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The USA Vape Trade Magazine
EDITOR:
Paul Caplin
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:
Steve Tarpey
Sales Manager:
Dave Turner
SALES EXECUTIVES:
Katie Loomes
Kerrie Costello
Shelia Tole
Julie Henderson
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS:
Matthew King
Hayley Parker
Tom Kibble
Martin Priest
James Parnell
DESIGN SUPPORT
Sam Bennett
JOURNALISTS:
Patrick Griffin
Ria Amber-Tesia
Tony Ottomanelli II
Siddiqa Khalifa
FINANCE:
Joanne Stubley
GUEST REVIEWERS:
Alex Shenker
Peach Atkinson
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello and welcome to this second Vapouround special edition for the USA.
These are clearly very challenging times indeed for the entire US vaping industry as
government regulation threatens to deliver a killer blow to many businesses.
While we firmly believe that a certain amount of regulation is both necessary and,
indeed, good for the vaping industry it must be proportionate and fair.
Treating e-cigarettes in exactly the same manner as ‘tobacco products’ is certainly
not proportionate and it is clearly not fair.
The level of regulation being imposed by the FDA and the fees they are charging
to comply with their regulations are almost beyond belief and one could be forgiven
for thinking that they are actually designed to put the entire vaping industry out of
business.
By comparison with the FDA regulations the European Tobacco Products Directive,
as flawed as it is, seems rather gentle by comparison.
Thankfully this is an industry which does not just roll over and give in and there
are many advocacy groups who are doing all in their power to fight the injustice of
overzealous regulation.
We urge everyone in the industry to make their feelings known by supporting the
efforts of the various advocacy groups out there and by encouraging people that you
know to do the same.
We don’t want to see one single business have to close their doors because of
overly burdensome regulation and will be doing our bit to highlight what is going on
and support the work of the advocacy groups.
Whatever lies ahead, as a community we will be stronger if we all pull together in
these very difficult times. We feature some great companies, some great individuals
and stories of people in this industry going the extra mile to help others.
However it is not all doom and gloom, in this edition we have some great news and
features for you to enjoy.
Already a lot of US-based manufacturers and distributors are successfully looking to
Europe as they expand into new markets. Hopefully the US will continue to have a
thriving and vibrant vaping market too, it would be unconscionable if an industry with
the potential to do so much good were to be regulated out of existence.
Paul Caplin | [email protected]
Editor
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