E-Cigarettes – The History & The Future<\/h2>\n
\n\tThe first \u2018electronic cigarette\u2019 was invented by Herbert Gilbert in 1963
\nwho patented it as a \u2018smokeless, non-tobacco cigarette\u2019 that \u2018replaced burning
\ntobacco and paper with heated, moist, flavored air\u2019 However, at the time
\nsmoking was fashionable and Gilbert\u2019s invention was never commercialised. As a
\nresult, the current vaping movement can be credited to Hon Lik, a Chinese
\npharmacist who patented the modern e-cigarette in 2003. Recognizing a potential
\nthreat to their industry, many cigarette companies began to move into the
\nvaporizer space and market their own e-cigarettes that we see frequently today.\n<\/p>\n
Vape facts you may not know:<\/h3>\n\n- In 2014 global vapour device sales were around $4billion <\/li>\n
- According to the Telegraph<\/a>,
\nUK sales of e-cigarettes was up over 75% in 2014 to \u00a3460m\n\t<\/li>\n- UK sales of vaping devices and e cigs were higher than NRT (gums,
\npatches etc.) sales in 2012\n\t<\/li>\n - British American Tobacco was the first tobacco
\nbusiness to sell e-cigarettes in the UK\n\t<\/li>\n - Most e-cigarette devices are made in China<\/li>\n
- According to Euromonitor estimates, 1 in 2 smokers globally will be in China by 2018<\/li>\n
- 70% of the US e-cigarette market is held by 10
\nbusinesses\n\t<\/li>\n - \u2019Vape\u2019 was named Oxford Dictionaries International Word of
\nthe Year 2014\n\t<\/li>\n - According to Twitter 79% of people who tweet about \u2018vaping\u2019
\nare male\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRise of the E-Cigarettes – The Current Situation<\/h3>\n
\n\tThe
\ne-cigarette industry has faced considerable resistance from small health
\nbodies, political campaigners and non-smokers as being potentially harmful, a
\nrisk to children and for being largely unregulated. However\u00a0
\n\tcurrent Public Health England reports<\/a> show that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco. In the UK, electronic
\ncigarettes or vape pens and e liquids are licensed and regulated under\u00a0
\n\tTPD regulations from May\u00a02016<\/a>. Switching from cigarettes to e-liquid could save hundreds of thousands of
\nlives each year, improve health and require less spending in health sectors.
\nThe economic result is also positive with workers retaining their jobs in an
\notherwise declining and heavily regulated tobacco industry. Environmentally, we
\ncould see a decline in cigarette butt waste!\n<\/p>\n\n\tForecasts by Research and Markets indicate e cig and vape pen sales of $50 billion by 2025. Undeniably the production and use of e-cigarettes is still rising and we are excited to see what\u2019s next.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
\nUK sales of e-cigarettes was up over 75% in 2014 to \u00a3460m\n\t<\/li>\n
\npatches etc.) sales in 2012\n\t<\/li>\n
\nbusiness to sell e-cigarettes in the UK\n\t<\/li>\n
\nbusinesses\n\t<\/li>\n
\nthe Year 2014\n\t<\/li>\n
\nare male\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rise of the E-Cigarettes – The Current Situation<\/h3>\n
\n\tThe \n\tForecasts by Research and Markets indicate e cig and vape pen sales of $50 billion by 2025. Undeniably the production and use of e-cigarettes is still rising and we are excited to see what\u2019s next.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\ne-cigarette industry has faced considerable resistance from small health
\nbodies, political campaigners and non-smokers as being potentially harmful, a
\nrisk to children and for being largely unregulated. However\u00a0
\n\tcurrent Public Health England reports<\/a> show that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco. In the UK, electronic
\ncigarettes or vape pens and e liquids are licensed and regulated under\u00a0
\n\tTPD regulations from May\u00a02016<\/a>. Switching from cigarettes to e-liquid could save hundreds of thousands of
\nlives each year, improve health and require less spending in health sectors.
\nThe economic result is also positive with workers retaining their jobs in an
\notherwise declining and heavily regulated tobacco industry. Environmentally, we
\ncould see a decline in cigarette butt waste!\n<\/p>\n