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Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm reduction, PMTAs, behavioral science, age-gating technology, and next-generation products.

Guest: Chris Allen, CEO, Broughton Life Sciences.

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Released: May 19, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

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Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm reduction, PMTAs, behavioral science, age-gating technology, and next-generation products.

Guest: Dr. Jessica Zdinak, CEO & Chief Research Officer, Applied Research and Analysis Company LLC.

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https://youtu.be/VlhNNqAOBFA

Released: May 19, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

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Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm reduction, PMTAs, behavioral science, age-gating technology, and next-generation products.

Guest: Azim Chowdhury, Regulatory, Public Policy Lawyer, Keller and Heckman LLP.

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https://youtu.be/65WD8O_E0AI

Released: May 18, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

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The FDA’s mandate is to follow the science, but in practice that’s now in question.

According to a Wall Street Journal exclusive, flavored vape products approved by the FDA’s Office of Science were ultimately blocked by the office of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

Today on RegWatch, Cliff Douglas, a veteran of America’s tobacco wars, breaks down the conflict, the role of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, and whether science is driving outcomes.

Are blind spots inside the FDA distorting nicotine policy?

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https://youtu.be/1RXBIij4UpE

Released: April 29, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

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A Wall Street Journal exclusive has raised serious questions about whether the White House and FDA are truly aligned on flavored vape approvals.

The White House is reportedly pushing to allow more flavored vaping products on the market, yet FDA Commissioner Marty Makary blocked the move, preventing the authorization of menthol, mango, and blueberry flavored products from Los Angeles-based vape maker Glas. All this despite the FDA’s own tobacco scientists at the Center for Tobacco Products recommending authorization.

The conflict is hardly surprising. As we’ve reported here on RegWatch, Makary has used derisive language about nicotine vaping, repeating many recycled anti-vaping myths.

Today on RegWatch, Tony Abboud of the Vapor Technology Association breaks down the controversy, the broken PMTA process, and why vague FDA guidance continues to shut American companies out of the legal market.

Is the FDA chief a renegade regulator?

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Released: April 26, 2026
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Canada’s approach to vaping regulation is showing signs of strain. Excise taxes meant to curb smoking are now being applied to nicotine vaping products, driving up prices, shrinking the legal market, and opening the door to illicit trade.

Today on RegWatch, Canadian Vaping Association President Sam Tam breaks down how flavour bans and punitive excise taxes are driving down legal sales, forcing retail closures, increasing cigarette sales, and fueling a rapidly expanding illicit market—even linked to targeted arson attacks on vape shops.

Is this failed policy or a predictable outcome?

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https://youtu.be/2xZdR4MGM3A

Released: April 15, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

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Actions by anti-tobacco harm reduction advocates and organizations are “outrageous” and “disgusting,” says Ethan Nadelmann, legendary drugs harm reduction campaigner. Why are the lessons learned in the fight to end the war on drugs ignored in the battle to end the war on vaping?

Guest: Ethan Nadelmann, Founder & Former Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance / Podcast Host, PSYCHOACTIVE

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Original Airdate: April 5, 2024

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Despite extensive regulatory barriers and massive misinformation on relative risk, consumers are transitioning from cigarettes to safer nicotine products at an extraordinary pace. In today’s episode tobacco control policy expert David Sweanor guides us through the remarkable growth of the U.S. vaping market and issues a warning to those who seek to stand in the way.

Guest: David Sweanor, Adj. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa / Tobacco Control Policy Expert

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Original Airdate: March 22, 2024

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The FDA recently issued new draft guidance clarifying how the agency evaluates whether a flavored nicotine vaping product is appropriate for the protection of public health. But while the agency says it’s providing clarity, the new framework may do little to change the outcome for the U.S. vaping industry.

In this episode of RegWatch, regulatory attorney Azim Chowdhury breaks down how FDA’s new guidance formalizes a system that places the highest evidentiary burden on flavored nicotine vapes—the very products most favored by adult smokers trying to quit.

Should flavored vapes be forced to outperform tobacco-flavored vapes? Or should the baseline be combustible tobacco?

Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.

Released: March 27, 2026
Produced by: Brent Stafford

https://youtu.be/XNyj8Chhlis

This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE.

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The UK’s ban on disposable nicotine vapes demonstrates the many misbeliefs surrounding the “gateway” theory are thriving. But isn’t the theory that youth e-cig use is a gateway to smoking de-bunked? According to Dr. Arielle Selya it is and there’s no room for doubt.

Guest: Dr. Arielle Selya, Behavioural Scientist, PinneyAssociates

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Original Airdate: March 8, 2024

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