Brent Stafford

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Incisive coverage of the issues important to vaping. Plus critical debate over the issues and impacts of regulation in both Canada and the U.S.

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Brent Stafford

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Jul 4, 2026

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E260 - AGAINST REASON | PUBLIC HEALTH CAREENS OVER CLIFF ON VAPING 31.12.2019

2019 demonstrated in brutal fashion public health’s penchant for orchestrated lying. CDC’s obfuscation and outright deception, regarding the potential cause of the mysterious lung illness, falls nothing short of a national public health scandal, with worldwide impact. In our final edition of RegWatch for 2019, Guy Bentley director of consumer freedom at the Reason Foundation recaps CDC’s disastrou...

E257 - MASS MAYHEM | EASTERN U.S. EMBRACES WITCH HUNT | REGWATCH (LIVE) 13.12.2019

It should come as no surprise that Massachusetts, the state which nurtured the most notorious cases of mass hysteria in American history, the Salem Witch Trials, is also the same state currently perfecting the witch hunt against vaping. On Wednesday the Massachusetts Public Health Council made permanent its ban on the sale of flavored vaping products and mandated signs warning consumers of “severe...

E255 - PROHIBITION | HOW DRUG WAR TACTICS COULD CRUSH VAPING | REGWATCH (LIVE) 11.12.2019

Every attempt to isolate a cause to explain the war on vaping faces its difficulties, as no cause is entirely defective in explanation, yet neither is any satisfyingly sufficient to explain the level of hysteria engulfing the nation. Clues are best found by examining similar phenomenon and terrifyingly, there’s no better example than the decades-long battle in the “War on Drugs.” In this edition o...

E256 - UGLY TRUTH | RegRant 10.12.2019

The deep, dark, ugly truth is often too much to bear. Do you dare to hear the truth? RegRant on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Live Streamed: December 9, 2019 Produced by: Brent Stafford

E254 - JUNK SCIENCE | BOGUS STUDIES SEEK RUIN FOR VAPING | REGWATCH (LIVE) 07.12.2019

At times it seems like it will never end, the stream of shameful, slanderous, pseudo-scientific research belched from the halls of academia and the darkened corridors of public health. With each new study the same old rehash of claims chips away at the truth, that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking. Thankfully a small cadre of scientists have dedicated careers to debunking bogus studies and...

E253 - SWEANOR | CANADIAN MEDIA PUSH ANTI-VAPING PROPAGANDA 06.12.2019

We’re beyond the cliché of a post-truth world. Tobacco control policy expert David Sweanor says journos @KCroweCBC @carlyweeks and rest of MSM traded ethics for activism and joined the moralist battle against #vaping @CBCNews @globeandmail @tDocsVsTobacco @GovCanHealth #cdnpoli Watch the full episode "Got it Wrong" Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Streamed: December 5, 2019 Produced by: Bren...

E252 - SWEANOR | PHYSICIANS FOR A SMOKE-FREE CANADA “THEY LOST THEIR WAY” 06.12.2019

The notoriously secretive political advocacy group Physicians for A Smoke-Free Canada, are major players in the War on Vaping in Canada. Who are they? What motivates their activism? And is Health Canada one of PSC financial backers? Watch the full episode "Got it Wrong" Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Streamed: December 5, 2019 Produced by: Brent Stafford This episode is supported by: STLTH...

E251 - SWEANOR | ON THE IDEOLOGICAL CAPTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN CANADA 06.12.2019

Moralists, prohibitionists and public health make for an unhealthy mix, for thousands of Canadians who teeter on the losing end of mass anti-vaping hysteria Watch the full episode "Got it Wrong" Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com Streamed: December 5, 2019 Produced by: Brent Stafford This episode is supported by: STLTH Make RegWatch happen, go to: support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E250 - GOT IT WRONG | PRESSURE MOUNTS ON HEALTH CANADA TO BUCKLE ON VAPING | REGWATCH (LIVE) 04.12.2019

By now it should be clear to all observers that politicians, public health officials, non-profit health groups and the national media are joined in common cause to force Health Canada into abject retreat on vaping. The endgame is a complete policy reversal on the regulations allowing adult access and choice to vaping products in Canada. But more than just a U-turn, opponents appear to be demanding...

E249 - DEVIL’S BARGAIN | KEEP FLAVORS OR LOSE FLAVORS? | REGWATCH (LIVE) 27.11.2019

*Guest: Schell Hammel, Candidate for U.S. Congress It’s the central question driving the entire debate over vaping: Keep flavors or lose flavors? No other issue commands the same urgency, not even nicotine. Consider that anti-vaping opponents believe flavors are the primary problem and allege flavors alone are responsible for attracting youth to vaping in the first place. Which then allows nicotin...

E247 - SLAM DUNK? | VAPING INDUSTRY CONFRONTS OPPONENTS AT WHITE HOUSE | REGWATCH (LIVE) 24.11.2019

It was a pinnacle moment for the U.S. vaping industry. At the White House on Friday, vaping industry leaders met face-to-face with anti-vaping opponents, public-health advocates and President Trump in what was billed as a “listening session” to address the surge in underage vaping. Issues concerning flavors (including a flavor ban) captivated the discussion and provided for much of the disagreemen...

E246 - BIG VAPE | ISSUES AND IMPACTS OF THE WAR ON VAPING | RegWatch (Live) 21.11.2019

At no other time has the nicotine vaping industry faced such intense controversy. Under fire for the so-called youth vaping “epidemic” and besieged from all sides over the gross allegation that it’s responsible for the so-called “vaping-related” lung illness—the industry is in a fight for its very survival. While faced with these challenges the industry has fractured into essentially two camps: th...

E245 - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE w. TRISTAN THOMPSON, VAPING LEGION | RegWatch (live) 20.11.2019

*Guest: Tristan Thompson, Vaping Legion True conspiracies, obvious treachery and the maniacal hive mind of the anti-vaping progressive. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss! +++update on the fight to save vaping in the state of Massachusetts Streamed: November 20, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford This episode is supported by: STLTH Make RegWatch happen, go to: support(dot)regulatorwatch(...

E244 - JACKBOOTS | SURVIVING VAPE CRACKDOWN IN QUEBEC 20.11.2019

**Guest: John Xydous with special appearance by Tristan Thompson As the jackboots of authoritarian government stomp across North America, it would do well for vapers to note that in at least one jurisdiction, the province of Quebec there is life after a brutal vape crackdown. The Quebec vaping industry is surviving after almost 4-years of operating under an oppressive anti-vaping regime that strip...

E243 - HIT JOB? | VAPING INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO GLOBE AND MAIL EXPOSÉ | REGWATCH (LIVE) 18.11.2019

The Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading progressive newspaper, published a 5,000-word attack on the Canadian vaping industry at the end of last week and then followed up with a searing editorial on Sunday. As it appears, the purpose of the exposé is to reveal scandalous and potentially criminal marketing practices of numerous Canadian vape companies. In what the Globe and Mail deem is an effort to ho...

E241 - BEST IT GETS? | REACTION TO B.C.’S CRACKDOWN ON VAPING | REGWATCH (LIVE) 14.11.2019

The B.C. provincial government is taking what it calls “bold action” in an effort to stem the rise in youth vaping the province. The new vaping regulations include increasing the provincial sales tax on vaping products, restricting the amount of nicotine in e-liquid to 20 milligrams per milliliter and forcing plain packaging with health warnings on all vapour products. The new rules stop short of...

E240 - IT’S A SMACK IN THE FACE | PAUL BLAIR | Americans for Tax Refrom 12.11.2019

Inarguably, if President Trump decides to dial-back his proposed national ban on flavored vaping products, then millions of American vapers will have only one person to thank and his name is Paul Blair. Blair is a policy strategist for the conservative-based advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform; for many, he’s the hero who crunched Trump’s 2016 state-by-state vote totals and loudly warned the p...

E239 - IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH SCANDAL | GUY BENTLEY | REASON.ORG 12.11.2019

Reason Foundation’s Guy Bentley pulls no punches in assessing the role U.S. Centers for Disease Control played in stoking moral panic over nicotine-vaping. Did the CDC know they were wrong about the so-called vaping-related lung illness and did the federal agency purposefully mislead the public? Find out, in this special edition of RegWatch shot on location in Washington D.C. Released: November 11...

E237 - #7 - MARISSA AND JAMES HOWARD MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#7 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Marissa & James Howard) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E238 - #8 - UNITED VAPERS ALLIANCE MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#8 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (United Vapers Alliance) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E236 - #6 - CARL RISK MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#6 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Carl Risk) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E234 #4 - GREG CONLEY MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#4 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Greg Conley) American Vaping Association Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E235 #5 - TIFFANY RUBELLO MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#5 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Tiffany Rubello) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E233 #3 - CHRIS LAUTZ MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#3 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Chris Lautz) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

E232 #2 - SUZANNE SOUSA MESSAGE - VAPERS RALLY, WASHINGTON DC 12.11.2019

#2 - Message to President Trump - Vapers Rally (Suzanne Sousa) Released: November 11, 2019. Produced by: Brent Stafford RegWatch special coverage supported by: Demandvape, Juno Vapor, FlavourArt, UTA support(dot)regulatorwatch(dot)com

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