General ecigarette info

The first vaping convention in Springfield, Massachusetts

The first vaping convention in Springfield, Massachusetts

You have probably heard a lot about electronic cigarettes in the past few years because these devices have become extremely popular among former smokers and the number of users is constantly growing. E-cigarettes are battery powered devices that heat up a nicotine mixture called e-liquid and tran .... »

Good news for the Reynolds - Lorillard merger

Good news for the Reynolds - Lorillard merger

Reynolds American Inc. has analyzed the acquisition of Lorillard Inc. for a few months with its attempts so far chocked off by numerous factors of which antitrust issues were the main barrier. However Imperial Tobacco Group made a recent move that could help the whole situation. Imperia .... »

Smoking ban in Russia comes into full effect

Smoking ban in Russia comes into full effect

Smokers are furious in Russia, as the new tobacco bans came into effect as of June 1, 2014. President Vladimir Putin signed the legislation, into law back in February 2013, and aims to reduce smoking among Russians by 15% by 2020, increase budget income by 1 trillion rubles ($29.6 billion), and r .... »

The quitbit, a possible alternative to e-cigarettes

The quitbit, a possible alternative to e-cigarettes

Boston-based company ‘Quitbit’ launched its ‘smart lighter’ for tobacco cigarette tracking and smoking cessation through a crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter. The ‘Quitbit’ team includes two former ‘Zeo’ employees and has the former Zeo co-founder and Ben Rubin as an advisor.Wh .... »

E-cigarettes and the media

E-cigarettes and the media

Electronic cigarettes are gaining more and more popularity and adults are extensively exposed to marketing through the media, but those messages reach diverse demographic groups in different ways, according to a survey by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute for Heal .... »

Taxing e-cigarettes seems irrational

Taxing e-cigarettes seems irrational

The idealist legislators in the capital are at it again and they are coming up with more and more proposals to taxing e-cigarettes in the same way as traditional tobacco cigarettes. The whole idea endorsing the taxing of tobacco is pretty straight forward and beneficial: as the user smokes, he ge .... »

E-cigarettes influence tobacco bonds

E-cigarettes influence tobacco bonds

The massive increase of e-cigarette sales can be regarded as a big still unevaluated risk of depreciation for tobacco bonds owners as almost $96 billion are connected to payments from big tobacco companies following the settlement from '98. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) .... »

What every electronic cigarette starter kit should include

What every electronic cigarette starter kit should include

Since they were introduced on the market a few years ago, electronic cigarettes have gained a lot of popularity and since more and more people are looking to kick their nasty smoking habit it’s only fair to assume that these devices will overpass their tobacco counterparts in a matter of years. .... »