Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in North Carolina

US Supreme Court case reveals key point: the FDA believes vaping could save lives

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th January 2025

The US FDA vs RJ Reynolds case at the Supreme Court brought up an important point: the FDA believes vaping could save lives, as it represents a less risky product on a continuum of risk...

How could election-winning governors affect their US states’ approach to vaping?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th November 2024

Not a single US state governorship flipped parties during the elections held on 5th November despite strong gains in the Senate for the Republican party, as well as the party’s victory in the presidential election...

As US gubernatorial contests heat up, where do candidates stand on vaping?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th July 2024

Though debate about US president Joe Biden’s potential replacement dominates headlines on the November elections, down-ballot races in many states may impact the future of vaping in the country ...

North Carolina launches a lawsuit against the founders of Juul Labs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th November 2021

Less than six months after striking a $40m settlement with Juul Labs, the state of North Carolina is suing its founders amid ongoing concerns on “kid-friendly flavors, youth marketing, and poor age verification” ...

Could Juul Labs’ $40m North Carolina settlement affect other legal challenges?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 1st July 2021

The $40m agreement between Juul Labs and the US state of North Carolina marks an unexpected milestone for the manufacturer – one which could set a precedent for other outstanding claims ...

North Carolina announces deal requiring Juul to pay $40m and 'mend its ways'

Written by Aidan Semmens | 28th June 2021

The US state of North Carolina has reached an out-of-court agreement with Juul Labs that will require the company to pay $40m over six years and make “drastic changes to the way it conducts business”...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

US lung disease outbreak: how far, if at all, is vaping really to blame?

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd August 2019

News that an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 100 Americans is being linked to vaping could hardly have come at a worse time for the beleaguered e-cig sector ...

FDA files memo in opposition to public health coalition lawsuit

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th August 2018

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a memo in opposition to a motion for a summary judgment in US District Court in Maryland for a lawsuit against the tobacco deeming extensions....

FDA’s Gottlieb and Zeller seek to reduce red tape as part of future strategy

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th August 2018

Commissioner Gottlieb seemingly wants to streamline the premarket approval...

Totally Wicked opts to stay in US after FDA postponement

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 4th December 2017

Totally Wicked has decided to not close its business in the US, following the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to postpone important compliance...

Tabloid journalists’ exposure to advertising study leads to hysteria

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th September 2016

A new study investigating young people’s perceptions of vaping and smoking has generated dramatic media headlines in the UK despite the tentative nature of the research...

Compliance software is claimed to ease e-cig tax headaches

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th October 2015

U.S. software company Avalara is offering what it claims to be the first tax compliance package specifically for the e-cigarette industry. Could it herald more support products from companies looking to the sector as an...

Tobacco firms “take more care than others on youth exclusion”

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd April 2015

Big Tobacco’s e-cigarette operations are significantly better than independents at implementing Website and sales restrictions on young people, according to a new...

In depth: U.S. e-cigarette laws – state-by-state comparison

Written by | 7th April 2015

Introduction • Age restrictions • Public place usage • Tax policy • Packaging/warning labels • Other regulatory...

Tobacco-flavour liquids “much lower in toxins than cigarettes”

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th March 2015

Tobacco-flavoured e-liquid contains significantly lower levels of harmful compounds than tobacco itself, even when the flavouring is produced from cured tobacco leaves, new research...

Online sellers do check ages – but nearly all can be fooled

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th March 2015

A study shows that e-cigarette retailers have some work to do before they can comply with legislation on minimum purchasing...

While DC regulators ponder, states take the initiative

Written by | 10th March 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is this week again hoping to gather more insight on e-cigarettes as it ponders the final form of its deeming...

Washington state budget puts 95% tax on all e-cig products

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th February 2015

Tax proposals in the U.S. state of Washington would nearly double the price of e-cigarettes, e-liquid and...

E-cig taxation measures expected to proliferate

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th January 2015

Governments around the world are waking up to the potential of taxing e-cigarettes, according to a new report from...

North Carolina allows prison inmates to buy e-cigarettes

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th August 2014

Prison inmates in North Carolina are to be allowed e-cigarettes, following an unusual law-making decision which implicitly gives official recognition to the products as substitutes for tobacco...

Many U.S. doctors believe e-cigs have a role in smoking cessation

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th August 2014

Two thirds of American doctors in a small survey believe e-cigarettes can help patients give up smoking and a third recommend them for that purpose, according to a new...

North Carolina set to tax e-cigs much lower than tobacco

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th May 2014

Law-makers in North Carolina are set to approve legislation imposing a tax on e-cigarettes far lower than that levied on conventional...

Reynolds tools up to beat ’em (and, possibly, join ’em too)

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd May 2014

Big Tobacco’s battle for the U.S. e-cigarette consumer is hotting up, as Reynolds American readies further manufacturing space in anticipation of a national rollout for its Vuse...

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