Thursday, July 23, 2015

NATO Action Results in Repeal of San Diego Advertising...



NATO Action Results in Repeal of San Diego Advertising Restrictions1998 ordinance deemed a violations of First Amendment rights

VIA: CSPNet.com

Yesterday, the San Diego City Council voted unanimously to repeal tobacco advertising restrictions that were first adopted by the city in 1998 and then extended to electronic cigarettes and nicotine e-liquid in June of 2014. This action to repeal the tobacco and electronic cigarette advertising restrictions was a direct result of actions taken by NATO, including a legal commentary letter sent to the San Diego City Council on June 28, 2014, which explained that the advertising restrictions violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The original San Diego ordinance adopted in 1998 prohibited retailers and businesses from placing or displaying (1) any advertising or promotion of tobacco products on a sign in a publicly visible location located within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, recreation center, child care center, arcade or library, and (2) any advertising sign for tobacco products on the inside or outside of the windows or doors of a retail store or business that was visible to the public from outside the establishment. The ordinance was then amended by the San Diego City Council in June of last year to extend the advertising and promotion restrictions to electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessory products.

In its June 28, 2014, letter to the San Diego City Council, NATO explained that the restrictions on tobacco product advertising in San Diego ordinance and the proposed extension of these restrictions to electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette paraphernalia, and vaping juice, raised significant constitutional issues.

Read the full article here on SCPNnet.com

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Need writers and content providers for GrimmGreen.com ! Hey...



Need writers and content providers for GrimmGreen.com ! 

Hey everyone! you may ( or may not ) have noticed a sharp decline in the content here on GrimmGreen.com.  The reason isn’t a slow news time, or lack of new devices.  The reason is, in addition to running my YouTube ( which could be a full time job itself ) Keeping up with e-mails,  running all my other social media, and running a liquid company.  I’ve been trying to run GrimmGreen.com all by myself. 

This model is obviously not sustainable and GrimmGreen.com inevitably falls by the wayside.  Ive attempted to reach out in the past for help, only to have people offer, then disappear after a few weeks.  

Here is what i’m looking for

1.) 3 - 4 people to help provide content here on grimmgreen.com , whether that be news, reviews, videos, interviews, first looks or just opinion columns. 

2.)  Dedicated people.  I want people who are here for the long haul.  People willing to take an hour every day to help me keep GrimmGreen.com running smoothly and maintain the integrity of my brand. 

3.) Passionate vapers.  In addition to fun articles, videos and interviews. I need someone with a passion for advocacy. 

If you feel that you can rise to the challenge.  Please email me nick@grimmgreen.com with an example article and a short bio on you and how long you have been vaping.  I want a wide spectrum of people.  Young and old, male and female to get a few different points of views.  

NEWS PERSON:  Someone willing to find the news in the vape world as it happens and create content and articles based on that news

FIRST LOOK PERSON:  Someone to track down and report on any new devices, atomizers, liquids and create content for them with pictures and exclusives included. 

INTERVIEW PERSON:  Someone willing to go out and interview the people that the community wants to hear from.  Congress people,  Lobbyists, Reviewers,  mod makers, liquid makers ETC and create content with pictures based on those interviews. 

OPINION PERSON:  Got an opinion of what happened on the last episode of ClickBang?  or the recent fiasco in New Jersey?  Let my readers know about it.  This person has to be extra adept at writing and have a dynamic personality. Not always ranting and anger, but helpful and constructive content. 

So there you have it.  If you feel you can rise to the challenge and be an active part of this community that we have created. I would love to hear from you. 

Thanks everyone

-Nick 

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The Truth About Vaping - EMERGENCY ALERT - Special...



The Truth About Vaping - EMERGENCY ALERT - Special Sessions

Another fantastic video from the Truth About Vaping youtube series.  This time all about how sneaky the state of CA is being in regards to their newest bill.  As some of you may know SB140 was recently pulled from the table.  Hundreds of vapers showed up at the state capitol the day of the hearing

Senator Mark Leno pulled his support of the bill, which would have effectively killed vaping in CA.  Well now a mutated version of the bill is back, only this time, it’s getting voted on behind closed doors, away from the public eye, with no opportunity for any of the local vapers or buisness owners to speak their voice on how this would effect their lives. 

Spread this video around everyone,  keep fighting the good fight!

-Grimm

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Know Your Vape: Batteries Debunked Featuring @uymods Good lord...



Know Your Vape: Batteries Debunked Featuring @uymods

Good lord this is a fantastic video.  Squidoode and Justin Uy drop some serious battery information on everyone here.  Great stuff for sure.  Well worth a watch Timestamps after the jump 

Time Stamp Index:
0:14 - Introduction to Episode
1:18 - General Overview - Types, Dimensions, etc.
3:00 - Inside a 18650 - Diagrams
4:29 - Battery Manufacturers & Manufacturing
6:52 - Ohm’s Law & The Power Equation
7:50 - Charging your Batteries
9:04 - Voltage Drop & Battery Sag - Demonstration
14:39 - Multiple Batteries - Parallel
16:52 - Multiple Batteries - Series
19:21 - Battery Safety w/ Multiple Batteries
20:50 - Closing Remarks

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