Glimpses Through The Mist

My views on tobacco and nicotine consumer issues, nanny state policies, Libertarian viewpoints, harm reduction, electronic cigarettes, snus, Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association, Smokefree Wisconsin and other random topics that pop up.

Showing posts with label e-cigarettes. Show all posts

Showing posts with label e-cigarettes. Show all posts

Saturday, March 5, 2016

But You're Still Addicted...

Vapers are often told, "Sure, you quit smoking, but you're still addicted." What does that even mean? I consume around 12 mg...

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Why I oppose vapor bans (and why you should, too.)

Next week, vapers in Madison, Wisconsin will be fighting a proposed amendment to that city's smoking ordinance, which adds the use of va...

Sunday, April 6, 2014

CASAA is truly grassroots, not a 'front group'

I recently came across a blog post about e-cigarettes that had this in the comments: What strikes me about CASAA is that the board is sta...

Saturday, February 15, 2014

On Coffee and (e)Cigarettes

I believe that there are benefits to smoke-free nicotine use for a lot of people and nicotine itself isn't any more "addictive...

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Are nicotine e-cigarettes a tobacco product?

I frequently see vapers arguing that e-cigarettes are not a "tobacco product," because they do not actually contain tobacco. They ...

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Please. Just smoke already and quit lying.

Guns & Roses guitarist, DJ Ashba, reported to his fans on webstagram that the e-cigarette he bought at a Polish mall, which he repo...

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Is distrusting the MHRA's regulation of e-cigarettes "conspiracy theories?"

Recently on a forum for e-cigarette enthusiasts, a commenter said he "saw no harm" in the move to regulate electronic cigarettes a...

Monday, September 12, 2011

Medsafe in New Zealand apparently banned cigarettes

According to a recent news story by 3 News in New Zealand, "Medsafe has ruled that nicotine for inhalation is a medicine and insists t...

Monday, August 15, 2011

American Lung Association continues to misrepresent smokeless risks

The ALA posted an article titled "Is There an Easy Way to Quit?" on it's web site today, which is filled with typically decep...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

E-cigarette Research: Looking for love in all the wrong places?

Two recent blog posts by Carl Philips brought to me the realization that reduced-harm researchers may be looking at e-cigarette research all...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tobacco Prohibition and a Law of Physics

If tobacco prohibitionists get their way, will it really be a 'win' for public health? It's pretty obvious that the "anti...

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Discovery News: How safe are e-cigarettes?

Discovery News recently published an online article regarding e-cigarettes . Amongst other things, e-cigarette opponents continue make the...

Sunday, January 23, 2011

New York at it again - your state could be next!

The New York State Assembly Health Committee is meeting this coming Tuesday to discuss Bill AO1468 . This bill would not only ban the sale...

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Kristin Noll-Marsh: Kristin Noll-Marsh is currently the Member Coordinator for The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA). She was a founding director of CASAA and served as vice president until 2016. CASAA is a non-profit organization that works to ensure the availability of reduced harm alternatives to smoking and to provide smokers and non-smokers alike with truthful information about such alternatives.

This blog is Kristin's personal views and opinions and does not represent the views or policies of CASAA.

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