E-cig, Vape Users Brace for FDA Regulations
Fr0m: HoustonPress
By Susan Du
Cloud blowers, flavor connoisseurs, smokeless e-cig puffers, surreptitious stoners, cancer patients trying to quit cigarettes — Houston’s e-cigarette and vape consumers as are diverse as the products created in the local DIY market. It’s a market that’s been allowed to frankenstein and modify new contraptions for vaporizing countless blends of liquid nicotine and flavored juices to the point that no two sonic screwdrivers meeting up at a bar have to be alike.
But with the FDA proposing to crack down, mom and pop vendors are holding their breath to see if regulation will stomp out innovation.
The FDA proposes permitting blends, limiting vending machine sales and free samples, marketing with health warnings and imposing a strict age limit. Ads claiming that e-cigs and vapes are healthier than regular cigarettes will require the backing of direct scientific evidence.
