Don't Bogart That Vape My Friend

If smoking could ever be considered sexy, no one did it better than Bogey. The white dinner jacket. Punctuating his lines in Casablanca with a drag on his cigarette.

The movie just would not have been the same with an e-cig in his hand.

E-cigarettes appeared on the market a few years ago as a “safe” alternative to regular cigarettes. The pitch was, you are just inhaling and exhaling water vapor, not smoke. The smoke was what damaged your lungs.

Some of us are old enough to remember commercials on TV where doctors in white coats extolled the virtue of menthol cigarettes that are good for your lungs.

Are e-cigs and water pipes a safe alternative for those who want to inhale?

The FDA doesn’t think so.

What does the FDA deeming rule cover?

So glad you asked. In addition to tobacco, products derived from tobacco, and devices used with tobacco the FDA now has dominion over the following.

• E-liquids
• A glass or plastic vial container of e-liquid
• Cartridges
• Atomizers
• Certain batteries
• Cartomizers and clearomizers
• Digital display or lights to adjust settings
• Tank systems
• Drip tips
• Flavorings for ENDS
• Programmable software