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Despite mastering harm reduction principles in its historic fight against HIV/AIDS, the South African government willfully ignores tobacco harm reduction as a potent tool in the battle to end smoking related disease and death. Guests: Dr. Phindile Shangase, Senior Lecturer, University of Free State, K•A•C Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholar & Kurt Yeo, Co-founder VSML, Tobacco Harm Reduction...

On Thursday, the government of Quebec unleashed Armageddon on the 250,000 nicotine vapers in the province by confirming reports that it is reviewing draft legislation to ban flavours. Indeed, a Quebec flavour ban is not only likely but expected! Joining us today to discuss the impact of Quebec’s War on Vaping and what the industry is doing to fight back is Darryl Tempest, executive director at the...

Harm reduction warrior shares frustration over public health’s strident refusal to consider nicotine vaping in the fight to end deadly forms of tobacco use. *Guest: Fiona Patten, Leader of The Reason Party, M.P. for Northern Metropolitan Region, Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria Original Airdate: June 9, 2022 Posted: March 1, 2023 Make RegWatch happen, go to support(dot)regulatorwatch(do...

Hysteria over vaping is not a by-product of public health’s war on vaping; it’s the intended result. Public health seeks to generate fear and panic to impede logical thinking, from the so-called “epidemic” of teen vaping and “vaping-related lung illness” to the claim that nicotine harms developing brains. In this special edition of RegWatch, Martin Cullip, International Fellow at the Taxpayers Pro...

Unity. It’s the long sought-for desire of many within vaping advocacy. No more backbiting and griping between groups over strategy and tactics in the fight to save vaping. Only focused and efficient action. The dream may finally be a reality with the recent announcement of a “strategic alignment” between two powerhouse vaping advocacy groups in the U.S., SFATA, the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade As...

Is big tobacco a threat to the nicotine vaping industry? This is an old and touchy question for many vaping advocates. Most assume that at some point, tobacco companies acted deliberately to thwart vaping's rise. Yet today, big tobacco is positioned to drive the future of vaping. The question: Is there room for both?  Joining us today for part two of our interview is Jonathan Fell. For over 30 yea...

What’s holding tobacco harm reduction back? According to Ronald W. Dworkin a medical doctor and political scientist, it’s public health’s penchant for perfecting human beings. Safer nicotine products are in the way of achieving their grand vision. *Guest: Dr. Ronald W. Dworkin, Anesthesiologist, Political Scientist, Lecturer, George Washington University Original Airdate: May 26, 2022 Posted: Janu...

Could the war on vaping in the U.S. finally take a turn in favor of tobacco harm reduction? It’s a legitimate question even though the cause has suffered major losses, such as the California flavor ban. Joining us today to help answer this question is Dimitris Agrafiotis, a.k.a. the VapinGreek. He’s a global advocate for vaping, former executive director of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association, an...

Earlier this week, fans of Tim Pool and his live YouTube show Timcast IRL may have been shocked when a conversation about obesity and the food pyramid veered into a discussion about vaping that amplified almost every anti-vaping myth and stereotype pushed by public health. It was an astonishing amount of misinformation. Joining us today to unpack the Timcast vaping debacle is Dimitris Agrafiotis a...

Last night on @Timcast @TaylerUSA argued that #vaping is worse than smoking. Hear CDC, FDA, and Bloomberg lies, including fake lung disease #EVALI in these 6.5mins. It was a pile-on. Includes: @IanCrossland @Lukewearechange. Thanks @philthatremains for your common sense. Only on RegWatch by Regulatorwatch.com. Released: January 11, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://regwat.ch/3kcp2yA This epi...

On Monday, the Reagan-Udall Foundation released its report evaluating the FDA’s tobacco program, and its findings are remarkable, if not shocking. The expert panel cited numerous examples where the agency lacked sufficient strategic planning, useful and timely guidance, and internal leadership on critical issues, such as finding a balance between science and policy. The Reagan-Udall panel goes as...

It’s blatant, and some think shameful, the degree to which political interference and anti-vaping ideology have hijacked the FDA’s approval process for nicotine vaping products. Recent comments released by the Reagan-Udall Foundation in its review of the FDA and its Center for Tobacco Products prove as much. Joining us today is Tony Abboud, the Executive Director at the Vapor Technology Associatio...

Content creators on YouTube are being forced into a terrible choice either self-mark pro-vaping content as “harmful & dangerous” or face a litany of warnings, restrictions, and inevitable channel strikes. With three strikes, YouTube deletes your entire channel erasing all videos and views. It’s a horrifying choice for content creators dedicated to sharing the virtues of vaping with millions across...

Are e-cigarettes effective in helping smokers to quit? It’s one of the most hotly contested questions in the battle over vaping, but an answer may finally be in hand. According to the latest Cochrane Review of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation, there is “high-certainty evidence” that nicotine vapes are more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, such as nicotine patch...

Public health’s insufferable war on vaping continues its path of destruction for U.S. consumers of nicotine vaping products. Fueled by the moral panic over teen vaping, voters in California passed a statewide flavor ban that’s certain to force some vapers back to smoking while denying current smokers easy access to safer nicotine products which could save lives. Charles Gardner, executive director...

According to tobacco control policy expert Clive Bates, Canada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products will lead to more smoking, illness, and death. What’s driving Canada’s inexplicable about-turn on vaping? Find out, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com. Released: November 12, 2022 Produced by Brent Stafford https://youtu.be/J_HBzUl51lY Part of our “Last Stand” Canada coverage *Support Re...

Hard-hitting columnist and public health analyst reveals motivations and tactics behind the most egregious efforts to destroy vaping. *Guest: Michelle Minton, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute Original Airdate: May 12, 2022 Posted: November 7, 2022   https://youtu.be/AT0Vage2Z7Q Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com Watch RegWatch on GFN.TV every second Thurs...

The American public health establishment continues its war on vaping while the rest of the world suffers an onslaught of misinformation about potential health risks and benefits. *Watch Part One of This Interview at GFN.TV In part two of our interview with Dr. Alex Wodak, physician and harm reduction pioneer, we dig deep into public health’s strident opposition to tobacco harm reduction and discus...

The War on Vaping continues unabated, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control states in a group call with anti-vaping lobbyists that the teen vaping “epidemic” is NOT over. And the FDA digs in, refusing to set the record straight with the American public over the perceived risks and harms of vaping.  Regulators and government have created a “chaotic hot mess” in the U.S., says Clive Bates, tobacco...

Medical community must become ‘nicotine literate’ says top UK medical professional *Guest: Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan, Founder, Medical Director, Centre for Health Research and Education Original Airdate: April 28, 2022 Posted: October 18, 2022 https://youtu.be/YQ33-wTop7Y Make RegWatch happen, go to https://support.regulatorwatch.com Watch RegWatch on GFN.TV every second Thursday at GFN.TV #RegWatc...

While combustible tobacco use in the West continues to fall, catastrophe looms in Africa with exploding smoking rates and growing resistance to safer nicotine products. *Guest: Chimwemwe Ngoma, Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate, Africa, Assistant Program Manager, Knowledge-Action-Change Original Airdate: April 14, 2022 Posted: October 3, 2022 https://youtu.be/ZeECCVG8suc Make RegWatch happen, go to...

It’s hard to imagine how Canada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products won’t drive scores of people back to smoking. When combined with the sales tax, the effective federal tax rate on most vaping products bloats to more than 50 percent over retail.  This massive increase in price pushes vaping products precariously close to the cost of smoking. Smokers lose a prime incentive to quit, and ne...

Is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration intentionally trying to wreck the U.S. nicotine vaping industry? It's a fair question to ask, considering every regulatory action the FDA has taken toward nicotine vaping products appears myopic and prohibitionist. And these actions are causing significant damage to the lives of people who vape and smoke. Amanda Wheeler and Greg Conley from the American Vap...

Consumers of nicotine vaping products in Canada are grappling with another rise in the cost of living, and this time, increasing costs are not a result of inflation but a new federal excise tax that went into effect on October 1st.  Poor planning and government delays affecting the availability of excise tax stamps and a lack of access to secure warehousing for the importation and stamping of vapi...

Canada’s new excise tax on nicotine vaping products is days away from implementation, and the ramifications could be disastrous. Excise taxes are known as “sin taxes,” which governments apply to products perceived as either morally suspect, harmful, or costly to society. The goal of a sin tax, after revenue generation, is to reduce use. But regarding vaping, reducing use could mean a return to smo...