FREE FROM Myers

Anti-vaping leader Matthew Myers will retire as president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on July 1. Myers has been at the forefront of almost every major event in tobacco control since the 1980s – including recently blocking the adoption of vaping and other low-risk nicotine products. The group have managed a $160 million grant from billionaire Michael Bloomberg specifically designated to combat flavoured vapes and advocated for bans and restrictions on vaping. The current executive vice president of global programs - Yolanda Richardson - will take over as president and CEO whilst Myers will continue to advise from the side-lines.

INCEPT-Ohm

Leonardo DiCaprio - one of the biggest vape advocates in Hollywood - was just caught vaping at the Cannes Film Festival, almost 15 years after the renowned actor first adopted the habit. A bystander at the annual event discreetly recorded Leo puffing on his vape with a smile on his face, which was then posted to TikTok. The actor is evidently a man of habit, having now been spotted numerous times over the years at Cannes Film Festival with a vape at the ready.

YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN Denied

The Food and Drug Administration recently shutdown marketing requests from ten companies which manufacture and market 6,500 flavoured e-liquids and e-cigarette products. Imperial Vapours LLC, Savage Enterprises and Big Time Vapes were just some of the businesses not permitted to market or distribute their products within the U.S. The FDA said the premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) submitted for a variety of e-cigarette products didn’t provide sufficient evidence to meet current health standards. As of Spring 2020, the health regulator has received more than 26 million PMTAs for new tobacco and e-cigarette products looking to be approved for public release.