Going to visit friends on the Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D.? Better leave your vapes at home, even possession is a criminal offense there now.
Pine Ridge Reservation bans vaping
Unbelievable. So now you have to sneak around and hope your auntie doesn't report you.
First is anyone else going to Rally on The 9th November in DC? We are staying at the below hotel Friday and Saturday night, was going to drive but due to work it's easier to fly.
Below from the United Vapers Alliance Website, I have also seen some great rates on the Southwest website for flights and Hotels.
United Vapors Alliance reservation site! Only 25 Rooms have been blocked.
A block of rooms has been reserved for November 8, 2019 – November 10, 2019. This reservation time period ends Monday, end of business day, October 28, 2019.
Booking a reservation from our site is simple. To begin the process, click on “Book a Room” below to receive your group’s preferred rate. Discount parking of $17.50 is available per vehicle per night.
See you at the Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport in November! We hope you enjoy your stay and your group’s event!
$99 a night plus 1/2 off parking ($17.50 per day).
As the thread title suggests, Let people know where Vaping is being "Banned" . . .
List of vaping bans in the United States - Wikipedia
I know that there are threads covering bans in individual states, but I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread which covers all state bans.
So far, I know of the temporary, but complete ban, in Massachusetts, and a flavor ban announced in Michigan, Washington state, and Rhode Island. The New York ban is not in effect yet, but will be on October 4, I believe. Not sure about the other three states.
If there are more states which I'm not aware of, please list them.
New York Bans Sale of Flavored E-cigarettes, the First State in the U.S. to Do So
Rhode Island Governor Bans Sales Of Flavored Vaping Products
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/24/massachusetts-ban-all-vaping-product-sales-months-toughest-state-crackdown/
Michigan's flavored vaping ban in effect: Here are the new rules
E-cigarette seller falls foul of law | Bundaberg NewsMail
I just recently joined this community and have been reading the forums and I am scared! I live in Northern California, NOT San Francisco. I started vaping back in 2013 and quit cigarettes for good! I use Nautilus tanks and coils, Eleaf batteries (purchased on Ebay) and J-vapes out of Arizona. I have had no problems or warnings about getting these products. I use flavored tobaccos so I am not worried about a flavor ban....but what does this mean? I have just been vaping, oblivious to any problems or bans. Are all vaping products going to be banned? Will I not be able to purchase my items from Ebay or J-vapes anymore? Can someone please fill this out of touch person in with the latest news and what I should do? HELP!!!
Amid rising deaths and illnesses, Montana temporarily bans flavored e-cigarettes
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday enacted a 120-day ban on the sale of flavored vaping products, saying that e-cigarettes are a growing epidemic causing harm among today’s teens.
The ban will go into effect Oct. 22 and the 120 days is the maximum time allowed by law. The state is to implement emergency administrative rules to temporarily prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.
India bans e-cigarettes over youth vaping fears - CNN
Sitharaman added that the ban would cover e-cigarette production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement. It includes all forms of ENDS, heat-not-burn products and e-hookah devices, according to a press release.
People who violate the ban once could face up to one year in prison or a fine of 100,000 rupees ($1,400) or both. For subsequent offenses, the penalty would be five years imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 rupees ($7,000). Storing e-cigarettes would also be punishable with up to six months in prison and a 50,000-rupee ($700) fine.
More links ...
India bans vaping
All You Didn't Know About E-Cigarettes. Nirmala Sitharaman's Explainer
India bans e-cigarettes as vaping backlash grows
Jeez they really take 'tough on crime' stance to a new level. Don't get caught with hardware if traveling to India (or taking a connecting flight from India). Btw, that's 1.4 Billion people removed from Juul and iQOS market.
Guess I may as well go back to cigars and start making payments on a coffin box.
Texas A&M System bans vaping on all campuses
If the IQOS heat-not-burn product is subject to the Master Settlement Agreement payments then may be we know the motivation for the flavor bans. IQOS is already FDA approved, ready to go, and I presume coming very soon to a C Store near you..
So I picked up a 'spade bit' set for my drill and a block of wood at a home depot, went to town and made a little vape station:
In case anyone is interested here's what I used:
Spade bit set
1.5 inch sq. block of wood (pine?) (they cut a yard into three pieces)
random piece of what I'm calling 'molding' to beautify the thing a touch
A drill
Just line up the spade bits with your devices to see which bits to use. Roughly measure how deep you will need to go into the wood so as not to go through the other side. Spade bits have a long pointy tip that protrudes beyond the cylinder they create, so using a different bit set would probably be ideal, this is a cheap/easy way to do it. With this setup you will have little indents in the center of each hole, but it doesn't bother me.
I still need to sand it, glue on the 'molding', and stain it. Should look nice after. Also, for the eleaf istick (50W) on the right, I had to drill 3 times with the same bit. The hole isn't perfect but some sanding should help. Mark your wood with pencil before drilling (measure twice cut once!), and/or do what I did and get 3 pieces in case you make a mistake (or want to expand later!).
Of course you could buy something like this, but this way you can have it be custom to whatever devices you happen to own. Cheap, efficient, space saving, easy to do (seriously, took me like 5 min to measure and 15 min to drill the holes).
Here's the spade bit set:
It rolls up nicely.
Here's the 'molding' with one of the un-drilled blocks:
I'll also note I have no experience doing anything like this, just kinda had a thought at the hardware store = )
Update
I sanded, stained, and poly-ed. It's not perfect but I'm happy:
He she is all loaded up: