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Canadian Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is launching a crusade against safer nicotine products, driven by the uncompromising stance of non-profit health groups vehemently opposed to any form of nicotine consumption. In the minister’s crosshairs, are flavoured nicotine products such as vapes and pouches. Joining us today to talk through the impacts of a nationwide ban on flavours is Sam Tam, president of the Canadian Vaping Association. Hear how Holland’s flavour ban would threaten the health of over 1.3 million vapers, unravel Canada’s tobacco strategy, and destroy the legal billion-dollar vaping industry. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: March 28, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://bit.ly/4af63c6 This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
In the rush to implement a nationwide flavour ban, Health Canada provided just one opportunity to hear from those most affected: consumers of nicotine vaping products. The chance arose during a concise 45-minute webinar held today on Zoom, featuring a fervent presentation by consumer vaping advocate and Rights 4 Vapers founder, Maria Papaioannoy-Duic. Today on RegWatch (Live), Maria and consumer vaping advocates Marion Burt and Dave Ball reviewed key moments from the presentation and addressed concerns surrounding the impending flavour ban. Don't miss this exclusive discussion, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Live Streamed: March 15, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/nf3DqZLIFPc This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Michael Bloomberg is the big bad wolf of the U.S. vaping industry. Over the past two decades, he's spent nearly one billion dollars on tobacco control initiatives, funneling hundreds of millions towards misinformation and outright lies about vaping. How could the U.S. vaping industry ever hope to fight back? Today, we're joined by Jim McCarthy, president of Counterpoint Strategies, a Washington D.C.-based public relations and crisis management firm. Counterpoint Strategies serves as the agency of record for American Vapor Manufacturers (AVM), specializing in hard-hitting, principled pushback against issue activists and the press. Where do Bloomberg's millions go? Find out only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: March 14, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/m6VCN2fNQaA This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
If the goal is to deny people their rights and to put lives in danger, then flavour bans would be a brilliant strategy. That’s the learned opinion of David Sweanor, a renowned tobacco control policy expert and adjunct professor in the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa. With a growing number of jurisdictions implementing bans on flavours in nicotine vapour products, Health Canada is joining the fray by reviving its 2021 proposed flavour restrictions and moving quickly to implement a nationwide ban. In this episode of RegWatch, learn about Canada’s unaccountable and evangelical health non-profits applying pressure on behalf of the ban. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: March 12, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/1L_OXSQCJpk This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
In the war on vaping, it's a brutally effective attack that's unique to the U.S. marketplace. Known as PMTA registry or directory bills, its new legislation or amendments to existing state law that require manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of nicotine vaping products to attest under penalty of perjury that the products are either authorized for sale by the FDA or are still undergoing the agency's arduous pre-market tobacco application process. The problem is that the FDA has approved only 23 products out of the 5 million submitted for approval. And all of these products are owned by big tobacco and are only available in tobacco flavors. Joining us today to discuss the impact of these efforts to take out vaping are vape shop owners Danny Gillis and Chris Lautz, president and vice president of the venerable Tennessee Smoke Free Association. Only on RegWatch (Live) by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: March 7, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/uMAXEMefyuw This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Day 5 of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s “Good Cop / Bad Cop” counter-conference to COP10 the World Health Organization’s Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control happening Feb 5 to Feb 10 in Panama City, Panama. Guests: Dr. Riccardo Polosa (Italy), Maria Papaioannoy (Canada) and David Williams, Martin Cullip (TPA) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: Feb 9, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/wNU4be6EpsA This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Day 4 of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s “Good Cop / Bad Cop” counter-conference to COP10 the World Health Organization’s Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control happening Feb 5 to Feb 10 in Panama City, Panama. Guests: Will Godfrey (USA) and David Williams, Martin Cullip (TPA) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: Feb 8, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/lIp08egTEqs This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Day 3 of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s “Good Cop / Bad Cop” counter-conference to COP10 the World Health Organization’s Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control happening Feb 5 to Feb 10 in Panama City, Panama. Guests: Jeannie Cameron (Uk), Roberto Sussman (Mexico) and David Williams, Martin Cullip (TPA) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: Feb 7, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE https://youtu.be/_rzMTHvIIng Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Day 2 of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s “Good Cop / Bad Cop” counter-conference to COP10 the World Health Organization’s Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control happening Feb 5 to Feb 10 in Panama City, Panama. Guests: Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos (Greece), Mark Oates (Uk) and David Williams, Martin Cullip (TPA) Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: Feb 6, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/3U8Tcwq2hMM This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com #RegWatch #VapeNews
GOOD COP / BAD COP | Day 1 | RegWatch (Live) Day 1 of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s “Good Cop / Bad Cop” counter-conference to COP10 the World Health Organization’s Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control happening Feb 5 to Feb 10 in Panama City, Panama. Guests: Christopher Snowdon, Kurt Yeo, David Williams and Martin Cullip. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Live Streamed: Feb 5, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/4lvAoTbWDRY This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
E-liquid manufacturers are on the frontline in the regulatory battle over nicotine vaping. Since they produce and market the very products at the center of the debate over vaping, their perspective is vital to understanding the powerful impact these products have on people's lives and why they are essential to the global effort to end smoking. Joining us today in a special episode of RegWatch is Batel Cohen, international brand manager for Monster Vape Labs, part of The Monster Group. Based in Orlando, Florida, and operating in 58 countries, Monster Vape Labs is the largest manufacturer of brand-owned e-liquid in the world. How does Monster Vape Labs drive international markets while navigating regulatory concerns over flavors, nicotine, and youth use? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: January 26, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/GcRGE6E-40k Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Despite a steady drumbeat of scientific studies showing nicotine vapes help people switch off smoking, including those with no intention to quit. Many within tobacco control continue to devote resources and press policies to restrict or ban e-cigarettes and other safer nicotine products. Even good news about the dramatic drop in teen vaping and a massive decline in youth smoking rates seems to have had little impact. Joining us today to talk through the science and debate over nicotine vaping in the U.S. is Dr. Raymond Niaura, Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at NYU School of Global Public Health where he’s also the Co-Director of the Tobacco Research Lab. Is it possible tobacco control could one day validate vaping? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: January 20, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/_HoXHS9EBpQ This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
A U.S. federal appeals court issues a scathing rebuke of FDA’s authorization process for flavored nicotine vaping products, reversing marketing denial orders for two mid-sized vape manufacturers and ordering the regulator to take a fresh look at their PMTA applications. Could this ruling upend the FDA’s de facto ban on nicotine vaping products? Find out in this live edition of RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. *Guest: Greg Troutman, Attorney, Vaping Advocate, Troutman Law Office, PLLC. Live Streamed: Thursday, January 11, 2024 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/HJ5HU4OawlM This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
For many years, the primary goal of tobacco control policy was to achieve what public health called the "tobacco endgame," a goal that tobacco control pursued relentlessly. That is until nicotine vapes upended the "quit or die" narrative and swiftly became the number one tool for smoking cessation, an outcome derided by many within public health, leading to a new endgame: the end of nicotine. Joining us today to talk about public health's pursuit of a nicotine endgame is Clive Bates, tobacco control policy expert and former Director of Action on Smoking and Health (UK). Bates says the purpose behind the moral panic over vaping is to sustain tobacco control's business model, necessitating a pursuit of "new forms of harm." Is there a future for nicotine? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: December 19, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/eSUoCMWvEog This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Many critics often accuse the World Health Organization of maintaining an 'obsessive and paranoid secrecy' regarding COP, its Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. However, with the recent postponement of COP10, perhaps it's time to consider adding incompetence to the list of criticisms. Joining us today for a special live edition of RegWatch to discuss the confusion surrounding the postponement and what we can expect when COP10 convenes in February 2024 are Lindsey Stroud and Martin Cullip from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance in Washington, D.C. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Streamed Live: November 30, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE https://youtu.be/txrDbaz2q94 Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Not long ago, many Canadians felt they could trust their governments to protect and promote their physical and mental well-being. It's a promise enshrined in Canada's Health Act and echoed by provincial governments across the land. But this high-minded ideal is proving a farce with the growing number of provincial bans on flavoured nicotine vaping products and crippling sales taxes and excise duty. Darryl Tempest, executive director of the Canadian Vaping Association, is joining us today to discuss the impact of Quebec's new flavour ban and the worrying news that Ontario plans to join the federal vaping excise tax program. Is the Canadian vaping industry at its breaking point? Find out, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 21, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/dLx1_rGP8eg This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Never before has the future of nicotine vaping in Canada looked so perilous. With the province of Quebec now wholly joined with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the Northwest Territories in banning or restricting flavours in nicotine vaping products, hundreds of thousands of Canadians now have little or no access to a vital tool for tobacco harm reduction. Taxes are also compounding the difficulties for Canadian vapers, first with the federal government and its recently levied excise tax. Now, with the news that Ontario intends to join the federal tax program, thus doubling the excise duty on nicotine vaping products sold in Canada's largest market. Joining us today to discuss these troubling developments is Ian Irvine, professor of economics at the Department of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal. Is Canada now hostile territory for nicotine vapers? Find Out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com https://youtu.be/7DldcHU53Uc Released: November 16, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
What will the U.S. FDA do now? With the release of the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, it’s now not only certain the so-called “epidemic” of teen vaping is over, but it looks like it was mostly hype in the first place. In the last four years, the teen vaping rate crashed to a historic low, dropping over 60% since its 2019 high. Joining us today is Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association. He says the 2023 NYTS data fundamentally undercuts the FDA’s teen vaping narrative, which it has gripped onto for years while pushing the myth that flavors drive youth vaping. Will the FDA reverse course? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com https://youtu.be/1ekeJdJB7NA Released: November 13, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
With Quebec’s flavour ban on nicotine vaping products now in effect, the clock is ticking on what may become a public health disaster for the province. According to a growing body of research on the impact of flavour bans, sales of combustible cigarettes are likely to grow while safer nicotine vaping products crater. Most alarmingly, where sales of flavoured nicotine products are restricted, teens tend to turn to smoking—destroying the very reason for implementing flavour bans in the first place. Joining today to discuss Canada’s flavour ban fever is Dr. Michael Pesko, the J. Rhoads Foster Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri. He’s a co-author of new research examining the effects of flavor restrictions on tobacco product sales. The results are troubling, indicating a rise in combustible cigarette sales where flavor bans are implemented. Do flavour bans cause more harm than good? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: November 1, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/i_acR8zZvds This episode is part of our “Last Stand” coverage Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
When using a nicotine vape to quit smoking or to stay quit, flavors are essential. They provide endless opportunities to tailor the vaping experience to personal taste. Without flavors, vaping becomes less viable as a tool to quit smoking. Yet public health and anti-vaping groups push flavor bans and flavor restrictions in jurisdictions across North America. But at what cost? Joining us in this episode of RegWatch is Dr. Michael Pesko, the J. Rhoads Foster Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri. He’s a co-author of new research examining the effects of flavor restrictions on tobacco product sales. The results are troubling, indicating a rise in combustible cigarette sales where flavor bans are implemented. Are there unintended consequences of vape taxes and flavor bans? Find out. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com https://youtu.be/KI9Tfox5T2U Released: October 27, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Ontario’s no-fault auto insurance system should provide auto accident victims with injuries deemed to be minor direct access to essential healthcare services such as physio, chiropractic, and massage therapy. But the system comes with a catch that caps available treatment, leaving many without the care they need to heal fully. Joining us today to help unpack Ontario’s auto insurance system is Peter Lawriw-Bahan, the director of medical-legal services at Pace Law, an Ontario law firm with over with over 40 years of experience representing auto accident victims in the province. Is the system broken? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: October 20, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/Hgpu17-gQVY Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com
It's the largest study of its kind in the United States, which shows e-cigarettes are effective in helping smokers to quit—just don't call it "cessation." In many countries, making smoking cessation claims in advertising and marketing is illegal. And, for tobacco control researchers writing funding applications, investigating cessation is a non-starter. Government health agencies say the evidence to recommend e-cigarettes for smoking cessation is insufficient. But is this truly the case? Joining us today is the lead author of this ground-breaking study, tobacco control researcher Dr. Matthew Carpenter, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and co-leader of the cancer control program at Hollings Cancer Center. Carpenter says, "No matter how we looked at it, those who got the e-cigarette product demonstrated greater abstinence and reduced harm compared to those who didn't." Is the U.S. primed for a 180 on nicotine vaping? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: October 7, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/gffvPZ1WI7k Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Reporting from the Global Forum on Nicotine 2023 in Warsaw, Poland, RegWatch takes a deep dive into the machinations of tobacco control and its global effort to eradicate nicotine vapes and other safer nicotine products. Featuring part two* of our interview with journalist and global THR consumer activist Samrat Chowdhery, we unpack the misguided assumption that nicotine vaping advocates are pawns of big tobacco, and we discuss how the United States and other western countries have a responsibility to correct the record on vaping. Released: September 30, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/Qu6gJQUyGnI This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE *Watch Part One of our interview with Samrat Chowdhery on GFN.TV or YouTube @gfn-tv #RegWatch #VapeNews
It's a nightmare for auto accident victims whose injuries refuse to conform to the prescribed structure set by the Ontario provincial government. Known as the Minor Injury Guideline, the MIG defines and categorizes certain types of auto accident injuries as "minor." Streamlining the claims process, constraining healthcare providers, and limiting compensation available to auto accident victims. Joining us today to talk about the MIG and the struggle to provide healthcare to auto accident victims is Leslie Tempest, registered physiotherapist and owner of ProActive Rehab in Huntsville, Ontario. Does Ontario’s auto insurance system treat the injured as square pegs? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: September 13, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/U32ql-5IWQA Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #Physiotherapy #FSRA
As the decline in adult smoking rates stalls, public health officials in Australia continue to push prohibition as the only solution to stem youth use of nicotine vaping products. But one health expert says the policy is myopic and puts the lives of adult smokers at risk. Reporting from the Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, Poland, RegWatch sits down with Dr. Colin Mendelsohn, Founding Chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association and unwavering advocate for nicotine vapes. Is tobacco control out of control? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: August 10, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://regwat.ch/45km3GL This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
It's the number one vape brand by market share globally and the first to receive marketing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the agency's PMTA pathway. The brand is Vuse, and its owner, BAT, is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world. Join us at the Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, Poland, where RegWatch sits down with Danielle Tower, the Global Head of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at British American Tobacco. Hear Tower’s take on the pursuit of sound science, the ongoing battle against misinformation, and the company’s mission to transform smokers into vapers. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: August 3, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/owrfRe-scgU This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Make no mistake, the minions of global public health are coming for your vapes. This November, several thousand unaccountable bureaucrats will meet for COP10, the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. At this meeting, they plan to institute a worldwide ban on open-system devices, create an effective nicotine cap, and redefine smoke to include vapor. Reporting from the Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, Poland, RegWatch interviews Martin Cullip, International Fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and prolific writer on harm reduction policy. Is there time to push back? Find out. Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: July 27, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/wVumfXG4Vq4 This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
It’s the greatest threat to confront vaping, and likely you may have missed it. Over the past 18 months, a dangerous misinformation campaign has emerged, falsely linking nicotine vapes to fentanyl. The media calls fentanyl-laced nicotine vapes an alarming trend that may be poisoning kids. A possibility that FDA Commissioner Robert Califf recently told Congress was likely only a matter of time. Joining us today to talk through the details of this threat is Tony Abboud, Executive Director of the Vapor Technology Association. Could this be another EVALI? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: July 14, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/r2lf6htOTfA Make RegWatch happen, go to support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #VapeNews
Victims of auto accidents in the province of Ontario are unprepared for the tangled web of regulations that often lead to an overwhelming struggle to secure essential healthcare for their recovery. Each year auto insurance companies spend more money fighting claims and disputing treatment than it spends on healthcare delivery. Joining us today to discuss the challenges facing victims of auto accidents is Rhona DesRoches from FAIR, the Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform. FAIR is a grassroots non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of victims who have been injured in a motor vehicle accident and have struggled to deal with the auto insurance system in Ontario Are accident victims more traumatized by the system than the accident itself? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: July 11, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/-8Df_O3Q6Rk Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com #RegWatch #Physiotherapy #FSRA
While the FDA didn’t necessarily create the moral panic over teen vaping, the agency appears to have stoked the fire, doing very little to stop it. There may be no excuses for the FDA’s handling of nicotine vaping products, but regulating in an environment prone to moral panics isn’t easy. In this episode of RegWatch, Dr. Cheryl K. Olson, health and behavior researcher and behavior science advisor at McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, discusses FDA’s struggle to follow the science and the parallels she sees between the moral panic over teen vaping and the long-simmering moral panic over violent video games. Is there reason to be optimistic about FDA regulation? Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Released: June 14, 2023 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/CTqbLlN4xPI This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com
