th November, offering patrons a boozy night without the butts.

Along with their philanthropic health goals, the bar will be actively promoting Vype electronic cigs, a new brand with softer tips that attempts to mimic the experience of smoking a real cigarette as fully as possible.

The appeal of e-cigs for many has been the fact that they're legal to smoke in public areas. And they're not that bad. I've tried them, and the steam created by the little vaporisers is actually quite nice. They even come in flavours (some tastier than others). But I work in a pub that's part of a chain which doesn't allow the devices to be smoked inside. Legal they may be, but that doesn't mean you can smoke 'em anywhere.

So with smokers and e-cig smokers alike increasingly being forced out into the rapidly-cooling November nights, is this bar the first example of a new breed of venues? Smoker-friendly, without actually allowing real smoke?

Giz readers: what do you reckon? Will anyone be heading down to #vypesocial? Are bars like this really redefining social boundaries, or are they a bit of a gimmick? Pitch in with your comments.

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E-cig backers form group

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- Supporters of E-cigarettes have formed a consumer-based coalition to educate Minnesotans and lawmakers about nicotine vaporizers.

Many cities have banned E-cig use and one state lawmaker wants to add them to the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.

But Matt Black with the Minnesota Vapors Advocacy Group says there are no tar or carcinogens with E-cigs, no combustion and therefore no smoke -- so no danger of second-hand smoke.

Black says the National Institutes of Health found E-cigarettes pose no health risk to the user or bystanders.

Opponents worry E-cigs will become a gateway to traditional tobacco cigarettes, particularly for younger Minnesotans.

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FDA Tells Jepsen It’s On Same E-Cigarette Page

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shares George Jepsen's concerns about electronic cigarettes—and plans to step in to regulate them.

The FDA sent that message to Jepsen, Connecticut's attorney general, and 39 of his colleagues in a letter sent last week.

The attorneys general had asked the FDA to state its position on e-cigarette regulation in a Sept. 24 joint letter. The group wanted to know where the feds stood before exploring whether to seek state regulation of the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Jepsen and the other attorneys general urged the agency to regulate electronic cigarettes as "tobacco products" under the Tobacco Control Act and prohibit their sale to minors.

E-cigarettes use a battery to heat liquid, turning it into a vapor. The liquid, or "e-juice," comes in disposable cartridges containing chemicals, vegetable glycerine, flavors and varying amounts of nicotine. The consumer inhales the vapor instead of smoke.

Jepsen said he recognizes the positive benefits of e-cigarettes, such as helping regular cigarette smokers wean off the habit, but said the lack of regulation and multitude of appealing flavors could potentially create "a new generation of nicotine addicts." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.78 million middle and high school students nationwide tried e-cigarettes in 2012.

"The FDA is where the action really is at the federal level. At the state level, we will be introducing legislation that will outlaw sales of e-cigarettes to minors," said Jepsen, who remained confident that e-cigarette regulation changes would come despite the agency's failure to meet the deadline. "I wish they would have acted by now [but] the FDA's going to act eventually."

In the FDA's response letter, dated Nov. 14, Deputy Commissioner Sally Howard wrote that like the attorneys general, the FDA is concerned about "the public health impact and lack of existing clinical studies on the potential health risks posed by electronic cigarette use, as well as the manufacture and marketing of these products in ways which could be appealing to minors."

The attorneys general referenced recent data from the CDC in their letter to the FDA that showed a dramatic rise in e-cigarette use by youth.

The FDA acknowledged the growing popularity of e-cigarettes in its response. The CDC findings "reinforce why FDA intends to extend its authority over products that meet the statutory definition of 'tobacco products', when it issues the proposed deeming rule as a first step toward establishing an appropriate regulatory framework to reduce the disease and death from tobacco use," the letter stated.

The proposed deeming rule, which would expand the its authority to include products that meet the statutory definition of "tobacco product," is currently under review at the Office of Management and Budget.

Finalization of the rule-making would automatically apply provisions in Chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to all newly deemed products meeting the statutory definition of "tobacco product."

The FDA currently regulates electronic cigarettes only if they make a therapeutic claim.

"The attorney general appreciates that the FDA shares his concerns, particularly in terms of the sale and marketing of electronic cigarettes to minors," said Jaclyn Falkowski, director of communications at the attorney general's office. "While we cannot compel the FDA to take action, he appreciates the FDA's attention to this matter, in particular that it is seeking the authority to regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product."

Falkowski said if the FDA does not issue regulations, state-level legislation prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors would be "the appropriate course."

"Should the FDA issue regulations restricting the sale to minors, such legislation would not be precluded but would not be critical to ensure a prohibition on the sale to minors," she reported.

About two weeks ago—before the FDA responded to the attorneys general—Connecticut state Sen. Edward Meyer started researching e-cigarettes after discovering that his daughter and grandchild were smoking them.

"I thought this is something that needs more public attention," said Meyer, who learned that the vaporized nicotine devices lack age regulation. "I called the Connecticut Department of Public Health and asked them what their position is, and I got very upset when they told me they had no position. I urged them to take a position and had a bit of a falling-out with them when they would not."

Meyer said he intends to push and support legislation that puts public restrictions, including an age limit, on e-cigarettes.

The fast-growing e-cigarette market offers smokers like him flavors ranging from creamy milk chocolate, farm fresh cherry and juicy peach flavors, with a youth market in mind

First airport e-cigarette zone to open at London's Heathrow

LONDON (Reuters) - Electronic cigarette maker Gamucci is to open the world's first airport "vaping zone" for e-cigarette users at London's Heathrow later this month, highlighting the rise of the smoke-free devices.

The new indoor zone, measuring 30 square meters, will open on November 25 in the international departure lounge at Terminal 4, with entry restricted to those aged 18 and over, Gamucci said in a statement on Sunday.

Sales of e-cigarettes have boomed in recent years, prompted in part by restrictions on smoking. The battery-driven devices allow users to inhale nicotine-laced vapor and are seen as a less harmful alternative to smoking.

Governments are currently struggling to work out the best way to regulate them. Britain decided in June to regulate them as medicines from 2016 but European parliamentarians last month rejected the idea of doing the same across the European Union.

E-cig explodes, damaging truck

EUGENE, Ore. - An e-cigarette left charging in a car for about 2 hours exploded, damaging the car, according to the owner.

"You plug it in here and it goes in your cigarette lighter," explained Judy Timmons, who purchased the e-cig as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. "I'm just glad my grandkids weren't in the backseat because it could have exploded at any time."

The fire caused extensive damage to the stereo system and the interior of the truck, he said.

"It had enough power and momentum to shoot all the way to the backseat," said Larry Timmons.

E-cigs have gained in popularity, touted as being less harmful than conventional cigarettes. The devices are so common, you can buy them at many convenience stores.

Jared Followill sparks security scare with e-cig

Tobacco is notoriously bad for your health, but Jared Followill has discovered e-cigarettes are not as safe as they seem.

The Kings Of Leon bassist touched down in Dubai with his family band on Wednesday, and carried his trusty e-cig through the airport without a second thought.

What star didn't realise was that the devices are banned in the middle eastern country - at least not until he was approached by some sinister looking airport security guards.

The authorities take their rules on the digital fags so seriously that Jared almost found himself banged up abroad, but he managed to talk his way out of it and took to his Twitter account to tell fans about his terrifying run-in with the law.

He writes, "Just had the life scared out of me at security in Dubai. Apparently it's not just my bros (brothers) who think e-cigs (sic) are uncool. Almost locked up abroad."

It looks like a visit to Dubai might be the only time when a traditional tobacco-filled smoke is recommended.

Proposed e-cig ban off the table

The Cherokee County Communities of Excellence Tobacco Control Program has asked the Tahlequah City Council to remove from its Monday, Nov. 18 agenda an ordinance banning the use of electronic cigarettes from city property.

Mayor Jason Nichols confirmed that, at least for the time being, there will be no action on the controversial measure, which drew a standing-room-only crowd to the Nov. 4 council meeting.

"We've removed the item from the agenda at the direction of the people who requested its consideration," Nichols said. "I think that they've become aware of the need for more information to be presented and more discussion to be had over that data before any change to the city's regulations [is made]."

When copies of the original ordinance began circulating days before the council meeting, e-cig users and employees of businesses selling those products began posting protests on Facebook and urging local residents to oppose implementation.

Misinformation on social media about the ordinance's actual intent raised the ire of many citizens, who believed the use of e-cigs would be forbidden throughout the city. However, advocates said they only wanted to prohibit the use of those products on city property.

The inclusion of Tahlequah's public parks on the ban list drew objections from dozens of "vapers," who maintain e-cigs are safer than tobacco because they don't cause cancer, nor does the vapor emitted from the devices pose the hazards of second-hand smoke.

Nichols agrees that city officials should proceed with caution.

"I had informed [coalition members] that I personally felt there isn't sufficient rationale for a ban on city properties, given the lack of data on the subject," he said.

Officials in a few other Oklahoma cities, like Ada, have imposed similar bans, and media reports indicate the restrictions are still highly unpopular with residents, many of whom say they have used e-cigs to quit smoking. Other cities have delayed voting on proposed measures so officials can solicit further input from the public and the medical community.

"We've met with people who are in opposition to what had been proposed and will do so with those who had made the proposal soon," Nichols said. "Both sides have indicated interest in continued discussion on the issue, especially regarding sale [of e-cigarettes] to minors. But the ordinance that was proposed is no longer under consideration."

First Vaping Zone at an Airport for E Cig to Open in UK Reviews

Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE)-- E cig sale and use both have shot up over the last few years. With the increase in popularity, adult users are seeking easy access to e cigs, the reason why Gamucci, a known brand in the smokeless cigarette arena is set to open the first ever vaping zone at an airport. The e cig zone which will measure 30 square meters will be at the international departure lounge at terminal 4 of the airport.

The entry to the electronic cigarette zone is restricted only to adults i.e. those aged between 18 and under are prohibited to even make an entry into the zone. Electronic cigarette brands have been making constant attempts at restricting sale of electric cigarette to minors as most of the brands ask for age declaration on online purchase. Retail stores too have been strictly following the rule to not sell e cigarette to people not above 18.

The new indoor zone is the first which is a clear hint at the rise of vapor cigarettes. E cigarette reviews regarding the move have been good as e cig users around UK are seemingly happy with the new development. The store will open at 25 November and with 1.3 million users of the smokeless device alone in UK, there are going to be a lot of visitors to the vaping zone.

The Britain parliament in June 2013, decided to regulate e cigarette as medicine, the regulation likely to come in effect from 2016, while the EU parliamentarians decided to can the idea. Authorities are still working on regulations but the hindrance is possibly the lack of research. Experts at ECigaretteExposed.com say." It's a new development and a good one. The e cig reviews from round the globe reflect how much people like this product and with many claiming it to be a better alternate to smoking; such a move is encouraging for people who claim to have managed to refrain from tobacco cigarettes after switching to e cigs."

Commissioners approve raise for ABC chair, e-cig ban

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- New Hanover County Commissioners today approved a raise for the head of the county's Alcohol Beverage Control and banned e-cigarettes from county property.

The Consent Agenda for today's commission meeting included a $7,000 raise for ABC CEO Dan Sykes. Sykes has been making $105,000 since he was hired in April 2010, except for a one-time $7,000 bonus he received in 2012. The commission has to approve raises for the CEO position, for whom the salary is restricted by the state ABC after issues that arose with former ABC chief Billy Williams and his pay.

Also at this morning's meeting, commissioners also approved a ban on e-cigarettes and expanding the county's restrictions on smoking. E-cigarettes and regular smoking products are now banned in county buildings and vehicles and within 50 feet of entrances to county buildings

Reynolds adds Utah to e-cig test markets

A Reynolds American Inc. subsidiary is adding Utah as a second test market for its Vuse electronic cigarette product, beginning in mid-January.

R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. officials said during the parent company's Investor Day presentation Monday that they expect to begin distributing Vuse nationally in 2014.

E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge and create a vapor that is inhaled.

The company began selling Vuse statewide in Colorado in July after launching the product last year in Tarheel Tobacco stores at 6311 Stadium Drive in Clemmons, 3193 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem and in Danville, Va. It still is sold in those stores, but the volume available may be limited as part of the expanded distribution.

Daan Delen, Reynolds' chief executive and president, said Vuse can be an industry "game changer" because it could solve the vexing dilemma of a high volume of smokers trying e-cigs, but a limited number converting to them as their top tobacco choice.

Reynolds spokesman David Howard said the company will mirror the Colorado distribution and marketing efforts, including 60-second TV commercials.

"We already have the distribution infrastructure in place for that part of the country, and we expect to get different learnings from tobacco consumers in Utah," Howard said.

Cigarette advertising on television was banned by the federal government in 1971. Reynolds has been running TV ads in its Iowa test market for Zonnic, its nicotine replacement therapy product. Altria Group Inc. in August launched its MarkTen e-cig product in Indiana.

Reynolds is the latest major tobacco manufacturer or marketer to step through a window of opportunity – possibly fleeting – to advertise e-cigs on TV to adult smokers. NJoy and blu Ecigs also are doing TV ads.

Howard said the TV commercials run during late-night shows, and other times when adults comprise at least 85 percent of the viewership of adult-oriented content.

The tobacco industry, advocacy groups and consumers have been waiting since 2009 for the Food and Drug Administration to decide how it will regulate e-cigs for product safety, minimum legal age for use, flavors, marketing and retail availability.

That decision was expected to be made in October before the federal government shutdown took effect. Analysts say the decision could come any day.

The Vuse TV ad centers on a message that "it's time that smoking changed forever" with an e-cig that offers "a perfect puff, first time, every time." The ad features lab technicians in white coats focusing on the Vuse microprocessor that Reynolds claims provide a more realistic vapor experience than other e-cigs.

It also emphasizes the made-in-USA aspect of the product. The liquid for the vapor is made in Winston-Salem.

Anti-tobacco advocates pushing for strict limitations on e-cigs sales say it is necessary to keep the products out of the hands of minors. Some of the same advocates consider e-cigs – as well as smokeless tobacco and dissolvable tobacco products – as potential gateways to the use of traditional cigarettes.

The large e-cig marketers may be trying to get as much exposure and adult smoker trial as they can before FDA regulation is set, said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center of Retail Innovation at Wake Forest Schools of Business.

"Typically, when tobacco regulations come out, they can serve to freeze or dictate market share," Beahm said.

MEPs tighten anti-tobacco laws aimed at young smokers

Euro MPs have voted to tighten tobacco regulations aimed at putting young people off smoking, but some measures do not go as far as originally planned.

They rejected a European Commission proposal to treat electronic cigarettes as medicinal products - a move that would have restricted sales.

They backed a ban on cigarette flavourings - but with a five-year delay in the case of menthol.

Slim cigarettes will not be banned. EU ministers must now consider the plans.

Among other measures, MEPs voted on Tuesday to put health warnings on 65% of each cigarette pack, as opposed to the proposed 75%.

Linda McAvan, the Labour MEP steering the legislation, said 65% was still "a long way towards plain packaging".

The current requirement for health warnings is for 30% minimum coverage on one side and 40% on the other.

Packs of 10 cigarettes, considered popular among younger smokers, will also be banned.

Fourteen EU states already have 20 as the minimum, four stipulate a minimum of 19, and in the UK and Italy the minimum is 10.

Smaller than normal packs of roll-your-own tobacco will still be allowed under the new rules.

It was the European Parliament's first reading of a draft tobacco directive which could become law in 2014. It would then take two more years to become law in each of the 28 EU member states.

There has been intense lobbying of MEPs by the tobacco industry and health campaigners.

The Commission says almost 700,000 Europeans die from smoking-related illnesses each year - equal to the population of Frankfurt or Palermo. The costs for healthcare in the EU are estimated to be at least 25.3bn euros (£20.6bn; $33.4bn) annually.

Mixed reactions

Conservative and Liberal MEPs welcomed the amendments made to the original proposal from Labour's Linda McAvan.

Speaking to the BBC, Ms McAvan said she was disappointed that slim cigarettes were not banned.

But cigarette packaging made to look like lipstick or perfume containers - attractive to girls - will disappear, she noted.

There will now be further negotiations with the Council - the grouping of relevant EU ministers. MEPs may manage to avoid a second vote and fast-track the legislation so that it is adopted before the May 2014 European elections.

The proposals also include a ban on words like "light", "mild" and "low tar", deemed to be misleading, and a ban on oral tobacco - called snus - although Sweden would retain its exemption.

EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg called the vote "positive". "I am confident that the revised Directive on Tobacco Products can still be adopted within the mandate of the current Parliament," he said.

But Carl Schlyter MEP, health spokesman for the Greens, called it "a shameful day for the European Parliament, as a centre-right majority, led by the EPP group, has done the bidding of the tobacco industry and voted for weaker rules".

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BBC News asked a doctor and the owner of an e-cigarette shop in Paris for their views on the new law

Angela Harbutt of the pro-tobacco organisation Forest criticised the legislation, saying "prohibition doesn't work and products that are banned will almost certainly be available on the unregulated black market.

"Law-abiding consumers will be at a serious disadvantage and it won't help children because criminal gangs don't care who they sell to," she said.

E-cigarette controversy

The UK has already said e-cigarettes will be licensed as medicine from 2016.

Sales of the tobacco-free devices have boomed worldwide since bans on smoking in public places were introduced.

But campaigners say their growing popularity is dangerous.

They argue that e-cigarettes undermine years of anti-smoking efforts and could be especially damaging to children and non-smokers.

The devices are designed to replicate smoking behaviour without the use of tobacco. They turn nicotine and other chemicals into a vapour that is inhaled.

Manufacturers of e-cigarettes say the products have the potential to save millions of lives.

Anti-smoking campaigners say young people especially are being tricked into taking up smoking.

Prof Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says tobacco firms have simply extended their advertising techniques to e-cigarettes.

Commissioner Borg, presenting the proposals, said tobacco products "should look and taste like tobacco products".

In 2009‐10, sales of tobacco products generated nearly £9bn ($14.6bn; 11bn euros) in taxes for the UK government, about 2% of all receipts from taxation, a government report said.

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Letter: Caution on e-cig situation

Letter: Caution on e-cig situation

There's been a lot of buzz lately regarding electronic cigarettes and the rise in popularity (and sales) they've seen all across the country, including right here in North Dakota.

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There's been a lot of buzz lately regarding electronic cigarettes and the rise in popularity (and sales) they've seen all across the country, including right here in North Dakota. Whether news and opinions have come from the mouths of trusted news sources, Big Tobacco (which now manufactures e-cigarettes), health professionals, or e-cigarette users themselves, we should all stay informed.

Tobacco Free North Dakota adds the voice of our organization and our members to the conversation. We have no interest in scaring the public; rather, we feel education and information is important. What we know about e-cigarettes for certain is minimal.

As of today, there is not enough data collected nor studies conducted to determine how safe or unsafe these products are or to prove e-cigarettes are effective cessation devices. Tobacco companies are promoting e-cigarettes as a means to help users quit, but until science backs up that claim, TFND cannot and will not endorse it. NDQuits provides excellent (and free) services – both counseling and access to FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy – to North Dakotans who wish to quit.

E-cigarettes are not regulated by the FDA as a tobacco product, and therefore, are neither taxed as such nor have age restrictions placed on their sales. That means your 10-year-old child or grandchild could legally purchase these devices. Though we hope retailers would deny their purchase based on morals, it's irresponsible not to have laws in place to prevent kids from that kind of access.

TFND is concerned about reports of e-cigarette explosions, studies that show youth use of e-cigarettes doubling in just one year, and the knowledge that adolescents have found ways to alter these devices to smoke other drugs, such as marijuana, without a detectable scent.

TFND wants answers and common sense protections put in place by both the FDA and our state policymakers, a goal we will be working toward leading up to the next state legislative session in 2015. In the meantime, we encourage the public to stay informed, proceed with caution, and visit with your legislators about any shared concerns you may have.

Anthony Campo pleads not guilty after being fined for smoking an electronic cigarette at a train station

Anthony Campo pleads not guilty after being fined for smoking an electronic cigarette at a train station

RICHARD NOONE

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

NOVEMBER 04, 2013 12:00AM

Anthony Campo, 67, displays his electronic cigarette. Source: News Limited

A RETIRED builder has become possibly the first Australian to be fined for allegedly smoking an electric cigarette in a public place.

Lifelong smoker Anthony Campo caught the attention of police when he pulled out the e-cigarette while waiting for a train at Gosford station.

The 67-year-old didn't claim that he wasn't actually smoking, because he said the female officer initially told him she was only going to give him a warning.

Instead,  she issued him with  a  $300 fine in the mail for  smoking  "in or on (a) public passenger vehicle, train, public place''.

Anthony Campo, 67, displays his electronic cigarette. Source: News Limited

Mr Campo took the matter to Gosford Local Court on Friday where he intended to plead guilty, but hoped to avoid the fine.

However, when magistrate Alan Railton, who described the case as "a first for me", said he had to enforce the fine, Mr Campo changed his plea to not guilty.

Producing a zip-lock bag containing the ciggy and a small charger, Mr Campo told the magistrate "it was only an electronic cigarette''. Amid chuckles from the galler, the bemused magistrate said, "That's a good one.''

The prosecutor said irrespective of whether it was an e-cig the regulations defined the offence as including "any tobacco or any other product intended to be smoked".

Mr Railton said there was nothing the court could do but enforce the fine.