Market & regulatory data for the e-cigarette sector in Utah

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 ...

Perceived lack of US federal regulation has states creating product directories

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2024

States are looking at product directories in an attempt to address the perceived lack of federal action on regulating vaping products already on the US market ...

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 ...

Court halts Utah flavour ban, while Michigan governor files appeal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th October 2019

The wave of executive actions against vaping across US states continues to be followed by a wave of judicial actions to stop it, with Michigan, Rhode Island and Utah the latest states embroiled in litigation...

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 ...

Florida on Tobacco 21 road, moves ahead with workplace vaping ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd April 2019

Florida appears to be on the road towards joining the Tobacco 21 movement, while another bill also moving through the state legislature would ban indoor vaping at work ...

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...

Utah acts against “deceptive” e-cig firm which changed its name

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th October 2016

The state of Utah is taking action for a second time against an e-cigarette company accused of unscrupulous and misleading selling...

State advertising restrictions running into constitutional problems

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2016

Attempts to regulate e-cigarette advertising in some U.S. states are falling foul of constitutional law, a new ECigIntelligence in-depth report...

Updated: US regulation in progress – state-by-state, January 2016

Written by Aidan Semmens | 25th January 2016

The latest in a series of regular reports from ECigIntelligence on the progress of vapour-related regulation in the U.S, focusing on the current sessions of state...

Opinion: why zoning is the next big threat to America’s vape stores

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th October 2015

The gravest threat to the U.S. vapour industry comes from local government. While state-level attempts to regulate the industry have been largely unsuccessful, hundreds of local laws have come into...

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...

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...

Beleaguered Blu banks on new model, international markets

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th February 2015

As U.S. tobacco firm Lorillard enters what seem likely to be its last months of independence, executives may be feeling a little relief that the Blu e-cigarette brand will soon be off their...

Still waiting for FDA e-cig rules, U.S. states take the initiative

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd January 2015

While Washington remains deafeningly quiet on its plans to regulate e-cigarettes, individual U.S. states and lower levels of government are busy filling the legal...

Ten U.S. states still allow children to buy e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th December 2014

More than 16m children under the age of 17 are able to legally buy e-cigarettes in the U.S., according to calculations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Much vaping, little smoking: Utah’s surprising numbers

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th September 2014

Vaping is far more common in the state of Utah than in the U.S. as a whole and has been growing fast, new figures suggest, despite the country’s lowest tobacco smoking rate and strong legislation...

Utah clamps down on “false claims” of e-cig Websites

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th August 2014

Consumer protection authorities in Utah are threatening online e-cig sellers with nearly $1m in fines over misleading claims and unauthorised credit card...

Attorneys general implore top U.S. retailers to drop tobacco, but not e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th March 2014

The attorneys general of 28 U.S. states and territories have asked the country’s biggest pharmacy chains to stop selling tobacco products – but did not mention e-cigarettes in their...

Altria plans MarkTen rollout across the U.S.

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th February 2014

Altria, the parent company of Marlboro maker Philip Morris, plans to take its MarkTen e-cigarette national in the U.S. this...

Utah county rules anticipate statewide regulation

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th February 2014

One county in Utah has imposed new regulations on e-cigarettes in advance of legislation expected from the state...

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