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The IQOS by Phillip Morris has been tested by Dr. Farsilinos to see how it compares to more traditional vape tanks and E Juice. Is it safer?

The IQOS is coming to America, and it’s FDA approved. Created by Big Tobacco giant Phillip Morris, the IQOS system runs on Marlboro tobacco sticks and will be sold in the USA via ALTRIA.

The IQOS is a heat-not-burn system, making it kind of a hybrid device. The tobacco is heated up and vapor is produced. It does not use E Juice like traditional vape devices.

The FDA has approved this device for sale. But as Dr. Farsilinos’ new study reveals, the IQOS is not as safe as traditional vape devices. In a study conducted using the Aspire Nautilus vape tank, Dr. Farsilinos found that the normal vape tank emitted substantially lower levels of carbonyls than the IQOS system.

IQOS vs Vape – Study Suggests Vape Tank & E Juice is Safer…

Here are the exact findings from the study:

“At the Health Canada Intense regimen, heated tobacco products emitted 5.0–6.4 μg/stick formaldehyde, 144.1–176.7 μg/stick acetaldehyde, 10.4–10.8 μg/stick acrolein, 11.0–12.8 μg/stick propionaldehyde and 1.9–2.0 μg/stick crotonaldehyde. Compared with the tobacco cigarette, levels were on average 91.6% lower for formaldehyde, 84.9% lower for acetaldehyde, 90.6% lower for acrolein, 89.0% lower for propionaldehyde and 95.3% lower for crotonaldehyde. The e‐cigarette emitted 0.5–1.0 μg/12 puffs formaldehyde, 0.8–1.5 μg/12 puffs acetaldehyde and 0.3–0.4 μg/12 puffs acrolein, but no propionaldehyde and crotonaldehyde. At more intense puffing regimens, formaldehyde was increased in heated tobacco products, but levels were three–fourfold lower compared with the tobacco cigarette.”

It is worth pointing out, however, that the IQOS system is still VASTLY safer than traditional cigarette smoking – over 90% in most cases. What’s odd, though, is that this study shows that the ONLY FDA approved vape on the market isn’t quite as safe as the ones the FDA is hellbent on removing from the market.

That’s odd, right? The IQOS is safer, but not quite as safe as the Aspire Nautilus running tobacco E Juice. You’d think this would be major news for policymakers at the FDA. You know, the guys that are supposedly in charge of public health in the USA.

In concluding the study, Dr. Farsilinos said: “The IQOS heated tobacco product emits substantially lower levels of carbonyls than a commercial tobacco cigarette (Marlboro Red) but higher levels than a Nautilus Mini e‐cigarette.”

Is IQOS Safe?

Big Tobacco’s Heat-Not-Burn IQOS Range of Devices

Yes, compared to cigarettes it is A LOT safer. Around 90% based on Dr. Farsilinos’ findings. But it is still not as safe as traditional vaping devices which not only taste better but are cheaper to run and come with actual flavors (at least for now).

The FDA won’t talk about this study; they probably won’t even acknowledge it. But it is definitely worthy of note given that the IQOS has been officially FDA approved, placing it alongside nicotine patches and gum.

And it’s STILL not as safe as what we’ve been vaping since 2014? Go figure! I think the most interesting thing about this study is that E Juice, when vaped, is less harmful than tobacco when it is heated. If I were a betting man, I’d have put my money on the former.

This kind of research NEEDS to get out into the public domain to quash all the silly, fake science that is being passed around by the FDA and its stooges in alleged anti-tobacco groups. Millions of lives can (and have) been saved by vaping. But we’re losing the battle on information; too many people think vaping is worse than smoking.

And the reason? A slew of fake, malicious, made-up bunk science claims from the FDA, Big Pharma, and Big Tobacco owned “action groups” like Tobacco Free Kids, whose entire existence depends on Big Tobacco profits (see the Master Settlement for more information). It’s all just money, folks. Money, money, money – and tax and excise duty!

When science shows something is safer than something else it should be celebrated and lauded as progression in public health. Instead, in the US, the more dangerous something gets FDA approved and the safer one is facing nation-wide bans. Put in that context, the entire system looks rigged…

Wake up, America. Before it’s too late.

And if you want my advice on what the best vape device is right now, it’s two-fold: #1) it’s definitely not the JUUL and #2) you’ll want to use something that is an open system, so you can use your own E Juice in it. My #1 picks right now for pod mods like JUUL, only much better, are detailed inside our Best Pod Vape Guide. Alternatively, you can use the table below (it’s from that post).

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The FDA has now released its PTMA guidance and, as expected, it does nothing more than play into the hands of Big Tobacco…

The FDA’s PTMA guidance is now official, following pressure from federal courts to tackle the “issue” of teen vaping. With the PTMA now in place, vape manufacturers now have 10 months to submit their respective PTMA applications or face going out of business.

“The FDA’s ongoing oversight of e-cigarettes and other ENDS products is critical to our public health mission and, especially, to protect kids from the dangers of nicotine and tobacco-related disease and death. The FDA is committed to providing a solid, science-based regulatory foundation to ensure that ENDS products authorized for marketing are appropriate for the protection of public health,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D.

He added: “The final guidance issued today provides companies seeking to market e-cigarette and ENDS products with recommendations to consider as they prepare a premarket tobacco product application to help the FDA evaluate the public health benefits and harms of a product. There are no authorized e-cigarettes currently on the market and we encourage companies to use this valuable document now as a guide to submit applications. At the same time, the public can be assured that the FDA has been and will continue to take all necessary actions to protect children as part of our Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan, including maintaining our focus on enforcement actions and policies aimed at ensuring e-cigarettes aren’t being marketed to, sold to or used by kids.”

It’s also worth noting that NO vape companies have ever submitted a PTMA and around 99.9% of them will not inside the next 10 months. Why? Simple: the application process costs millions of dollars, and most vape companies don’t have that kind of cash…

In fact, the ONLY companies that will be able to submit PTMA applications are Big Tobacco – brands like Philip Morris. Furthermore, Philip Morris is the ONLY company to so far submit a PTMA application for its IQOS vaping device. And that thing is terrible.

The #1 Problem With The PTMA Guidance

The number one issue with the PTMA bill is the cost associated with it; individual applications cost millions. And if you have to do 10 or 20? Yeah, that’s going to cost you around $20 million. And even the biggest vape brands don’t have that kind of cash lying around.

But the fun doesn’t end there; the PTMA application process, while costing millions, can take up to TWO YEARS to process. And even when it’s been processed, there are ZERO guarantees that your product will pass. Oh, and the FDA doesn’t do refunds, either.

The net result of all of this, if it’s allowed to happen, is that hundreds of US vape companies will go out of business; thousands of people will lose their jobs, and America will look utterly stupid in the eyes of nations like the UK that are now actively embracing vaping as the #1 tool for killing smoking within a generation.

Is The FDA Actually On Vaping’s Side?

The knee-jerk reaction to bring forward the PTMA date, a whole two years, thanks to the work of “entities” like the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP), American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Truth Initiative, was recently described by the FDA as “counter-productive”.

What does this mean? Well, it seems as if the FDA is aware of the health benefits associated with vaping and doesn’t want the entire industry killed overnight. The federal courts aren’t playing ball, however, and are pushing for the PTMA rules to take effect in 10 months’ time.

The FDA’s counter to the court was simple, yet effective: shutting down the vaping industry would have dire effects for America’s public health, forcing tens of thousands of vapers back to smoking. Crazy. I never thought the FDA would be fighting in the vaping industry’s corner. But this is now what’s happening; and, I guess, you could maybe call that progress.

And yet, despite all this, it’s looking likely that the PTMA will come into effect as scheduled by the federal court, meaning ALL vape companies will have to submit applications to stay in business.

“Preparing and satisfying a PMTA is no easy task, with applications that are millions of pages long, costing millions in resources, and requiring significant scientific support,” financial analyst Ryan Tompkins said, according to Convenience Store News. “It is highly likely now that, with the PMTA deadline being brought forward further, small vapor manufacturers would not be able to satisfy the requirements and will need to remove their products from the market.”

The Elephant In The Room…

All of this is very depressing, as I’m sure you’re well aware. But the thing that stings the most is that cigarettes have never been scrutinized like this – not once! They were simply grandfathered in and allowed to kills hundreds of thousands of people a year ad infinitum.

But as soon as we have a truly remarkable product that benefits public health, stops decades-long smoking habits overnight, and is 95% safer than smoking, the federal court and FDA step in to REMOVE IT from the market!? You honestly couldn’t make this stuff up…

Why does vaping – and not smoking – have to prove its benefit to public health? How is that EVEN a question? Vaping has been shown time and time again to be 95% safer than smoking. If the federal government ACTUALLY cared about your well-being, and your kid’s well being, it would do what it should have done decades ago – ban cigarettes.

But, no, that’ll never happen. Not while the federal government is actively sharing in the profitability of Big Tobacco. And if that doesn’t make your blood boil, nothing will. Millions of jobs, millions of peoples’ health, sold down the river for nothing more than the fact that the federal government is addicted to Big Tobacco profits.

Will this kill vaping in the USA? Officially, yes. But then there’ll be a black market, powered by imports from China, that the FDA and Feds do not have the resources to police. People will go to jail because of this, and for what? Providing a safer alternative to smoking? Utter insanity.

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Law makers and bureaucrats are in the business of peddling lies, and when it comes to vaping they’ve got it all wrong – and the science is there to prove it…

Back in the day, circa 1940s onwards, Big Tobacco decided that in order to market cigarettes to the masses, it needed to make them look cool. To do this, they used simple tactics: get famous people to smoke and the masses will follow.

Product placement, a totally unregulated thing in the golden age of cinema, was Big Tobacco’s marketing playground. Nearly every film from the 1950s onwards featured smoking. James Dean? Marlon Brando? Paul Newman? Audrey Hepburn – they all smoked in films and real life.

But it didn’t stop there. Big Tobacco even had doctors on its payroll. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, doctors – meaning your local family physician – would happily recommend smoking as a solution to deal with “chesty coughs” and “stress”. They even used the GIs overseas during WW2, sending them FREE cigarettes as part of the “war effort”.

The net effect? Tens of millions of Americans addicted to cigarettes. And this trend would go unchecked until the mid-to-late 1980s, when tobacco companies were finally ousted for what they were – mongers of death.

Enter Vaping – AKA The #1 Tool For Killing Cigarettes

Since the early 1980s, smoking rates have been on the decline in the UK and USA. The fall has been steady, but it wasn’t exactly rapid. In the UK, upwards of 45% of people smoked in 1974. By 2014, that figure had dropped to just 14%, a huge difference.

But a closer look at the data, tells a rather different story. Between the years 1990 to 2010, the smoking rate amongst UK adults remained more or less flat – around 20%. Then something happened around 2012-2014 which shaved off another couple of percentage points.

And what was that? Most likely the rise of vaping devices. Things didn’t really pick up until around 2013/14. People either didn’t know or didn’t trust ecigs. But since then, attitudes have changed in the UK and this has helped the company achieve record lows for smoking between the years 2014 and 2019.

And In The USA They Want To Ban Vaping – But Not Cigarettes…

In complete contrast to the successes the UK is having with vaping, in America it is now viewed as enemy #1 by state officials and governors. San Francisco has just instigated the first ever, state-wide ban on ALL vape products, and many more will follow suit.

And the reason? Made up stories about teen vaping, which have been debunked numerous times by researchers and public health activists. Their official line is that they don’t want another generation getting addicted to nicotine, which is fine. But the problem is they haven’t banned cigarettes…

Why? Money – US states are addicted to Big Tobacco profits. This is the only reason why you can still buy cigarettes in San Francisco, but not vaping devices. And do not let anyone else tell you different. It’s not about kids. It’s not because they care. It’s because of money and Big Tobacco’s powerful lobbyists in Washington.

Vape Companies Market To Kids (Oh, Really…)

Do vape companies target kids? This is a constant point made by anti-vapers – and in some cases they have a point. But the elephant in the room is that it is ILLEGAL for minors to vape; we have laws for a reason ,after all. But the idea that evil vape companies are actively targeting kids is, frankly, absurd. All they’re doing is following a well-worn marketing playbook.

Case in point: just take a look at how alcohol is marketed… I mean, how does any of the below NOT appeal to kids?

EVERYBODY Markets To Kids. It’s The American Way (Image Source)

According to the FDA’s logic, ALL vapes should taste like cigarettes. Why? No one really knows. It’d be like saying ALL electric cars have to make an engine noise just so no one feels too startled by the shift in technology.

For this reason, and following the FDA’s logic, how come alcohol, a substance that takes many lives every single year, is allowed to be marketed as if it were a soft drink? Ditto fast food, another big killer in America. I mean, where is the consistency?

Even the FDA’s now-defunct leader, Scott Gottlieb, said the following about e-cigarettes: “If you can fully switch every currently addicted adult smoker who is using combustible tobacco products onto e-cigarettes, you will have a profound impact on public health. And some people are able to switch completely. We think that is a public health benefit.”

And yet… we’re now looking at bans in San Francisco? How does this even happen? The FDA has flat-out admitted that ecigs are better for the nation than a smoking habit, and yet it is vaping devices that are being vilified while you can still freely buy cigarettes.

Meanwhile, in the UK, vaping is now being pushed as the #1 tool to kill off smoking inside a generation. And the reason? I guess it’s partly down to the fact that the UK isn’t reliant on Big Tobacco profits to fund its states…

The San Francisco vape ban (and that’s a TOTAL vape ban, by the way) is looking ever more likely, proving once again that nut-job virtue signallers cannot be trusted when it comes to public health…

Get ready. The San Francisco vape ban is starting to take shape. And this isn’t a small ban either. No. It’s a TOTAL ban on all ecigs and vape devices from being sold in B&M stores and online – and it includes hardware as well (so, mods and tanks).

And if this sounds crazy to you, well, you’re in good company. Banning vape sales in San Francisco, while allowing cigarettes to still be sold, is utterly insane. I mean, think about it: one kills half a million people a year, the other is known to be 95% safer…

And yet it has been banned. On top of this, you can readily buy marijuana in San Francisco, and heroin users get access to safe injection sites. But for those looking to stop smoking with a safer alternative? No dice…

San Francisco Goes To War With JUUL

JUUL, a native company of San Francisco, is the #1 reason this bill has been instigated. San Francisco, obsessed with made-up facts about teen vaping, sees JUUL as enemy number one. The state-wide ban on vape products is designed to destroy the company, now worth $16 billion.

But JUUL will fight back. According to reports, JUUL is leading a ballot initiative to overturn the vape ban. It has enough signatures to make its case before the bill is decided in November. JUUL wants the bill totally voided, a move that would be a huge win for public health and vapers in the San Francisco area.

The reason this is happening is because of the FDA’s made up “teen vaping epidemic” – a theory that has been debunked more times than the flat earth – is now being peddled as gospel by the autocrats at the top of the greasy pole.

But all it is is rhetoric. They don’t care about harm reduction. In fact, the suits in San Fran are probably just toeing the line, completely unaware that these lies are nothing more than a ploy to protect big Pharma interests like Johnson & Johnson.

Unfortunately for vapers, rhetoric is the language of the gods in the US, and they’re pushing this one hard, so it looks as if millions of people in the San Francisco area will be denied access to life-saving technology.

Why?

Because some kids might have tried a vape…

Also: please keep in mind that should this ban come into effect you will still be able to buy cigarettes all over San Francisco. And lest we forget: cigarettes kill almost 500,000 people in the US every year.

When Will The San Francisco Vape Ban Take Place?

The bill has been proposed  and voted on – San Francisco wants the vape ban. If all goes to plan, vaping products will be banned from November onwards in San Francisco City.

New York and San Francisco are now calling the FDA to expedite its efforts in getting “vapes” reviewed. On top of this, ALL vape products will then have to be FDA approved, you know, like Monsanto’s GMO products that destroy your insides and our soil, before they’re allowed to be sold to the public.

Also: the cost of putting in one of these applications to FDA runs into the millions, meaning pretty much 99.9% of vape companies would go out of business. Even the big tobacco-backed vape companies like JUUL would struggle to get this done because, even if you stump up the cash, there are no guarantees on timeframes or approvals.

Can The FDA Even Regulate Electronic Products!?

Here’s a brain twister for you: can the FDA actually legislate hardware products? I get E Juice, as it’s consumable. But an RDA? A vape mod? What does this have to do with the FDA?

Think about it: a mechanical, electronic product is neither food nor drug. Surely, a device like this cannot fall under the prevue of the FOOD AND DRUG administration?

It’d be like the FDA suddenly regulating iPhones because kids were snorting lines off them. Bad example, I know, but you get the idea.

Want Some Good News?

San Francisco is small. You can walk across the city inside an hour. The effect of this ban would be annoying, but not a total death knell to vaping in the area, as you could simply drive to the next city and buy your stuff there instead.

This should NOT be allowed to happen though.

Denying tax-paying, adult smokers access to life-saving products for no good reason, other than a bald-faced lie, is tantamount to gross misconduct on the part of these city officials.

What right do they have?

And then there’s the 800-pound gorilla in the room: these people don’t give a damn about cigarettes being sold in the area. A product that is known to kill 500,000 people a year.

You honestly couldn’t make this stuff up…

In the meantime, I’d stock up on supplies if you’re in the San Francisco area. Make sure you check out the VapeBeat Juice Store – 30ml bottles for $8.99; 120ml for $19.99.

Vermont just banned the sale of vape products in the state. Why? Made up teen vaping stats. And if that wasn’t enough, the state is still happy to take pay-outs from Big Tobacco. Which begs the question: is the Vermont vape ban ACTUALLY about money, after all? 

Vermont has made the sale of vape products – in store and online – illegal in the state. Why? Teen vaping, apparently. But as most of you now know, that “issue” isn’t as cut and shut as the FDA would have you believe.

The Vermont vape ban sucks for many reasons. Businesses will close, jobs will be lost, and millions of people will be denied access to life-saving technology. You will still be able to buy cigarettes in the state of Vermont, of course.

And the reason? The real reason? Like most things, it probably isn’t what you’d expect…

Ever heard of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA)? No? Well, it’s an interesting quirk of the American judicial system, whereby Big Tobacco managed to ensure its survival by agreeing to pay off states with a share of its profits.

Sounds dodgy, right? It is. But the ACTUAL details are far more alarming.

Is The Master Settlement Agreement Killing Vaping? 

The idea of the MSA is simple: states can use the settlement money to fund anti-tobacco initiatives, fund cancer research, and the like. However, a lot of states don’t bother with this – some even use the money to directly fund tobacco production.

“Since the adoption of the MSA, states have turned to the constant stream of their tobacco windfall to do nearly anything they want. Spending on smoking-related healthcare costs and reducing and preventing tobacco use has represented but a fraction of state expenditures relating to the MSA,” notes CAGW.

Vermont got a record $59 million from the TSA in April 2018, confirming that it would use the money to fight the state’s other crisis – opioid addiction. A noble cause to be sure, but I cannot help wonder if this money has played a role in the state’s position on vaping?

Here’s a statement from Vermont’s Attorney General: “Vermont must ‘diligently enforce’ laws against tobacco companies that are not parties to the MSA. If Vermont fails to diligently enforce those laws in a given calendar year, it stands to lose a substantial portion, or potentially all, of its annual MSA payment for that year.”

The Real Reason Vape Products Are Classed As “Tobacco Products” 

Kind of sounds like Vermont is being strong-armed. I mean, vape products are classed as “tobacco products” and there are no vape companies involved in the MSA. Taken in this context, Vermont would lose its MSA money unless it took action against vaping. All it needed, like other states in the US, was an excuse…

And that excuse, of course, is teen vaping – an epidemic that doesn’t really exist. Never mind public health or the fact that vaping has helped millions of Americans quit smoking for good. None of that matters, seemingly. Not when we’re talking BIG BUCKS from the Master Settlement Agreement.

Doesn’t this all seem weird to you? The MSA itself is bizarre. Surely, if a product was found to be LETHAL to human life it would be banned, stopped from sale immediately? But this didn’t happen; instead, an agreement was made that ensured the survival of cigarettes and, in an ironic twist of fate, that same agreement is now killing vaping!

US States are literally addicted to Big Tobacco profits, and have been for decades.

You honestly couldn’t make this stuff up! Is this why the FDA was so keen on classing vape products as tobacco products, despite the fact they contain ZERO tobacco? Think about it: if a vape pen is classed as a tobacco product, any state getting fat on MSA payouts could be liable to lose its MSA funds if it allows vaping to gain too much traction.

The MSA, says Citizens Against Government Waste, “has turned the largest tobacco companies into an indispensable cash cow for politicians and bureaucrats, enabled irresponsible state spending, and, amazingly, has resulted in less money for public health and tobacco control while propping up a declining industry.”

So the next time someone tells you they’re banning vaping products because of teenagers using them, you can tell them it has nothing to do with this – it’s ALL about the money (that, ironically, comes from Big Tobacco itself).

What a shameful state of affairs…

Is the FDA finally on the side of public health? Or it is just looking at ways to ensure it keeps the steady flow of tobacco tax/settlement money flowing into the government’s coffers? Is this the REAL reason why it just approved Phillip Morris’ IQOS tobacco vaporizer pen?

The FDA has just approved the first “vape” device from a Big Tobacco company. Called the IQOS (pronounced “eye-kose”), this device will run on traditional tobacco but unlike traditional cigarettes, it uses a “heat not burn” technology to produce vapor which results in fewer carcinogens.

This is a vaporizer/vape pen. It does not run on E Juice; so it is markedly different to the devices you and I use – they run on E Juice, a liquid made from PG and VG that has been infused with nicotine.

Phillip Morris’ IQOS device is still ALL about actual tobacco. And when it comes to the US, it will be marketed HEAVILY by the JUUL-investing Altria Tobacco company. Expect TV spots and Super Bowl Ads.

Why Doesn’t The IQOS Use E Juice?

Simple: money. Big Tobacco has billions tied up in producing and refining tobacco. It isn’t going to suddenly stop farming and producing it because this would be catastrophic for its bottomline and its main business: cigarettes.

Using tobacco in the product also makes this a true tobacco product, which means it can be taxed as such. In addition to this, IQOS sales will also contribute towards money that is handed over to state governments via the Master Settlement Agreement.

Is This Why The FDA Approved The IQOS – For Money?

Look back through the news from the past couple of years. The FDA, despite its claims to be all about protecting public health, has continually attacked vaping and the vaping industry. It provided no reason for this other than a bunk study about a teen vaping epidemic that doesn’t actually exist.

And now… it’s approved Big Tobacco’s IQOS device. Approved it for sale in America. Approved it for marketing. Why? Tax money, settlement money. The US is addicted to tobacco profits, has been for decades, and devices like the IQOS are its best hope at ensuring it gets its fix in the years and decades to come.

Taxing tobacco is easier than taxing vape products. Most tobacco is grown domestically and is distributed by US companies. You also have the Master Agreement Settlement. The system is set up for cigarettes, has been for decades, but vaping is too new and too hard to regulate.

This is why the FDA has classed vapes and ecigs as “tobacco products” despite the fact they contain NO tobacco. It did it for tax reasons, so it can collect. This is OK for E Juice, domestically produced E Juice, but what about all the hardware coming in from overseas? That’s trickier.

I get the impression the US has been waiting for its Big Tobacco companies to come to the market with something compelling for those looking to quit smoking. Vaping has forced their hand, forcing them to adapt or face extinction. The IQOS is Big Tobacco’s response to vaping.

OK, So How Does The IQOS Work?

As I said: it’s more of a dry herb vaporizer than a traditional ecig or vape. It runs on Marlboro-made “tobacco-filled sticks” that are wrapped in paper and are heated to produce vapor. These tobacco sticks will be available in menthol and unflavored tobacco versions.

“Heating tobacco,” says Phillip Morris, “rather than burning it, may seem like a small change – but it redefines tobacco usage. When you light a cigarette, the tobacco burns at more than 800°C at the tip, creating smoke and ash. IQOS heats tobacco to a temperature up to 350°C, releasing the true tobacco flavor and nicotine without burning the tobacco.”

Phillip Morris also has an E-Liquid IQOS device that is available in the UK; I don’t know whether this has been FDA approved in the US, but I haven’t heard anything about in the documents, so I’m assuming not. Either way, this is Big Tobacco’s first proper swing at the traditional vape market. And it clearly has the FDA on its side.

IQOS HeatControl Technology

This is an exact explanation of how the IQOS heats tobacco:

“IQOS HeatControl Technology is a specially designed and patented technology that monitors and controls the temperature of the IQOS heating blade. The heating blade is made of ceramic incorporating platinum, gold and silver tracks. Through IQOS HeatControl Technology, the tobacco heats to the ideal temperature for 14 puffs or around 6 minutes (whichever comes first) ensuring a consistent tobacco flavor without burning.”

As I said: it’s kind of a hybrid device that sits somewhere between a weed vaporizer and a traditional ecig.

Is The IQOS Why Flavored E Juice is Getting Banned?

This is conjecture on my part, but stick with me: E Juice flavor bans are happening all over the USA. Why? Kids, apparently – even though this has been debunked many, many times. In the FDA’s mind, the only flavors that should be allowed are tobacco and menthol – just like the IQOS runs.

So… is the FDA preparing to effectively crush traditional (non-Master Agreement) vape companies through bans and regulation to clear the way for products from Big Tobacco? Maybe. I mean, the IQOS is now FDA approved. Your RDA and vape mod is not.

The IQOS will contribute to tobacco taxes and the Master Settlement Agreement. Your E Juice and mesh coil tank will not. Viewed in this context, there does appear to be something amiss. Phillip Morris is even using research from Public Health England – research about VAPING – to promote its tobacco-focussed IQOS system.

And the end game, I fear, is that this product – or products like it – will be the only things the FDA approves. If this happens, it will be a death knell for all other traditional vaping devices. You know, the ones we know and love. As noted earlier: this is all speculation on my part, so please take it with a pinch of salt – it’s just a thought, a scary, scary thought…

Can We Ever Forgive Phillip Morris?

Big Tobacco is responsible for millions of deaths. Its products are lethal and, even today, come under less scrutiny than vaping in America. The reason? Mostly because the US Government is addicted to tobacco money. This is the only logical reason why tobacco is still allowed to be sold.

But my question is this: Phillip Morris has known all along that tobacco is deadly, and yet it still makes and sells them to millions of people every day. It is essentially knowingly killing people and making money off it – and it has done this for decades.

Why didn’t Phillip Morris use its money, power, and influence to come up with something like the IQOS 10 years ago? Doing so could have saved millions of lives in the process.

Again, simple: the vaping industry is killing Big Tobacco. It did not create the IQOS because it cares about your health – or because it wanted to. It did it because it HAD to in order to stay in business. The rise of ecigs, despite the lies spouted by the FDA, is unstoppable in the US and the reason for this is simple: people aren’t stupid.

Across the pond, the UK is championing ecigs and vaping in a deliberate manner that runs contrary to what the FDA is saying. People know this, and people are waking up. Access to the internet makes duping people harder. 15 years ago, vaping would be already dead.

The FDA’s only line of attack is that vaping is addicting teenagers to nicotine. This “epidemic” has been debunked multiple times since it was first claimed. Not that it matters; all the FDA has to do is shout the loudest, using the MSM, and it wins the argument. Meanwhile, Public Health England has this to say about vaping:

• Vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits
• E-cigarettes could be contributing to at least 20,000 successful new quits per year and possibly many more
• E-cigarette use is associated with improved quit success rates over the last year and an accelerated drop in smoking rates across the country
  many thousands of smokers incorrectly believe that vaping is as harmful as smoking; around 40% of smokers have not even tried an e-cigarette
• There is much public misunderstanding about nicotine (less than 10% of adults understand that most of the harms to health from smoking are not caused by nicotine)
• The use of e-cigarettes in the UK has plateaued over the last few years at just under 3 million
• The evidence does not support the concern that e-cigarettes are a route into smoking among young people (youth smoking rates in the UK continue to decline, regular use is rare and is almost entirely confined to those who have smoked)

Who are you going to believe?

I’m with Public Health England on this one. I also will not be supporting Big Tobacco by using its heat-not-burn products. They don’t deserve your money, your time, or your respect.

Phillip Morris has BILLIONS in its coffers. It could have made this product in the early 1990s. But it didn’t. And the reason why is simple: it didn’t have to, so it carried on selling death sticks until someone took action.

And that someone was the vape industry which is now under attack by the FDA.

Go figure…