Fergus Mason
Veteran, vaper and writer. All articles express my own opinion and do not necessarily reflect the Editor's view.
Another successful GFN and ACS makes some movement, but bad news...
GFN18 takes place in Warsaw
This year’s Global Forum on Nicotine, the world’s leading tobacco harm reduction conference, took place in Warsaw from Thursday evening...
Flavour study finds potential health risks – but doubts remain
The study looked at nine flavouring compounds commonly used in e-liquids and flavoured tobacco products:
Menthol
Acetylpyridine (burnt and smoky flavours)
Vanillin
Cinnamaldehyde
Eugenol...
Hong Kong plans strict new anti-vaping laws
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, the body which runs the semi-autonomous territory under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, released new proposals for regulation...
Glantz makes new claims about teen vaping
For this new research, a questionnaire was distributed to 499 secondary school children in an English county. The children were aged from eleven to...
New CDC data hyped as worrying, but packed with good news
New CDC data shows huge fall in teen smoking
The Centers for Disease Control released the latest data on teenage smoking in the USA on...
New campaign against teen vaping – by JUUL Labs
JUUL Labs, a San Francisco-based company that has been at the centre of the latest anti-vaping hysteria, announced on Wednesday that it will spend...
San Francisco votes for anti-flavour law
One of the hardest fights for US vaping advocates recently has been in San Francisco. Since the city’s Board of Supervisors approved a total...
California county tries to mimic San Francisco’s flavour ban
In a move that seems to be inspired by San Francisco’s Proposition E, which will be voted on today, San Mateo County’s own Board...
