By Lydia Wheeler - The Hill - 05/31/15 07:00 AM EDT Washington is locked in a growing debate over what restrictions should be placed on the booming electronic cigarette industry.The Food and Drug Administration is pushing ahead with a proposed rule that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18 and prohibit sales in vending machines.But to the dismay of many health activists, the rule...
04/23/2015, Purplebox Vapours
This is a great infographic put together by our friends across the pond at Purplebox Vapours http://purplebox.ie/Ā illustrating the market share of Big Tobacco in the e-cig and vapor business. (Click here for full size file download)
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