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RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BURN IT DOWN | Can Vaping Be Saved Under Trump’s FDA? | RegWatchThe future of the U.S. vaping industry hangs in the balance. As Donald Trump prepares to retake the White House, his administration could dismantle FDA red tape and overhaul tobacco harm reduction—or let bureaucracy and big tobacco tighten their grip. In this episode of RegWatch, Brent Stafford interviews Clive Bates, renowned tobacco control policy expert, to unpack what’s at stake for millions of American vapers. Should Trump’s team reform the system—or burn it all down? Find out—only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: January 11, 2025 Produced by...

2025-01-1149 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE COMMONWEALTH? | RegWatch @ GFN2024Join Brent Stafford of RegWatch as he hosts an engaging panel with renowned harm reduction advocates from Australia, the UK, and Canada. In this lively discussion, our experts tackle critical issues facing Commonwealth countries. Featuring Fiona Patten, Martin Cullip, and Maria Papaioannoy, this conversation dives deep into the contradictions and complexities of harm reduction strategies in the Commonwealth. Don't miss their insightful perspectives and thought-provoking debate on the future of tobacco control and vaping regulations. Live Broadcast: June 13, 2024 Released on RegWatch: August 13, 2024 Hosted By: Brent Stafford Produced By the Global Forum...

2024-08-1430 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FORBIDDEN | Quebec Unleashes Black Market with Vape Flavour Ban | RegWatchQuebec Minister of Health Christian Dubé announced a ban on flavours in nicotine vaping products which could go into effect in only 90 days. Under the proposed regulation, all flavoured vapes, except for tobacco flavoured, will be forbidden in the province. It’s devastating news for the 250,000 nicotine vapers who rely on various flavours to stay smoke-free. And for the hundreds of small business owners and the thousands of workers in Quebec’s vaping industry, the flavour ban amounts to a death sentence for their businesses. Joining us today to discuss the impact of the Quebec flavo...

2023-04-2125 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ‘SWAP TO STOP’ | UK to Provide One Million Smokers Free Vape Starter Kits | RegWatchIn an astonishing announcement, the UK government released details of a new program to cut smoking rates in Britain dramatically. Dubbed ‘Swap to Stop,’ the initiative provides one million current smokers with free vaping starter kits and dedicated behavioral support in what is being called a “world-first.” Joining us today from England to talk through the new plan is Louise Ross, a clinical consultant at UK’s National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, the business development manager for the Smoke Free app, and chair for the New Nicotine Alliance, a registered charity dedicated to promoting issues around tob...

2023-04-1529 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com UPSIDE DOWN | Tennessee Vape Vendors Push Back on Big tobacco | RegWatchNo state organization has had more success fending off anti-vaping legislation than the Tennessee Smoke Free Association. Led for years by founder and recently retired president Dimitris Agrafiotis, the group continues to push back on anti-vaping legislation, which, more often than not, is backed by big tobacco. Joining us today are vape shop owners Danny Gillis and Chris Lautz, president and vice president of the venerable Tennessee Smoke Free Association. Hear how the group stopped a recent RJ Reynolds-pushed bill that would have destroyed vaping in the Volunteer State. Also, we take a deep dive...

2023-04-0254 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BANNED | Canadian Vape Advocates Denied Entry to Conferences | RegWatchLast month tobacco control activists and public health professionals from across the country met for the National Conference on Tobacco and Vaping. The conference is the premiere event for tobacco control in Canada. But all are not welcome at this event. According to an Ontario Public Health Association rep, “the conference does not allow those with ties to tobacco or vaping industries to attend.” One vaping advocate barred from the event is joining us today, Dr. John Oyston, a retired anesthesiologist and former associate professor at the University of Toronto. Hear his thoughts on why conf...

2023-03-2935 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PUSHING PANIC | Public Health Stokes Fear Over Vaping | RegWatchHysteria over vaping is not a by-product of public health’s war on vaping; it’s the intended result. Public health seeks to generate fear and panic to impede logical thinking, from the so-called “epidemic” of teen vaping and “vaping-related lung illness” to the claim that nicotine harms developing brains. In this special edition of RegWatch, Martin Cullip, International Fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and prolific writer on harm reduction policy, provides an intelligent reaction to a litany of panics public health has pushed concerning nicotine vaping products. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Releas...

2023-02-2538 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com UNIFIED STANCE | Vape Groups Align for Fight to Save Vaping | RegWatchUnity. It’s the long sought-for desire of many within vaping advocacy. No more backbiting and griping between groups over strategy and tactics in the fight to save vaping. Only focused and efficient action. The dream may finally be a reality with the recent announcement of a “strategic alignment” between two powerhouse vaping advocacy groups in the U.S., SFATA, the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association, and the USVA, the United States Vaping Association. Joining us today to walk through the “unified stance” of the two groups are SFATA president April Meyers and USVA president Travis Pinkerton...

2023-02-1440 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ALL IN (PART 2) | Is Big Tobacco A Threat to Vaping? | RegWatchIs big tobacco a threat to the nicotine vaping industry? This is an old and touchy question for many vaping advocates. Most assume that at some point, tobacco companies acted deliberately to thwart vaping's rise. Yet today, big tobacco is positioned to drive the future of vaping. The question: Is there room for both? Joining us today for part two of our interview is Jonathan Fell. For over 30 years, he's covered the tobacco industry in his role as a financial analyst for tobacco stocks. Produced in partnership with GFN.TV. Part 1 of our interview with J...

2023-01-2831 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BREAKDOWN | Assessing the War on Vaping | RegWatchCould the war on vaping in the U.S. finally take a turn in favor of tobacco harm reduction? It’s a legitimate question even though the cause has suffered major losses, such as the California flavor ban. Joining us today to help answer this question is Dimitris Agrafiotis, a.k.a. the VapinGreek. He’s a global advocate for vaping, former executive director of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association, and one of the most well-known advocates in the world of vaping. Should public health be trusted on vaping? Find out only on RegW...

2023-01-2021 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ILL-INFORMED | Unpacking the Timcast Vaping Debacle | RegWatchEarlier this week, fans of Tim Pool and his live YouTube show Timcast IRL may have been shocked when a conversation about obesity and the food pyramid veered into a discussion about vaping that amplified almost every anti-vaping myth and stereotype pushed by public health. It was an astonishing amount of misinformation. Joining us today to unpack the Timcast vaping debacle is Dimitris Agrafiotis a.k.a. the VapinGreek. He’s a global advocate for vaping and the former executive director of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association. Only on RegWatch by Regulatorwatch.com....

2023-01-1626 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com VAPING IS WORSE THAN SMOKING | Says Tayler Hansen on Timcast IRL | RegWatchLast night on @Timcast @TaylerUSA argued that #vaping is worse than smoking. Hear CDC, FDA, and Bloomberg lies, including fake lung disease #EVALI in these 6.5mins. It was a pile-on. Includes: @IanCrossland @Lukewearechange. Thanks @philthatremains for your common sense. Only on RegWatch by Regulatorwatch.com. Released: January 11, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://regwat.ch/3kcp2yA This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews

2023-01-1206 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com STRUGGLE TO FUNCTION | FDA Tobacco Program Panned by Expert Panel | RegWatchOn Monday, the Reagan-Udall Foundation released its report evaluating the FDA’s tobacco program, and its findings are remarkable, if not shocking. The expert panel cited numerous examples where the agency lacked sufficient strategic planning, useful and timely guidance, and internal leadership on critical issues, such as finding a balance between science and policy. The Reagan-Udall panel goes as far as to say that FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products has “struggled to function as a regulator in part due to its own policy choices.” Joining us today to discuss the report is Tony Abboud, Executiv...

2022-12-2132 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HIJACKED | FDA Approval Process in Shambles | RegWatchIt’s blatant, and some think shameful, the degree to which political interference and anti-vaping ideology have hijacked the FDA’s approval process for nicotine vaping products. Recent comments released by the Reagan-Udall Foundation in its review of the FDA and its Center for Tobacco Products prove as much. Joining us today is Tony Abboud, the Executive Director at the Vapor Technology Association. We take a deep dive into the problems at FDA and CTP. We discuss the industry’s court challenge to California’s flavor ban and its economic impact. And we learn about VTA’s recommenda...

2022-12-1536 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HARMFUL & DANGEROUS | YouTube Forces Label on Vape Content Creators | RegWatchContent creators on YouTube are being forced into a terrible choice either self-mark pro-vaping content as “harmful & dangerous” or face a litany of warnings, restrictions, and inevitable channel strikes. With three strikes, YouTube deletes your entire channel erasing all videos and views. It’s a horrifying choice for content creators dedicated to sharing the virtues of vaping with millions across the world. Joining us today is top vape YouTuber GrimmGreen who fought off eradication and saved his popular YouTube channel, with 400,000 subscribers and over 80 million video views. Hear the alarming details of what happened and the enormous effort...

2022-12-0726 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HIGH CERTAINTY | Nicotine Vapes More Effective to Help Smokers Quit | RegWatchAre e-cigarettes effective in helping smokers to quit? It’s one of the most hotly contested questions in the battle over vaping, but an answer may finally be in hand. According to the latest Cochrane Review of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation, there is “high-certainty evidence” that nicotine vapes are more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, such as nicotine patches and gum, in helping people to quit smoking. Dr. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, associate professor at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and editor at Cochrane Tobacco Review Group, is joining us today to...

2022-11-2339 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com UNHINGED | Public Health’s Manufactured Crisis Over Vaping | RegWatchPublic health’s insufferable war on vaping continues its path of destruction for U.S. consumers of nicotine vaping products. Fueled by the moral panic over teen vaping, voters in California passed a statewide flavor ban that’s certain to force some vapers back to smoking while denying current smokers easy access to safer nicotine products which could save lives. Charles Gardner, executive director of INNCO, joins us to discuss the impact of the California flavor ban, the CDC’s deliberate exaggeration of youth vaping rates, and the shocking revelations from the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s review of the FDA’...

2022-11-1937 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com NO MYSTERY | Canada’s Excise Tax on Vaping Means More Smoking | RegWatchAccording to tobacco control policy expert Clive Bates, Canada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products will lead to more smoking, illness, and death. What’s driving Canada’s inexplicable about-turn on vaping? Find out, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: November 12, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/J_HBzUl51lY Part of our “Last Stand” Canada coverage *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2022-11-1211 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com GROUND ZERO | U.S. War on Vaping Mars Global Debate | Pt. 2 Alex Wodak Interview | RegWatchThe American public health establishment continues its war on vaping while the rest of the world suffers an onslaught of misinformation about potential health risks and benefits. *Watch Part One of This Interview at GFN.TV In part two of our interview with Dr. Alex Wodak, physician and harm reduction pioneer, we dig deep into public health’s strident opposition to tobacco harm reduction and discuss whether it may change. Will the war on vaping end? Find out only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: October 23, 2022 Produced by Br...

2022-10-2334 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HOT MESS | Clive Bates on FDA, EVALI & Youth Vaping Stats | RegWatchThe War on Vaping continues unabated, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control states in a group call with anti-vaping lobbyists that the teen vaping “epidemic” is NOT over. And the FDA digs in, refusing to set the record straight with the American public over the perceived risks and harms of vaping. Regulators and government have created a “chaotic hot mess” in the U.S., says Clive Bates, tobacco control policy expert and former Director of Action on Smoking and Health (UK), in today’s episode of RegWatch. Hear Bates break down the 2022 NYTS youth vaping stats, his...

2022-10-2144 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TAX FEARS | Vape Product Tax Hits 50% Over Retail, Could Get Worse | RegWatchIt’s hard to imagine how Canada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products won’t drive scores of people back to smoking. When combined with the sales tax, the effective federal tax rate on most vaping products bloats to more than 50 percent over retail. This massive increase in price pushes vaping products precariously close to the cost of smoking. Smokers lose a prime incentive to quit, and new vapers may abandon their effort and return to smoking. Ian Irvine, Professor of Economics at Concordia University and Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institu...

2022-10-1435 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WREAKING HAVOC | FDA Causes Great Damage with Its War on Vaping | RegWatchIs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration intentionally trying to wreck the U.S. nicotine vaping industry? It's a fair question to ask, considering every regulatory action the FDA has taken toward nicotine vaping products appears myopic and prohibitionist. And these actions are causing significant damage to the lives of people who vape and smoke. Amanda Wheeler and Greg Conley from the American Vapor Manufacturers Association are joining us to discuss the never-ending saga of the FDA's war on vaping. We take a deep dive into FDA's dysfunctional PMTA process, the damage caused by years of...

2022-10-0827 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HEAVY DECISIONS | New Excise Tax Rocks Canadian Vape Industry | RegWatchConsumers of nicotine vaping products in Canada are grappling with another rise in the cost of living, and this time, increasing costs are not a result of inflation but a new federal excise tax that went into effect on October 1st. Poor planning and government delays affecting the availability of excise tax stamps and a lack of access to secure warehousing for the importation and stamping of vaping products mark the introduction of the tax, which could lead to massive shortages of nicotine vaping products across the country. In this episode of RegWatch, the Canadian V...

2022-10-0530 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PUBLIC HEALTH BLUNDER | Canada’s Vape Excise Tax Could Lead to More Smoking | RegWatchCanada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products is days away from implementation, and the ramifications could be disastrous. Excise taxes are known as “sin taxes,” which governments apply to products perceived as either morally suspect, harmful, or costly to society. The goal of a sin tax, after revenue generation, is to reduce use. But regarding vaping, reducing use could mean a return to smoking. In this episode of RegWatch eminent tobacco control scholars Dr. Kenneth Warner and Cliff Douglas discuss recent research on e-cigarette taxes and why Canada’s new excise tax on vaping could be a pub...

2022-09-2516 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HARD TO SWALLOW | E-Cig Policy Compromises That Could Save Lives | RegWatchHard compromises that no one will like is how eminent tobacco control scholar Dr. Kenneth Warner describes some of the recently released recommendations in a new policy paper addressing the struggle over e-cigarettes. The article offers a mix of policy proposals covering critical issues that impact vaping: flavors, taxes, youth use, nicotine, misinformation, and regulatory approval of nicotine vaping products. In this episode of RegWatch, we take a deep dive into the issues with Dr. Warner and co-author Cliff Douglas, director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network and former Vice President for Tobacco Control at...

2022-09-2359 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BIG PHILANTHROPY | Professional ‘Givers’ Quest to Destroy Vaping | RegWatchThere’s no mystery as to why nicotine vaping suffers a dismal reputation. Non-profits and foundations like Bloomberg Philanthropies, Truth Initiative, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the “body part orgs” have spent hundreds of millions of dollars and applied tremendous pressure to misinform the public and influence policymakers regarding the potential harms of vaping. Veteran reporter Marc Gunther joins us today on RegWatch to discuss the impact of private money in the war on vaping. Gunther has written about politics, government, media, and business for nearly 50 years and is the reporter behind the ground-breaking investigative series “The Great Va...

2022-09-1041 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com OFF-RAMP | VTA Argues for Menthol Cig Ban, Plus FDA Roundup | RegWatchIs the FDA finally getting serious about fighting combustible cigarettes? For the past several years, it’s been hard to tell, considering the agency’s animus towards nicotine vaping. But some say FDA’s recent move to ban menthol cigarettes may be “particularly effective” in reducing smoking, especially if FDA makes mint and menthol flavored e-cigarettes available as an option to switch. In this episode of RegWatch, hear why Tony Abboud, the Executive Director at the Vapor Technology Association, believes the Menthol Cigarette Rule could be the most significant step FDA has taken to protect public health, but only i...

2022-08-2348 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com OUT OF SYNC | Sweanor Calls For “Rethink” On Vaping at Health Canada | RegWatchWhat’s driving Health Canada’s war on vaping? Does the regulator favour drug harm reduction over tobacco harm reduction? And is it too late to make a policy change? Find out, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. *Guest: David Sweanor, Adj. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa & Tobacco-control Policy Expert Shot on location in Warsaw, Poland, at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022. Released: August 17, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is supported by STLTH Part of our “Last Stand” Canada coverage https://youtu.be...

2022-08-1819 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DON’T DO STUPID | Message to FDA from Tobacco Expert | RegWatchTobacco control expert David Sweanor says he remains “hopeful” for the future of nicotine vaping in the United States. But it all depends on whether the FDA embraces the maxim: don’t do stupid. *Guest: David Sweanor, Adj. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa & Tobacco-control Policy Expert Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Shot on location in Warsaw, Poland, at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022. Released: August 12, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/J0CQHzjHnAI This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make Re...

2022-08-1311 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DRIVEN BY SNOBBERY | Prohibitionists’ War on Vaping | RegWatchWhat motives seemingly rational people: professionals, scientists, and so-called experts in public health to proselytize and propagandize against safer nicotine products? Joining us today to pick through this question and more is Martin Cullip, International Fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and prolific writer on harm reduction policy issues for major publications such as InsideSources, Center Square, Townhall, and Filter. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: July 26, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/Oj-GecuyeHo This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go...

2022-07-2737 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CALCULATING CRISIS | Truth Behind Teen Vaping & Tobacco Mortality Data | RegWatchThe research flow of “exaggerated” and “distorted” information about safer nicotine products is “not going to end any time soon,” says Dr. Brad Rodu, professor of medicine from the University of Louisville. Rodu has made a career battling forces responsible for pushing suspect science in the field of tobacco control. In this episode of RegWatch, he takes the CDC to task over EVALI and its teen vaping and smoking-related deaths data. Is there truth behind the CDC’s numbers? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com *Shot on location at the Global Forum on Nicot...

2022-07-2323 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com RAVAGED BY REGS | Vape Retailer Calls for More Enforcement | RegWatchThere is one issue with the potential to unite anti-vaping campaigners with pro-vaping advocates and business owners in the Canadian vaping industry, and that issue is enforcement. Both sides in the battle over vaping want to stop teen use of nicotine vaping products, yet the laws intended to prevent teen access are doing tremendous damage to the retail vaping industry while often going unenforced. Joining us today to discuss the struggles of Canadian vape retail is Jason Flynn, Ontario-based owner of Vape Escapes retail vape shops, owner of Refined Liquid Labs, and current Board Member at the...

2022-06-3037 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com JUUL BAN | Consumer Impact & Industry Future | RegWatchSince nicotine vapes first hit the market in 2007, the United States has been the lead driver of innovation and consumer adoption of these products, worldwide. But while the U.S. is still the largest market for vaping products, anti-vaping zealotry and regulatory insolence has all but destroyed the legal U.S. vaping industry. Case-in-point FDA’s recent ban on Juul. Joining us today for a deep dive into the impact of FDA’s Juul ban and to discuss how the War on Vaping harms consumers is Alex Clark, CEO of CASAA, the national consumer advocacy organization for smok...

2022-06-2840 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WRONG TURN? | Researcher Reflects on Health Canada’s Vape Restrictions | RegWatchAs discussed on RegWatch over the past year, it appears Health Canada is taking a wrong turn on nicotine vaping. In a few short years, the regulatory framework, which legalized vaping, seems to have collapsed under the weight of a moral panic over teen vaping and malicious public health messaging linking nicotine vapes to a mysterious respiratory illness. Dr. Jonathan Foulds, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry at PennState University College of Medicine is joining us today to provide insight on the recent restrictions placed on vaping in Canada. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.c...

2022-06-1114 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CLEAR EVIDENCE | Nicotine Vapes Help Smokers to Quit | RegWatch*Guest: Dr. Jonathan Foulds, Prof., Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Penn State, Cancer Institute Anti-vaping activists cling to many shibboleths in their war on vaping, including nicotine vaping is a gateway to smoking, dual-use is a danger negating e-cig quit attempts, and vaping is an ineffective tool to quit smoking. But thanks to a growing body of research investigating e-cigarette use and smoking cessation, they are becoming tired and worn. Joining us today on RegWatch is Dr. Jonathan Foulds, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry at PennState University College of Medicine. Dr. Foulds is...

2022-06-1053 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HEALTHY OUTCOMES | Switching to Nicotine Vapes Improves Well-being | RegWatchOver the past months, several new research studies have released with surprisingly positive results regarding the most contentious issues around e-cigarettes. One study indicates that adult smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may have more chances to improve their health and well-being. Joining us today to discuss the study are Dr. Rick Kosterman and Dr. Marina Epstein, research scientists from the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington. Their study found better physical health, increased exercise, and more active social engagement. Amazing! But is there a catch? Find out. Only on RegWatch...

2022-06-0756 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TEMPTING PROGRESS | U.S. Vaping Industry Nurtures Wins & Ponders Losses | RegWatchWith the deadline for PMTA submissions for synthetic nicotine products now closed, the U.S. vaping industry is again held hostage to FDA’s plodding regulatory review process and closed mind regarding the authorization of nicotine vapes. FDA’s track record is dismal, issuing Marketing Denial Orders for millions of existing products and refusing to allow non-tobacco flavors. Is there any reason to believe the agency might approve synthetic nicotine products? Joining us today to discuss the state of the U.S. vaping industry and ongoing efforts to work with the FDA is Tony Abboud, Executive Director of t...

2022-05-2438 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DOING HARM | Health Canada’s Confused Message on Vaping | RegWatchWith the comment period now closed for the legislative review of Canada’s Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, Canadian vapers again find themselves in “wait-and-see mode.” It’s hard to believe, but this month is the fourth anniversary of nicotine vaping products becoming legal in Canada. It’s been a brutal four years, and much of the blame lies at the feet of Canada’s health regulator. Joining us today to discuss Health Canada’s wrong turn on vaping is Martin Cullip, International Fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and prolific writer on harm reduction policy issues...

2022-05-1430 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com GRAND SCHEME | NJOY Approved & Menthol Cigs Cancelled | RegWatchIn this special report from the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States RegWatch executive producer Brent Stafford provides commentary on the FDA’s recent marketing granted order for an NJOY nicotine vape system and discusses the potential impact of the proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: April 30, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/110HPzZ3CWg This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2022-05-0203 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PRETTY BRUTAL | State of U.S. Vaping 2022 | RegWatchAccording to industry analyst Michelle Minton, the future for nicotine vaping in the United States looks “pretty brutal,” following the FDA’s marketing denial orders, the vape mail ban, and the loss of synthetic nicotine as an ingredient in nicotine vapes. In the battle against anti-vaping forces, no one is more tenacious than Michelle Minton, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. As a researcher and writer on regulatory issues, Minton has delivered many hard-hitting articles and reports exposing corrupt motivations and tactics behind the most egregious efforts to destroy vaping. What...

2022-04-2323 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ANXIOUS & ACTIVATED | Canadian Vapers Fight for Survival | RegWatchOne might hope the plunge in teen vaping and near eradication of teen smoking would prompt Health Canada and the federal government to slow their campaign to restrict adult access and choice to nicotine vaping products. But this is clearly not the case, the outlook for vaping in Canada may be growing worse. Joining us today to discuss the compounding threats to the Canadian vaping industry is Daniel David, president of VITA, the Vaping Industry Trade Association of Canada and Meshaila Sinnis, VITA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs. How brutal is the new federal excise ta...

2022-04-2050 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PRISON TIME? | War on Vaping Goes Criminal | RegWatchIt isn’t easy for vapers to secure access and choice to safer nicotine products. It’s enough already dealing with junk science, anti-vaping hysteria, and the constant pummelling by public health prohibitionists and federal regulators. But now, vapers face a new, more sinister reality. Strip searches, violent police enforcement, and arrest could result from nicotine vaping or trading in illegal nicotine products. Joining us today to discuss the dawn of a new prohibition era is Jacob Grier, author of the 2019 book “The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative Destruction of the Cigarette” and free...

2022-04-0931 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CLEAR THINKING | Insights from Harm Reduction Forum | RegWatchSurprising comments on the benefits of nicotine vaping and other safer nicotine products by Canadian pharmacists and a top research scientist, delivered at the Harm Reduction Forum on April 5, 2022, in Vancouver, B.C. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: April 7, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/bARPX_bQbhw Part of our “Last Stand” coverage *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2022-04-0816 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FOR “ALL CANADIANS” | Did Health Canada Miss the Mark on Vaping Regs? | RegWatchIt’s an original sin of Canada’s federal vaping regulations, the enshrinement of vaping as a health hazard rather than a safer nicotine source for smokers trying to quit. Every aspect of Health Canada’s approach to vaping regulation and its public health messaging is based on this tenuous assumption. Health Canada’s authority to regulate vaping products rests in the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, and the regulator recently kicked off the first official review of the three-year-old legislation. With the specter of teen vaping all-pervasive and a possible flavour ban around the corner: I...

2022-03-2734 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com NEW POWERS | FDA Gains Authority Over Synthetic Nicotine | RegWatch (Live)Congress granted FDA the authority to regulate synthetic nicotine in a crass attempt to ameliorate the moral panic over teen vaping. A problem that many researchers say is waning if it existed at all. Joining us today for a special LIVE edition of RegWatch is Amanda Wheeler, president of the American Vapor Manufacturers. Learn what happens next for the U.S. vaping industry as it navigates the treacherous path to keep much-needed safer nicotine products on the market. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Live Streamed: March 18, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford

2022-03-1930 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PUNTED? | Provinces Could Have Final Say on Flavour Bans | RegWatchIt’s been nine months since Health Canada released details of its proposed nationwide ban on flavours in nicotine vaping products and there is still no word on whether the regulator intends to pull the trigger on what many believe could be a disaster for public health. Is Health Canada punting on the flavour ban? Joining us today for a special issue update edition of RegWatch is Dr. Mark Tyndall, renowned infectious disease specialist and harm reduction advocate. Learn why he thinks the flavour ban could be losing steam at the federal level and how the provinces mi...

2022-03-1118 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com SCHISM | Battle Over Vaping Within Public Health | RegWatchAs we’ve reported endlessly over the past years, there appears to be a schism within public health between those who believe safer nicotine products play a valuable role in helping smokers to quit. And with those who believe that compared to vaping, smoking is the lesser of two evils. Joining us today to unpack this question and more is world-renowned tobacco control researcher Dr. Michael Cummings, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. He formerly led the tobacco control program at Roswell Park Cancer Center and in 2002 Dr. Cum...

2022-03-0545 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TAX TROUBLE | Canadian Vape Industry Facing New Excise Tax | RegWatchThe Canadian government announced last year it would introduce a new excise tax on nicotine vaping products in 2022. The tax is based on e-liquid volume and not a measure of nicotine content, which is a relief for many. However, the tax could still prove punitive to many smokers seeking to quit. Joining us today to talk about the troubles of this new tax is Ian Irvine, Professor of Economics at Concordia University and Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: February 26, 2022 Produced by Brent...

2022-02-2631 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com “SURPRISE SWITCHEROO” | Industry Legal Challenge to FDA Denial Orders | RegWatchThe fight to save vaping in the United States appeared almost over when FDA issued Marketing Denial Orders to over 300 vaping product manufacturers, thus requiring more than 5-million vaping products to be taken off the market. But dozens of vape companies fought back, launching legal action against FDA. Today on RegWatch, hear from Eric Heyer, partner at the law firm Thompson Hine and litigator behind many of the court challenges on behalf of major U.S. vape manufacturers. Learn why several vape companies have been granted judicial stays on their Marketing Denial Orders, which means these producers...

2022-02-1831 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CASE CRUMBLES | Losing Logic Behind Flavour Bans | RegWatchHealth Canada’s case for a ban on flavours in nicotine vaping products appears to be crumbling as evidence mounts regarding its potentially disastrous impact on public health. According to a new report, “The Case for Flavours,” by prominent tobacco harm reduction researcher Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, flavour bans effectively equate to a form of prohibition, which would fuel the growth of a massive black market and spur a deadly rise in cigarette smoking. In this episode of RegWatch, hear Dr. Farsalinos discuss his multidimensional review of the use of flavours in nicotine vapes and learn what h...

2022-02-1230 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com IS VAPING IMMORAL? | Flavour Ban Advocates at Health Canada May Think So | RegWatchThe science on flavour bans appears to be hardening. Studies show if flavour bans are implemented, many vapers would likely return to smoking. And according to Dr. John Oyston, if Health Canada pushes a flavour ban into force, it could be “a public health disaster.” Joining us today on RegWatch is anesthesiologist and tobacco harm reduction advocate Dr. John Oyston. Hear how he explains the motivations behind Health Canada’s proposed flavour ban and what could happen if it goes into effect. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: February 2, 2022 Produced by Brent...

2022-02-0218 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WISHING WELL | Saying “Happy Birthday Mr. Bloomberg” | RegWatchBillionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is the man behind many of the organizations and initiatives dedicated to the destruction of vaping. Arguably, he’s the single most important person to educate on vaping’s potential to save the lives of millions of smokers. But how to reach him? Joining us today is Dr. John Oyston to discuss a charming new project to educate Mr. Bloomberg while wishing him a Happy 80th Birthday! Learn how you can get involved with the bloombergbirthday.info project. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: January 26, 2022 Prod...

2022-01-2611 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com STRICT READING | Could China’s E-Cig Regs Upend Global Open System Supply? | RegWatchLate last year, China amended its laws, so that vaping product manufacturers are now subject to strict regulation by the Chinese government, under the same regulatory authority as combustible cigarettes. The move outlaws the production and sale of refillable vapes for the domestic market, causing genuine concern over the future global supply of open systems hardware. In this episode of RegWatch, we are joined by esteemed regulatory lawyers Azim Chowdhury in Washington, D.C., and David Ettinger in Shanghai, China, both from the firm Keller & Heckman. Could China’s new regs threaten vaping across the gl...

2022-01-2349 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HARD TRUTHS | Arguments Vapers Should Stop Using In 2022 | RegWatchIt’s 2022, and the new year brings fresh hope to vapers that a win in the war on vaping could be had this year. There’s always hope. But is it possible? Should vapers assume the same old arguments made on behalf of vaping over the past decade could finally win the day? Or is it time to take a hard look at those arguments and try to fashion something new? Joining us on RegWatch to unpack these questions is Matt Culley, Vaping Activist, board member at CASAA, and host of SMM on YouTube. Only on R...

2022-01-1529 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com STOP SMOKING | Healthy Truth About Vaping | RegWatchFor many, quitting smoking with public health “approved” methods is an arduous task fraught with failure. Yet, vaping has proven to be a successful method for millions of people, even though public health refuses to acknowledge its benefits. In this holiday edition of RegWatch, we are joined by Dr. Colin Mendelsohn to discuss his new book “Stop Smoking Start Vaping: The Healthy Truth About Vaping.” Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: December 28, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/1JBJei1hVgg This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE ...

2021-12-2831 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com RISKY REGS | Flavour Bans Push Vaping into Black Market | RegWatchWhen public health policymakers implement flavour bans or other restrictions to reduce the appeal of nicotine vaping products to youth, inevitably, these interventions have an equivalent impact on adult consumers. Banning or restricting flavours drastically reduces the appeal of vaping for adults too. And for the over one million adult Canadians who rely on safer nicotine products, a ban on flavours could mean a return to smoking. Even Health Canada admits to this possible consequence of its proposed national flavour ban. Joining us today on RegWatch is Daniel David, president of VITA, the Vaping Industry...

2021-12-1740 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TAX WIN! | Biden Vape Tax Dead on Arrival | RegWatchSome rare, good news to share with you today, U.S. President Joe Biden’s federal vape tax appears dead on arrival as Senate Democrats yesterday dropped the proposal from the Build Back Better Act. The question today is: What changed their minds? Joining us on RegWatch is Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association and longtime friend of the show. Is the vape tax dead? Or is there still a chance Democrats could try again? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: December 10, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford...

2021-12-1151 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HARM PROMOTION | Public Health Schism Over E-Cigarettes | RegWatchAs we head into the final few weeks of 2021, the future for vaping and other safer nicotine products has never looked so clear: uncertainty and dread remain the dominant drivers heading into 2022. Yet, in a remarkable development, 2021 witnessed a strong pushback in favor of tobacco harm reduction by a group of influential tobacco control experts, which could be a gamechanger. Joining us on RegWatch is the eminent tobacco control researcher Dr. Kenneth Warner, Dean Emeritus, Prof. Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. Dr. Warner is at the forefront of efforts to restore balance in public...

2021-12-1056 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com SAVING FLAVOURS? | Responding to Health Canada Webinar | RegWatch (Live)During an extraordinary online event last week, decision-makers at Health Canada responsible for regulating nicotine vaping products delivered a presentation to explain how vaping regulations are decided, drafted, and developed in Canada. The webinar organized by the vaping advocacy group Rights 4 Vapers sought to provide perspective and insight into Health Canada’s proposed national flavour ban. Joining us today for reaction to the event are hosts Maria Papaioannoy-Duic from Rights 4 Vapers and Christina Xydous from the Quebec-based vaping rights group CDVQ. Did the event present a positive step forward in the fight to save flavours? Di...

2021-12-071h 09

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com HEALTH CANADA | How Vaping Regulations Are Decided, Drafted and Dev | RegWatchRegWatch coverage of Health Canada’s webinar explaining the regulatory process and how vaping regulations are decided, drafted, and developed in Canada. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: December 2, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/bBcmXXJSjCw *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-12-0352 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TAXED TO DEATH | Biden Vape Tax Pushes People Back to Smoking | RegWatchU.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed federal vape tax is one step closer to fruition with the passage this week of the Build Back Better Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. If the bill passes the Senate, costs will skyrocket for safer nicotine products and push millions back to smoking. Joining us today on RegWatch is Dr. Michael Pesko, one of the country’s leading economists when it comes to analyzing the effect of e-cigarette taxes. Hear about the alarming research that shows how the new tax (which is applied to nicotine in e-cigarettes only...

2021-11-2038 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PATIENCE WEARING THIN | Tourism Industry Calls for End to PCR Test Requirement | RegWatchMeasures to curb COVID-19 hammered tourism and business travel in British Columbia over the past 19-months. Revenues fell by 70% in 2020 compared to the year prior. Considering the industries bring into the province a total of 14 billion dollars per year, it’s a staggering loss in revenue and jobs. At a press conference in Vancouver today, industry leaders called for the federal government to “follow the science” and scrap the expensive pre-departure PCR test for fully vaccinated visitors. Find out why on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 10, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford http...

2021-11-1110 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ROMAN RUINS | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchAmazing places tobacco harm reduction takes you | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021 | 2,000-year-old Roman Amphitheatre. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/4iDAxvhPcHE *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0703 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com NORBERT SCHMIDT | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchNew tax set to make vaping more expensive than smoking | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Norbert Schmidt, Consumer Advocate, Tobacco Harm Reduction. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://regwat.ch/31rxAs3 *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0709 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com MARK OATES | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchWe need to go farther to reach smoke-free future | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Mark Oates, Director of We Vape UK; Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/qtcxzn4Snjo *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0706 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ETHAN NADELMANN | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchMonumental madness behind the war on nicotine | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Ethan Nadelmann, Founder & Fmr. Exec. Director, Drug Policy Alliance; Podcast Host, PSYCHOACTIVE Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/3WxfdyrdqnM *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0723 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com GRZEGORZ KRÓL | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchPeople are kept unaware of health gains from vaping | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Grzegorz Król, Director, Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/JasyNRIfA-w *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0709 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WILL GODFREY | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchAttack on safer nicotine products is outrageous | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Will Godfrey, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Filtermag & Executive Director, The Influence Foundation Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/xJp2zdkfkow *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0708 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DAVID MACKINTOSH | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchCOP9: Tricks are being missed | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with David Mackintosh, Advisor on Substance Use Policy, Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/XC-WkOT8YyU *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0717 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com TOM GLEESON | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchDoes tobacco control treat safer nicotine users as dupes? | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Tom Gleeson, New Nicotine Alliance Ireland Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/-VCKfCQOlAg *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0708 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CHARLES GARDNER | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchCHARLES GARDNER | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatch COP9 is good cop or bad cop? | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Charles Gardner, Executive Director of the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations (INNCO) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/yd2upycs9tY *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0717 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com JEANNIE CAMERON | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchWhat governments get wrong on vaping | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Jeannie Cameron, Fmr V.P. Regulatory Engagement, Juul Labs; Fmr Head of International Advocacy, BAT; CEO/Managing Dir., JCIC International. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/JtGQs4WT4BA *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0620 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com GERRY STIMSON | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchIs COP9 failing? | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Gerry Stimson, Director at Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC), Emeritus Professor at Imperial College London. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 4, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/ltNhAxfP42A *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0517 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DEREK YACH | Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatchCOP9 threats and challenges | RegWatch at GSTHR in London, 2021. Interview with Derek Yach, Global Leader in Tobacco Control Policy. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 3, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/ufvpwq4l2g0 *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-11-0408 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com DÉJÀ VU | New Alarm Over Youth Vaping in Canada | RegWatch (Live)Caught in a state of perpetual motion, the War on Vaping powers on this week with yet another alarming television news report from Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC. Featured on the flagship newscast “The National,” the CBC report sites new data provided by University of Waterloo professor Dr. David Hammond that purportedly shows teen vaping in Canada has returned to pre-pandemic levels. True to form, the CBC leaves no room for doubt regarding its position on vaping as the report is tagged on-screen throughout the entire piece with the graphic “Teen Vaping Calls to Action” and in the lead...

2021-10-2249 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CHAOS & DISORDER | FDA Floats Trial Balloon with Vuse Authorization | RegWatchJoining us today to unpack the big news in vaping over the past few weeks, including the FDA’s decision to grant its first marketing authorization for a nicotine vaping product, is Charles Gardner, Executive Director of INNCO and one of the most incisive voices in the world of tobacco harm reduction. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: October 14, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/bGLwXXLR-hg Find Charles Gardner’s Article “Smoke and Mirrors: Orwellian Echoes of 1984” here https://regwat.ch/3vfSN2V This episode is supporte...

2021-10-1547 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BURIED LOGIC | Public Health Ignores Declining Youth Vaping Rates | RegWatchJoining us today to talk about public health’s incomprehensible reaction to the continued decline in youth vaping rates across North American is Dr. Chris Lalonde, Professor of Psychology at the University of Victoria, and harm reduction advocate. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: October 7, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/5sYpjLQfk4w Part of our “Last Stand” coverage *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-10-0850 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com INDIFFERENT TRUTH | Youth Vaping Falls, Yet War on Vaping Continues | RegWatchAccording to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control, teen vaping fell by over 40% in the U.S. during 2021. However, neither the CDC nor FDA chose to frame the results as a success. Instead, the public health regulators doubled down on the moral panic over vaping. In this episode of RegWatch, Greg Conley, the president of the American Vaping Association, unpacks the youth use data, talks about the impact of FDA’s marketing denial orders, and discusses the legal fight for relief. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: Sept 30, 2021 Pr...

2021-10-0132 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ELECTION IMPACT | Outlook for Vaping with Liberals Return to Power | RegWatchIt may have been the Canadian vaping industry’s last hope. It’s expected within the next 4 to 6 weeks that Health Canada could pull the trigger on its disastrous flavour ban for nicotine vaping products, which many believe could only be stopped by a change in national government. That change of course did not happen, with the re-election of Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals. Joining us today to discuss the impact of the 2021 federal election on the battle to save vaping is Darryl Tempest, executive director of the Canadian Vaping Association. Does the return to power of J...

2021-09-2445 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FATAL ASSUMPTION | Spurious Cost-Benefit Analysis Drives Risky Flavour Ban | RegWatchWith Canada’s general election now over and the federal Liberals returned to power, the future for nicotine vaping in Canada appears bleak. Without political intervention, it’s likely nothing could stop Health Canada from implementing its proposed flavour ban, which is certain to decimate the industry. Joining us today on RegWatch is Clive Bates, tobacco control policy expert and former Director of Action on Smoking and Health (UK). He issues a blistering critique of Health Canada’s cost-benefit analysis, which the regulator is using to justify its dangerous new policy. Why does Bates call anti-v...

2021-09-2243 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com RECKLESS REGULATOR | FDA Leaves U.S. Vaping Industry Mired in Chaos | RegWatch (Live)Join RegWatch for a special live episode to unpack the reckless behaviour of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in its decision to delay authorizations of nicotine vaping products for controversial companies such as Juul. While issuing Marketing Denial Orders for millions of products manufactured and sold by thousands of small businesses operating in the U.S. market. *Guests: Amanda Wheeler, Exec. Dir., Arizona Smoke Free Business Alliance & President, Rocky Mountain Smoke Free Alliance / Dimitris Agrafiotis, Exec. Dir. Tennessee Smoke Free Association / Phil Busardo, Vape Evangelist Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ...

2021-09-1148 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com RISK REACTION | Tobacco Control Experts Call for Re-Think on Vaping | RegWatchIt is a remarkable development in the contentious debate over nicotine vaping. A group of influential tobacco control experts authored a paper, published in The American Journal of Public Health, calling on the broader health community, policymakers, and the media to re-evaluate and reform their positions on vaping in favor of vaping as a tool for harm reduction Joining us today on RegWatch is Dr. Robin J Mermelstein, Distinguished Prof. of Psychology and IHRP Director at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Chair of FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Mermelstein is one of 15 past presidents of...

2021-09-0332 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FORTUNES TIED | Cannabis Industry Joins Vape Mail Fight | RegWatchSince the beginning of this year, RegWatch has reported on the situation concerning the United States Postal Service and a new law that bans the shipment of all nicotine vaping products via U.S. mail. The “Vape Mail” ban could have a devastating impact on the nicotine vaping industry in the United States. But it also threatens another industry, one more popular and on the rise: the cannabis industry. It appears lawmakers intend to sweep cannabis vaping products into the new regulation. In this episode of RegWatch, we are joined by Tami Wahl, Washington lobbyist for t...

2021-08-2832 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PUSH PAUSE | Top Epidemiologist Says Flavour Bans Unhelpful | RegClips (10mins)When the government of Canada first made nicotine vaping products legal, many top tobacco researchers from around the world lauded the move. But what about today: now that a pending ban on flavours threatens tobacco harm reduction in the country? *Guest: Dr. Raymond Niaura, Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, NYU School of Global Public Health Released: August 24, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/ujHC5EwiEtA Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-08-2409 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com SMOKING RETURNS | NYU Epidemiologist Talks War on Vaping | RegWatchWhere we have seen severe restrictions and flavor bans on nicotine vaping products, “the smoking rate is going back up,” says Dr. Raymond Niaura, NYU epidemiologist and long-time tobacco researcher. The return of smoking is a disturbing trend that seems to be an accepted consequence of tobacco control’s war on vaping. What’s driving public health decision-making? Find out. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: August 13, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford *Guest: Dr. Raymond Niaura, Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, NYU School o...

2021-08-1341 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com ‘LAST STAND’ SPECIAL | Challenging Health Canada’s War on Vaping | RegWatch (Live)*In partnership with Rights4Vapers | It’s not an exaggeration to say Health Canada‘s proposed ban on flavours in nicotine vaping products will push hundreds of thousands of Canadians back to smoking because Health Canada freely admits this fact in the Regulatory Analysis Impact Statement for the proposed new regulations. But if a flavour ban in Canada leads to more people smoking, it also means more suffering, disease, and death. Does Health Canada admit this troubling fact? Does the health regulator even care? In this jam-packed special edition of RegWatch, we’ll dig into these questions. Joining...

2021-07-281h 33

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? | Deep Dive into The State of U.S. Vaping, Mid-2021 | RegWatchAs far as inflection points go, the U.S. vaping industry has met its share of turmoil over the past few years. Yet, the industry still manages to hold on. But what’s next for vaping as we approach the court-mandated September 2021 deadline for FDA to review premarket tobacco product applications? Joining us today is regulatory and public policy lawyer Azim Chowdhury from the firm Keller & Heckman. For over a decade, Chowdhury’s been one of the most prominent legal advocates for the U.S. vaping industry. In this episode of RegWatch, we take a deep...

2021-07-1547 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FULLY AWARE | Health Canada Pushes People Back to Smoking | RegWatchIt’s inexplicable. The Canadian government appears hellbent on destroying the health and wellbeing of over one million citizens in a misguided, ill-conceived effort to eradicate nicotine use in the country. Now the feds are not attempting to eradicate smoking, the habit that kills tens of tens of thousands of Canadians each year. No, it’s nicotine vaping products that the government is poised to ban, which are a vastly safer source of nicotine, and the very same products the Liberal-led Canadian government legalized only three years ago. Joining us today on RegWatch is Janine Timmo...

2021-07-1323 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com IN FOR A SHOCK | Decoding the war on safer nicotine products | RegWatchThe global war against safer nicotine vaping products continues unabated with new flavor bans, nicotine restrictions, and vaping taxes. Tobacco control says these measures are intended to eradicate the youth vaping epidemic, but harm reduction activists fear the result will be to drive millions of people back to smoking. In this episode of RegWatch we are joined by Charles A. Gardener, executive director of INNCO, the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations for a deep dive into the tactics used by tobacco control to destroy nicotine vaping as a viable alternative to smoking. Hear analysis on...

2021-07-0950 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CAPTURING HEALTH CANADA | Big Advocacy Gets Its Way | RegClips (6mins)Should Canadian vapers take the blame for Health Canada’s war on vaping? Or is the regulator captured by non-profit health groups operating with political purpose? *Guest: Janine Timmons, former smoker, vaping products consumer Released: July 6, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is supported by DRAGON VAPE - VAPOUR CHOICE - P SQUARED VAPES Part of our “Last Stand” coverage https://youtu.be/7NBXd8miBpE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-07-0605 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com VAPING | The Unintended Consequence of Tobacco Control | RegClips (3:30)Is Health Canada paying attention to the unintended consequences of its war on vaping? *Guest: Janine Timmons, former smoker, vaping products consumer Released: July 5, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is supported by DRAGON VAPE - VAPOUR CHOICE - P SQUARED VAPES Part of our “Last Stand” coverage https://youtu.be/qStMHrPKTWE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-07-0503 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com PUNISHING RESULT | Health Canada Unwinds Legal Vaping | RegWatch (Live)Just three years after the legalization of nicotine vaping products in Canada a slate of new regulations, which includes a national flavour ban, nicotine cap, and federal excise tax, promises to punish the industry and destroy any chance of its survival. In this episode of RegWatch Live, we are joined by Thomas Kirsop, vaping advocate, and retail shop owner to discuss the apparent unwinding of the legal vaping industry in Canada. What will be the result? Find out only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Live Streamed: June 23, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford

2021-06-2459 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Unfiltered | FDA may save vaping | RegWatchWith an extraordinary amount of misinformation and vitriol swirling around vaping, it’s hard to believe public perception could change any time soon. Yet, there could be an occasion for hope, and surprisingly, the optimism is grounded in FDA’s premarket tobacco application process. In this episode of RegWatch, we are joined by Alex Norcia, staff writer at Filter and former vaping beat reporter at VICE. Hear why he thinks many could be in for a shock this September when FDA grants marketing approval to certain vaping products. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Re...

2021-06-2233 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com BALANCE CONCERN | ‘Don’t Obsess Over Teen Vaping’ Says Ian Irvine | RegWatchAny day now, Canadian vapers expect Health Canada to announce a nationwide restriction for nicotine levels in vaping products that promise to cut by over half the amount of nicotine available in current devices and e-liquids. It’s also feared the regulator will soon follow with a national ban on e-liquid flavours that is certain to devastate the industry and destroy a vital tool over one million Canadians use to quit smoking. In this episode of RegWatch, we are joined by Ian Irvine, Professor of Economics at Concordia University and Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Ins...

2021-06-1835 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com NEWS ALERT | New Brunswick Bans Flavours | RegWatchAnother Canadian province bans flavours in nicotine vaping products in response to the moral panic over teen vaping. With astonishing speed, the province of New Brunswick tabled and passed new legislation guaranteed to destroy adult access and choice to the products many use as a safer alternative to smoking. Join RegWatch’s same-day coverage with a response to the new flavour ban from Dr. John Oyston, Canadian anesthesiologist, and harm reduction advocate. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: June 11, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is part of our “Last...

2021-06-1212 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com LOSING GROUND | Worrying state of vaping in Canada | RegWatchGuest: Mike Meatherel, President & Founder, Dvine Laboratories Released: June 11, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford & Maria Papaioannoy-Duic https://youtu.be/JmEXPDpktt8 *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-06-1114 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com FATAL FLAW | How Science & Public Policy Fail Tobacco Harm Reduction | RegWatch*Guests: David Sweanor & Chris Lalonde Released: June 8, 2021 Original Stream: May 30, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford & Maria Papaioannoy-Duic Segment from World Vape Day Coverage *Support RegWatch - Go to support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com https://youtu.be/usRuAjdOlz0 Support RegWatch go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com

2021-06-0927 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com WORLD VAPE DAY 2021 | Complete 3-Hour Show | RegWatch (Live)Complete 3-hour North American Coverage hosted by RegWatch in partnership with Rights4Vapers and presented by DViNE Laboratories. Live Streamed: May 30, 2021 Released: June 1, 2021 Produced by Brent Stafford & Maria Papaioannoy-Duic *Support RegWatch - Go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com https://youtu.be/CGRl6AGpfUU

2021-06-012h 55

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com CEASEFIRE | Tobacco Control Veteran Issues Call to End War Over Vaping | RegWatch*Guest: Cliff Douglas, Former VP, Tobacco Control, American Cancer Society It is a horribly one-sided battle, public health’s war against safer nicotine products such as vaping, heated tobacco products, and oral snus. After decades of hammering the message that smokers must quit or they will die, public health and the tobacco control community are now trying to eradicate the very products millions use to successfully quit smoking. The War on Vaping seems illogical and intractable, why is that? Joining us today to answer this question and more is tobacco control insider Cliff Do...

2021-05-2459 min

RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com IRON RULE | Fight to Save Flavours in Canada | RegWatchIt’s hard to believe it could happen in Canada, a government assault on one’s right to speak freely, to share information, and to engage in the operation of a lawful business without fear of penalty or fine. It’s even harder to believe this is not a reference to the ongoing challenges resulting from the 2020 pandemic. No. These are the words RegWatch first used in February of 2016 to describe the Quebec provincial government’s draconian measures in its maniacal war to eradicate vaping. Joining us on RegWatch to unpack the War on...

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