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Proposed bill in Saskatchewan will increase restrictions on vaping

Proposed bill in Saskatchewan

Jim Reiter, the Health Minister of Saskatchewan has introduced a bill proposing changes to the Tobacco Control Act. The legal age for smoking in Saskatchewan will remain at 18; however, the majority of current tobacco regulations and laws will now be emulated to vaping products. The proposed restrictions will mirror those currently in place for … Read more

Richmond British Columbia bans promotional advertisements for vaping on city property

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City Council voted unanimously against advertisements for vaping products on any city property throughout Richmond British Columbia. Clay Adams, who is the spokesperson for the city of Richmond, states “vaping is a significant health issue. All the evidence suggests that, and this is the at least one thing that we can do. We hope others … Read more

California suggests their residence to put E-cigarettes down

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In one of the most aggressive and polarizing statements made by any government agency anywhere in the United States, the California Department of Public Health [CDPH] stated this: “refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or source”. This is an incredible and ignorant step outside of any conceived rationality, and for that matter any scientific … Read more

CDC Report – Over 50% decline in smokers aged 18-24 shows no ‘gateway effect’ of vaping

CDC Report

A recent study released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows some interesting data. The CDC reports that between 2014 and 2018, the percentage of young adults aged 18-24 who currently smoke cigarettes in the United States has gone from 16.7% to 7.8%.  This is an overall reduction of over 50% in smokers … Read more

Toronto Ontario considering mandatory licences for local vape shops

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This Monday, October 7th, 2019, the General Government & Licensing Committee signed off on a new recommendation.  This vaping regulation would require businesses that sell vape products in Toronto to buy a license from the city. If this proposal continues it could come into place by the end of October. Its estimated in the Toronto … Read more

USA made product linked to London, Ontario Vaping illness

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On September 18th, an unnamed teenage male was admitted to the hospital for ‘vaping related illness’ in London, Ontario.  Absolutely no details about what product(s) were being used by the individual, however, there was a a blanket ‘danger ‘ cry was outcast by our media suggesting all vapes are dangerous, and to avoid all vaping … Read more

86.7 Million years of live saved if American smokers switched to vaping

Smoking vs vaping

A recent article published in Tobacco Control estimates that up to 6.6 million premature deaths could be prevented, which would equate to 86.7 million years of life saved, if current smokers in the U.S. switched to vaping. Dr David Levy, at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC, ran two scenarios in his study; an optimistic … Read more

Setting the record straight: Canada Vapes response to recent media.

Canada Vapes

RE: Health related vaping news: Over the past several weeks, there have been a great deal of news articles, reports, and social media posts surrounding vaping related illnesses and deaths in the United States, and more recently in Canada.   At Canada Vapes, we believe that knowledge is power.  We would like to take this opportunity … Read more

Big tobacco wants into the Vaping scene in Canada

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OUR Two cents: This is not a surprise to us, and is something that has happened in other countries, including the US, and Europe.  In the United States, Blu e-cigs was purchased by Fontem Ventures, a subsidiary company of Imperial Tobacco.  Using the Blu brand, Imperial tobacco now sells vaping supplies in the US, UK, … Read more