Vaping has been around for over 15 years. The first e-cigarette was developed as an anti-smoking aid and vaping has since become a powerful trend and has been recognized as an effective alternative to smoking — which, according to Public Health England, is 95% fewer health risks. Vaping has become especially popular in the last five years and has been further popularized when Juul appeared on the market and reached a wider audience.
As the habit became more and more widespread, some countries started questioning its legislation. In most of Europe and the UK, vaping was regulated and devices and e-liquids needed to go through a certification process before gaining access to the market.
In the US, the regulations were not so uniform.
In recent months, vaping has become a “hot” topic because of a vaping related illness that has affected several states in the US. The illness has been linked to the use of illicit THC e-liquids and the ingredient that is occasionally used in lower quality vape juices called E acetate. This has, in turn, sparked a heated debate about the adequacy of current vaping regulations with some states going as far as banning flavored vaping products. A vaping ban has even been proposed on a federal level. Proponents of vaping consider the proposed legislation counter-productive and believe that bans would only lead to the further development of vaping black market and while leaving those struggling to quit smoking with fewer options.
As the habit became more and more widespread, some countries started questioning its legislation. In most of Europe and the UK, vaping was regulated and devices and e-liquids needed to go through a certification process before gaining access to the market.
In the US, the regulations were not so uniform.
In recent months, vaping has become a “hot” topic because of a vaping related illness that has affected several states in the US. The illness has been linked to the use of illicit THC e-liquids and the ingredient that is occasionally used in lower quality vape juices called E acetate. This has, in turn, sparked a heated debate about the adequacy of current vaping regulations with some states going as far as banning flavored vaping products. A vaping ban has even been proposed on a federal level. Proponents of vaping consider the proposed legislation counter-productive and believe that bans would only lead to the further development of vaping black market and while leaving those struggling to quit smoking with fewer options.