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  • January 15, 2019

    WHAT'S IN AN E-LIQUID?

    In this blog we talk about the raw materials used in E-Liquids and how they are made. We also discuss some safety concerns for E-Liquid consumers and why manufacturing standards are important. Here at Lion Labs we take great pride...

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  • January 9, 2019

    30% INCREASE IN QUITLINE THIS YEAR

    10 percent of those contacting Quitline are using vaping as a tool to give up. With a surge in people wanting to quit smoking, the vaping business is booming in New Zealand. Advocates say it's a healthier and cheaper option...

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  • December 28, 2018

    SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS'S ANSWER TO VAPING BY TEENS

    Attempting to beat back the rise of vaping among teens, the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, voted this month to limit e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes to the shelves of tobacco stores open only to customers 21 and older. Somerville's move, the...

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  • December 20, 2018

    MARLBORO COMPANY BUYS 35% STAKE IN JUUL

    The Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group on Thursday announced it would pay $12.8bn to take a 35% stake in Juul Labs, a marriage between an old-line tobacco giant and a fast-growing electronic-cigarette rival looking to make inroads among smokers. “We...

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  • December 18, 2018

    NZ NOT ON TRACK FOR SMOKEFREE 2025

    As part of an ongoing study, a team of University of Otago researchers have found that to achieve the Government's Smokefree 2025 goal – to see fewer than 5 per cent of the population smoke in 2025 – there would...

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  • December 1, 2018

    FEAR PROFITEERS

    It’s a sign of todays times that Misinformation can spread as fast or if not faster than truth and scientific fact.  We don’t like to get into mud slinging but companies with vested interests in vaping staying on the outer...

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  • November 25, 2018

    PLAN TO BAN VAPING IN PUBLIC PLACES

    “Vaping and the use of smokeless tobacco products could be banned from bars, restaurants, schools and workplaces in New Zealand.” Second hand vapour might be annoying for some people but there is no evidence that it is harmful. Seems like two steps forward...

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  • November 15, 2018

    20 TOP E-CIG STUDIES ALL VAPERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

    Time after time we have been told that there is no proof that e-cigs are better for your health than tobacco cigarettes. In doing so, the anti-ecig lobby, have ignored the advice and research of the very experts and scientists...

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  • October 21, 2018

    AUSTRALIA LABOUR PARTY VS PHILLIP MORRIS

    Normal people trying to kick their smoking habit caught in the middle of a stoush between politicians and corporations. Guardian Australia revealed this week that Philip Morris International, the tobacco giant, is lobbying government MPs against Australia’s effective ban on vaping,...

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