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Ontario government set to ban vape advertising in gas stations and convenience stores
The Province of Ontario has announced its plans to place a ban on advertising of any vaping-related products inside of variety stores and convenience stores. This ban is set to be in place on January 1, 2020.
This ban is set up to regulate advertising in areas where the general public has access. It will not affect current exclusive vape shops or cannabis retail stores that already have adult-only 19+ restrictions in their businesses.
The health minister of Ontario has confirmed that the ban will be in effect January 1st, 2020.
Recently, Richmond, British Columbia, banned advertising for vape products on city property.
The design of this ban is to reduce the potential interacting with vaping promotions to youth, who can visit gas stations and grocery stores without any age restrictions.
Health Minister Christine Elliot stated in her release: “Restricting the promotion of vapour products will help prevent youth from being exposed and influenced by promotion in retail settings”.
This ban is being considered by some as the first step by the Ontario government, who is behind some other provincial regulators. Rob Cunningham, from the Canadian Cancer Society, states “There are eight provinces that have e-cigarette legislation” The two that don’t are Alberta and Saskatchewan”.
Other areas being looked into by the Ontario government as it relates to vaping are:
- Restricting the sale of vaping products to specialty stores
- Considering raising the age to purchase vaping products to 21
- Limiting the range of flavoring in vaping e-liquids
WHAT DO WE THINK?
From my perspective, as the owner of a specialty vape shop in London, Ontario, I applaud the Ontario government. About a year ago when I started seeing advertisements for vape products on my gas station pump at Petro Canada in London, I was taken aback. I had been under the understanding that outside public advertising of vape products was already banned in Ontario.
What it ended up being was the big tobacco companies, who now own Vype and Juul, using their access to gas stations and convenience stores through their sales of cigarettes, and using this access as an easy area for promotion of their vaping products.
It was never the independent vape shop owner responsible for this type of advertising, but Big Tobacco. I believe that limiting adverting to only inside of vape shops, and requiring only legal adults to visit said vape shops will improve the success in combating under age purchasing of vaping products. This is similar to our beer and liquor stores, which require you to be 19+ to enter and purchase products. However, with new Ontario regulations offering beer to be purchased at grocery stores, this same regulation is not in place for alcohol in Ontario, which in my opinion is unfortunate – but that’s a conversation for another day…
Information for the article thanks to CBC.
Howie
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Richmond British Columbia bans promotional advertisements for vaping on city property
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 will follow suit and do similar.”
I disagree with this concept that promoting any adult recreational activities or harm reducing activities should be banned across Canada. If this is going to the stance of our government, we should be banning all alcohol and gambling related advertisements in any public places. These activities both have the potential to do great harm to the youth in our Country.
What I’d rather see, is to require any vaping advertisements to come with it additional risks and information similar to the responsible gambling rules required for promotion of gambling. To my understanding, there are no required warnings on alcohol advertisements in Canada.
Almost everything we do carries with it a degree of risk. Unless we want to see Canada become either a nanny state, or worse some sort of socialist – communist society, there needs to be some sort of free market capabilities and grace for various products and services that are for adults.
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California suggests their residence to put E-cigarettes down
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 evidence currently available on this topic. If you suggest current nicotine vapors to stop using vaping products, you are sending them back to cigarettes as the only effective source to receive their nicotine fix. We are all aware of the incredible damage smoking cigarettes causes and for government to recommend this action is nothing short of a catastrophic misguided statement from ignorant overzealous political figures.
Even the Center for disease control has made the statement “to date, national and state data suggest that products containing THC, particularly those obtained off the street or from other informal sources are linked to most of the cases and play a major role in the outbreak”.(Citation)
The CDC also states “if you are an adult using E cigarettes, or vaping, products, to quit smoking, do not return to smoking cigarettes.” (Citation)
It feels like the California government is protecting the legalization of marijuana while ignoring the obvious fact that THC pods are the primary source for the illnesses taking place in the United States. It is estimated by Forbes magazine that California has total sales of recreational marijuana products in the neighborhood of $2.75 billion dollars. They have a lot of skin in the game regarding marijuana products.
Dr. Charity Dean, who is the acting state public health officer stated: “there are numerous unknown factors at this time, and due to the uncertainty of the exact cause, it is our recommendation that consumers refrain from vaping until the investigation has concluded.”
Vaping nicotine E–liquid has been around the United States for over a decade and has caused no known acute lung illnesses since its inception. Yet it is now recommended by the California government to stop due to an uncorrelated and unsubstantiated piece of information. The E-cigarettes themselves are not the culprit, but rather specific products being used inside the devices.
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail, as California has always been the most dramatically socialist state in the United States and more controlling than any other state.
Review original article here.
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Juul suspending sales of fruity flavours over impending Trump ban
The most popular e-cigarette manufacture in North America, Juul has chosen to pull all of their fruity flavours off of the shelves in the United States.
This move is being done pro-actively in the Trump administration policy that is expected to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market.
Trump States “we can’t have our youth be so affected” and “people are dying with vaping” suggesting that a flavour ban would reduce deaths due to vaping.
The administration for Donald Trump stated they would remove all flavour pods, including mint and menthol flavours, and leave just tobacco flavours on the market.
To be clear – the preliminary evidence regarding people dying and being sick from vaping has not shown nicotine e-cigarettes as the likely culprit, but rather THC infused vape pens that are unregulated in the United States, with the exception of a few states that have legalized marijuana. Banning fruit flavored vaping products will not protect against recent vaping related deaths and sicknesses, as there has been no evidence to support that vaping nicotine e-liquid is causing this epidemic, and a great deal of evidence to support the theory it is THC vape pods causing it. Even if there were evidence to support nicotine e-cigarettes as causing sickness, allowing tobacco flavours in the market would keep the dangers in play.
Vaping illness and deaths and increases in youth vaping are two entirely separate problems that seem to be being lumped together by our media, our policy makers, and our government.
Juul Spokesman Austin Finan stated that Juul will “continue to review our policies and practices in advance of the FDA’s flavour guidance and have not made any final decisions… We are refraining from lobbying the administration on its draft flavour guidance and will fully support and comply with the final policy when effective”
In 2018, Tobacco company Altria purchased a 35% stake in Juul, at a suggested 12.8 billion dollars. Over the past several months the Juul company has been under fire in the media for allegedly miss-representing their products, and targeting youth in their promotions.
From my perspective, banning flavours outside of tobacco flavors will have little impact on youth vaping. Teenagers drink beer, and smoke cigarettes, both which taste pretty terrible to most people. They seem to be missing the point that teenage vaping use is a way to rebel against their parents, gain individuality and freedom, and has been going on in different forms since as long as we know.
Product Bans and prohibitions most often increase challenges as under ground and illegal unregulated vaping products will show their faces on the black market. This lack regulation could increase the risk of dangerous chemicals being used in their production. Just look at the recent case involving THC pods making people sick that is still ongoing in the United States.
What can be done?
No one wants an increase in youth and teenage use of vaping products. What we need is better and more strict regulations and penalties for businesses selling vaping products to minors, as well as better education for our youth. We talk with our children about alcohol, prescription drugs, and other forms of dangerous activity. When we discuss vaping, its dangers, and what is is designed for – current smokers looking for an alternative – it will go a long way to reduce this problem. In my opinion, bans and prohibitions will have little net positive effect.
Howie
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Vape bans could have disastrous consequences – undoing gains in smoking cessation – expert warns
“It is like everyone has forgotten about smoking, which will kill over 100 Canadians today,” he said.
David Sweanor, Professor in the Center for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa said bans and restrictions on vaping could drive more people to smoke. This could undo years of work the public health has been doing to reduce cigarette smoking in Canada.
In Canada, approximately 17% of deaths are due to smoking; 20% in males, and in 12% in females. This is OVERALL DEATHS IN CANADA. This equates to nearly 4,000 Canadians each year that die due to smoking cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Secondhand smoke accounts for 831 deaths in 2002, and almost 100 infant deaths were a result of smoking. It is estimated that the average life expectancy in a smoking male goes from 78 years to 71 years, and from 83 years to 73 years in females (Source).
Sweanor states (correctly) that the majority of the cases being investigated by the CDC in the US are NOT CONNECTED with nicotine-based vaping products, but rather connected to THC . It is his recommendation to warn the population against THC-infused oils and not issue a blanket warning against all vaping.
“This is hugely counterproductive,” Sweanor states regarding the panic around vaping. Public Health Officials see the value of vaping nicotine as a harm reduction for adult smokers. “We have the potential to get rid of the leading cause of preventable death. What is killing people is the smoke, not the nicotine,” Sweanor continues.
Sweanor goes on to say, “Just Say No Campaigns around vaping will have the unintended consequences of pushing people towards cigarettes”. There are many cases in recent weeks seeing vapers moving back to smoking due to this ill-advised blanket warning from both Health Canada and The Center for Diseases Control. “Just Say No Campaigns do not meet those criteria, particularly so when dealing with addictions, and dramatically so when the foreseeable consequences is the resumption of a massively more hazardous behavior like cigarette smoking.”
Speaking on behalf of Canada Vapes, there is a great deal of fear within our customer base, with racy headlines about ‘vaping related deaths’, and friends and families switching from being proud of them for quitting smoking to suggesting they are killing themselves and to go back to smoking! Outrageous! Preposterous! …but sadly true.
Howie from Canada Vapes states : “We have been selling Vape products since 2010, and the vaping industry has been around for over 15 years. In our history, there have been zero episodes of significant harmful reactions from any of our over 100,000 Canadian customers. Clearly there is a new and unsafe product in the market that needs to be called out by name. Fortunately places like the Rolling Stone Magazine, Leafy.com, and The New York Times are starting to get the truth into the market. Hopefully its not too late. Hopefully ex-smokers will not return to the terrible cigarettes. Hopefully soon our own government health regulators will start to reveal the truth to their citizens.”
Parts of original article from The Ottawa Citizen. Read full article here.
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Vaping related deaths in the United States – What you need to know.
Over the past week, the media has had a field day with articles about Vaping related deaths in US. I put vaping in quotations as the term vaping is being used loosely by the media referring to any electric device being used to consume anything in vapor form.
Here is what you need to know about these news reports:
- The term ‘vaping’ has in the past referred to using an e-cigarette (a vape) with e-liquid containing nicotine. There have been zero cases of injury or death in the US reported that have been a result of using the traditional nicotine ‘vaping’ products.
- The press has combined the use of illegal THC-infused ‘vape pens’ together with ‘e-cigarettes’ to create an all-encompassing & misleading term, ‘vaping’.
- The Vaping-related deaths that have occurred in the United States due to vaping are very likely linked to a THC-infused vape pen (Source).
- “The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped cannabis-based oil.” These devices are often unregulated & illegal and are made by an unregistered individual or company.
- While there have been no official reports from the CDC, initial suggestions are that “some researchers suspect vitamin E acetate, which recently has been used as a thickener.” THC distillate is most commonly used as an additive in marijuana vape pens & pods as THC distillate is very thick. It is theorized that in the process of thinning out the THC distillate, some individuals or companies are using ingredients that are toxic to humans and very unsafe for inhalation. These ingredients could include vitamin E Acetate which is not safe to inhale.
- Traditional vaping (using an e-cigarette/vape with e-liquid with nicotine) has been around for over 12 years, and there have been no deaths or significant injuries reported as a direct result of using these traditional vaping products. On the contrary, these devices have been studied and found to be 95-96% safer than cigarette smoking by several governments, (Source) and recommended for use by several governments around the world.
What the media is effectively doing is lumping in a specific sub-sector of ‘vaping’, specifically illegal drug-infused vape pens & pods, in with traditional nicotine e-cigarettes and causing fear, confusion, and doubt about vaping.
Let’s say that a new unregulated car manufacturer started making cars that ran on jet fuel and started illegally selling these cars, and then people who bought these cars were being hurt or killed, would you start worrying about your Ford Escape or Toyota Prius? Would you want our government to ban the use of all vehicles? Would you want our media to suggest it is now as dangerous to drive your traditional vehicle as it is to drive a black market rocket car?
There are currently an estimated 10 million people using traditional vaping products (e-liquid with nicotine with a vaping/e-cigarette device) worldwide, and many have been using them without issue for years. If there were a serious health risk associated with this type of vaping, it would have surfaced very long ago.
What should you do?
Knowledge is power. The first suggestion I would have is to only purchase your vaping products from a trusted and well-recognized business. Canada Vapes (shameless plug coming) has been selling vaping products since 2010. We only work with the best e-cigarette manufacturers who produce their products using strict quality control and adhere to strict manufacturing procedures.
Secondly, we recommend you only purchase your e-liquids from businesses that are reputable, and that have their ingredients listed on the bottle. Know what is in your e-liquids.
Lastly, listen to your body! For me personally, when I transitioned from cigarette smoking to vaping, my body said “YES”. My breathing improved, my smoker’s cough went away, and my taste buds started tasting food again. If you listen to your body it will let you know if you are having any issues with vaping. A small percentage of vapours transitioning away from cigarettes can have some negative effects from vaping nicotine e-liquid including dry mouth, headaches, and a sensitivity to different flavours. Most of these negative effects will go away within a few days of transitioning, but it is important to listen to your body and stop vaping if it is causing you any distress.
At the end of the day, this seems to be nothing more than media hype followed by a significant overreaction by many States and even government heads (Donald Trump) with very little knowledge or understanding of A) the problem at hand B) the steps required to resolve the problem. Banning all vaping, or even banning flavoured e-liquids, would do nothing to prevent the current issues regarding THC-infused illegal vape pens being manufactured & sold. What we need from our government is regulation and not prohibition. We need to force all vaping companies, as well as all marijuana companies to a stricter manufacturing process and ensure quality control within the industry.
Howie
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Canada to Regulate E-Cigarettes; Recommendations from the Standing Committee on Health
This March the Standing Committee of Health produced a report outlining recommendations for the regulation of E-cigarettes based off of evidence collected from eight meetings with a total of thirty-three witnesses, including government officials, health officials, manufacturers, and users of the devices. Overall it looks hopeful, and potentially good news for vapers in Canada. You can read the full report here.The Good:
- Recommendation 1: That the Government of Canada financially supports research on the health effects of E-cigs (potential risks and benefits), and their impact on the uptake of nicotine products by youth and on other tobacco control efforts (renormalization and potential gateway effects). We feel that this is good because currently the claims against e-cigarettes are not supported by evidence, and conducting research is more likely to dispel disparaging attitudes than create new ones.
- Recommendation 2: That the Government of Canada works with all affected stakeholders to establish a new legislative framework for regulating electronic cigarettes. This is awesome because it means that they will not be regulated as tobacco, or medical products (won’t be required to have a prescription to obtain a vape etc).
- Recommendation 7: Establish standards relating to the safety of all components of electronic cigarettes, and also require manufacturers and importers of electronic cigarettes to disclose information relating to ingredients. We feel that it’s important for consumers to have full disclosure.
- Recommendation 8: Require electronic cigarette components be sold in child resistant packaging, and that all packaging clearly and accurately indicate the concentration of nicotine and contain appropriate safety warnings about the product. This recommendation makes sense, and would certainly improve the safety of vaping.
- Recommendation 9: Prohibit electronic cigarette manufacturers from making unproven health claims. We couldn’t agree with this more!
- Recommendation 10: Prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes or other electronic nicotine delivery systems to person under the age of 18. Most retailers are already enforcing this rule, ourselves included.
The Bad:
- Recommendation 5: Electronic Cigarettes be required to be visually distinct from other tobacco products (ie not look like a cigarette, like our e-dart). This recommendation is based off of the fear that vaping may re-normalize tobacco use, and as outlined in recommendation 1 there currently is not enough evidence to support the claim.
- Recommendation 6: Establish maximum levels of nicotine contained in electronic cigarette liquid or vapour. This could pose unnecessary limitations on consumers , as the amount of nicotine considered to be safe in e-liquid is well over the amount currently found in even the highest concentrations available.
The Ugly:
- Recommendation 11: Prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in federally regulated public spaces. This would prohibit vaping in bars, restaurants, and other places that may want to cater to vapers.
- Recommendation 12: Restrictions for advertising and promotional activities for these products. This recommendation greatly imposes on businesses and consumers ability to connect with appropriate harm reduction devices.
- Recommendation 14: Prohibit the use of flavourings in electronic cigarette liquids that are specifically designed to appeal to youth, such as candy flavourings. This recommendation comes from the baseless idea that youth, whom are mostly mimicking adult behaviors when they engage in smoking may be drawn to vaping because of candy flavours. A large amount of vapers prefer sweet and fruity flavours, and this would pose unnecessary restrictions on them.
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Ontario Government to Restrict E-cigarette Sales
In a surprising fast action by the Ontario government, they are planning on implementing a bill to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes and treat them similarly to tobacco cigarettes.
This law which was introduced today (Monday, November 24th) will ban anyone under the age of 19 from purchasing electronic cigarettes in Ontario. It will also ban e-cigarette from being used in any area where tobacco cigarettes are already prohibited.
The new addition to the ‘smoke free Ontario’ legislation is trying to add
- The removal of all flavoured tobacco cigarettes, cigars, etc.
- The removal of all menthol tobacco products
- Beefing up enforcement — Increasing fines and penalties to the highest of any province in Canada
- New legislation of e-cigarettes “We know they appeal to young people because they are cheaper and easily available”
- “Treat e-cigarettes the same way we treat tobacco cigarettes”
- Prohibit the sales of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19
- Prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in places where the use of cigarettes is prohibited.
- Ban the sale of e-cigarettes in places where the sale of tobacco is prohibited
- Prohibit the promotion of e-cigarettes in places where tobacco cigarettes are sold.
This is a pretty significant deal for all e-cigarette users. Please read through all of the amendments specifically regarding e-cigarettes.
Ban the sale of e-cigarettes in places where the sale of tobacco is prohibited
This literally means that only variety stores, gas stations, and places who can legally sell tobacco cigarettes would be able to sell e-cigarettes. No more small business retail stores anywhere. No more ordering online anywhere. No more competition on pricing, creation of unique and custom flavours, etc. In the same way that the government regulates (and taxes) tobacco cigarettes, expect identical taxing and regulation of e-cigarettes sold in these establishments.
No mention of ‘Nicotine’ vs. “No Nicotine” e-cigarettes
This bill is effectively attacking the actual electronic device called the e-cigarette. Even marijuana smokers know that the accessories used — Bongs, pipes, etc. are not subject to government scrutiny, yet they are blanketing and lumping all e-cigarettes into the same policy, effectively banning and restricting them all.
Removal of all flavoured e-liquid
By lumping e-cigarettes together with cigarettes, they are now able to effectively ban all flavourd e-liquid. No more RY4, menthol, cinnamon, apple, peach, etc. e-liquid. You will be limited to tobacco flavours only. This is s significant impact on vapers across Ontario, as the majority of ex-smokers who are current vapors prefer non-tobacco flavours.
Severely limiting the paces one can Vape (use an e-cigarette)
By placing e-cigarette together with tobacco cigarettes in the smoke free Ontario act, you will now not be able to vape anywhere where you cannot use a tobacco cigarette. This includes:
- Child Care facilities
- Mother Vehicles driven with anyone under 16
- Enclosed workplaces — At all times even when not open for business
- Smoking Shelters — No more then 2 walls and a roof
- Areas where health care workers are present
- Hopsitals
- Common areas of hotels, motels, and inns
- Multi-unit residences
“We know they appeal to young people because they are cheaper and easily available“
In my opinion, this is just setting the ‘defense’ statement for the Ontario government, in a shroud to attempt to justify their actions. The protection of children, who could argue with this? In their statements, they make absolutely no notice on the benefits e-cigarettes have had, and currently have on current smokers unable to quit, offering an alternative to smoking. They make no mention of the potential to save MILLIONS OF LIVES as stated by the World Health Organization. “These products could be among the most significant health innovations of the 21st century — perhaps saving hundreds of millions of lives. The urge to control and suppress them as tobacco products should be resisted,” the experts wrote.” This is the real reason for e-cigarette development and use. No one wants non smokers to use e-cigarettes. No one wants children to use e-cigarettes. Any regulation specifically toward this would be appreciated by the community, but most of their policy changes go away from ‘protecting children’ towards ‘destroying the rights of Ontario’s vapers’.
Should you like to support the cause of protesting Bill 45, please visit your local Vape shop to sign a petition that will be presented at the next reading of the bill.
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Toronto board of health to review a ban on electronic cigarettes
Toronto Board of Health meeting to discuss banning electronic cigarettes
The Toronto Board of Health is convening a meeting to deliberate on a potential municipal ban on electronic cigarettes, equating them with traditional cigarettes. This implies that vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes could be prohibited in public parks, bars, restaurants, and any other places where traditional tobacco cigarettes are currently banned across the greater Toronto area.
Proposed Restrictions on E-cigarettes
The Board is also considering a proposal to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products and prohibit e-cigarette displays in stores.
Moreover, the Board is contemplating banning the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces, Toronto School boards, universities, colleges, and hospitals, urging these institutions to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes both indoors and outdoors on their premises. They plan to reach out to the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, suggesting they implement similar practices. The Parks and Environment Committee will also be approached with this suggestion.
Justifications for the Proposed Actions
The Board’s potential actions are justified on two grounds.
Firstly, they argue that there is insufficient research on the risk of second-hand vapor, citing potential health risks associated with it.
Secondly, they express concern that e-cigarettes could be perceived as a gateway to tobacco cigarettes, leading to a ‘normalization of smoking’ after years of efforts to render tobacco cigarettes obsolete.
Counterarguments and Criticisms
Critics argue that the Board is overlooking the significant positive outcomes already achieved by ex-tobacco smokers who have successfully transitioned to electronic cigarettes. They point out that mint-flavored nicotine gum has never been suggested as a potential gateway to tobacco cigarettes, and assert that electronic cigarettes are fundamentally different from tobacco cigarettes. This is evidenced by the fact that many ex-smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes find that they no longer enjoy the taste and feel of tobacco cigarettes.
Critics also question the Board’s contradictory stance of implying that scientific evidence suggests e-cigarettes could be a gateway to tobacco cigarettes, while simultaneously citing a lack of scientific evidence regarding second-hand vapor as a reason to ban e-cigarettes.
A Call for Regulation Over Prohibition
Critics suggest that a more productive approach would be for the government to regulate the manufacturing of these products, rather than imposing a ban based on insufficient scientific evidence. They advocate for requirements such as labels, child-proof lids, warnings, and information to be mandated for all vendors of e-cigarettes, arguing that this would be a more effective governmental ruling compared to pulling them off shelves and banning them publicly.
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US to ban e-cigarette sales to minors — is Canada Next?
After many years of neglect, the U.S. food and drug administration has finally proposed a rule that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18. In our humble opinion, this is something that should have been addressed years ago. This long-awaited proposal would be the first federal regulation of electronic cigarettes in the US.
This ruling will be a step towards broader restrictions in the US, after many years of a ‘wild west’ attitude, with no regulations at all. Other areas that will be looked at is the advertising of e-cigarettes and the flavoring options of e-cigarettes. Critics of the advertising of e-cigarettes state that it risks introducing young people to electronic cigarettes in the first place. Others believe that having appropriate warnings for electronic cigarettes — i.e. only for use by adults over the age of 18 on advertisements would be a much better option. Some have argued that the flavouring options; Cotton Candy, and fruit flavours for example, appeal to younger people and should therefore be banned. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the current proposal “lays the foundation for many more actions and activities.“
How will this affect Canadians? Likely not too much in the foreseeable future. Health Canada is typically very slow and methodical to react to anything, and often waits to see how other countries decisions and actions effect their system before taking any action. Health Canada’s response to the US restriction for sale to minors simply said this: “(We are) monitoring the actions of regulators in other jurisdictions, and considering all options for appropriate oversight of these products“. I guess only time will tell, however if the past is any indication of the future, any regulations that take place in the US will likely be copied very slowly in Canada.