This week, something pretty significant went down in the ongoing fight over vaping regulation in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments in a consolidated case involving seven independent vape companies challenging the FDA’s widespread denial of flavored e-liquid applications.
If you’ve been following the PMTA mess at all, this is one of those cases that could have real ripple effects across the entire industry.
You absolutely read that right. In a milestone that deserves global attention, Sweden has officially crossed the threshold into *smoke-free status* with adult smoking rates dipping below the internationally recognised benchmark of 5%. This isn’t some aspirational goal or timeline prediction anymore it’s **reality**, and it’s happening now. Where is Mike Bloomberg and the WHO to give Sweden an award?
For years, we’ve talked about harm reduction, safer nicotine alternatives, and the future without cigarettes. Sweden has made that future tangible and real and happening YEARS ahead of the EU Mandated target date.
On December 12th, 2025, after over 16 years on YouTube, my channel was terminated. No warning. No specific explanation. Just gone.
Over 100 million views. Thousands of videos. Hundreds of livestreams. And most importantly, years of helping people quit smoking and find safer alternatives. All of it was wiped away in an instant.
As of now, I have no clear reason. YouTube didn’t provide a specific explanation beyond a vague “community guidelines” violation. I’ve filed an appeal and asked for a human review. That’s all I can do at this point.
If you’ve followed me over the years, you know I’ve always tried to do things the right way. I’ve followed the rules. I’ve avoided youth content. I’ve focused on harm reduction, science, and empowering adult smokers to make informed decisions. I’ve played the game. I’ve been transparent. And apparently, it wasn’t enough.
No matter how many times the truth is told, other people will always bring up old arguments like “popcorn lung”. While real, popcorn lung ( bronchiolitis obliterans) is a very real and scary thing. It has never been connected or even correlated with legal nicotine vaping. Anyone trying to tell you otherwise is being dishonest.
Links for everything discussed in this video will be down below
The Future of Vaping, BluCig, and YouTube’s Broken Moderation System
On November 7th, 2025, at 6:31 PM, I received a notification from YouTube that one of my oldest videos “The Future of Vaping ~ The BluCig” had been removed for violating community guidelines. Along with the removal came a formal warning against my channel. But here’s the Thing: the video was from 2016. And it was satire.
Let me give you some context. In 2016, I uploaded a video titled “The Future of Vaping ~ The BluCig”, a satirical piece that raised a simple, uncomfortable question: “What happens to vaping if we don’t push back against corporate influence? and FDA’s Epidemic?” The answer, I posited, was a future dominated by sterile, lifeless devices from Big Tobacco like the BluCig. It wasn’t an endorsement. It wasn’t a product placement. It was a warning.
Hey @YouTube @TeamYouTube Hoping this is maybe just a glitch, but I can't appeal my latest takedown. I would like to appeal my latest takedown.
— GrimmGreen (@GrimmGreen) November 9, 2025
You have to admit this is a little ridiculous right? pic.twitter.com/qTxARKCfNY
Keep in mind this isn’t directed at anybody in particular just at the overall pitiful response I saw on social media to this announcement. I’m not asking you to join the PMI fan club, I’m not even a member myself, but when people crap on big tobacco, simply because they are big tobacco, they end up sounding like a little Bloomberg minion. PMI has done more for THR than our own trusted FDA, these are just facts.
You want to discuss PMI VS The hobby vape industry? Then we would be having a different conversation. The enemy of my enemy is not my friend. But I’m not going to stand in the way of someone who stands for vaping.
Welcome back to TBN! Industry news, advocacy, and information. We care about facts and science here. We care about harm and harm reduction here. Today’s Topic: NICOTINE!!! Scourge of the youth, more addictive than heroin, changes your BRAIN! WHY WOULD ANYONE USE IT!?!? how about because it’s awesome and doesn’t fit the definition of addiction by itself. Boom science.
That and SO MUCH more!! link explosion will be below. We are Danielle-less today due to her cross-country move, so I’ll be flying solo!! old school style.
Welcome back to TBN! Industry news, advocacy, and information. We care about facts and science here. We care about harm and harm reduction here. Today’s Topic: Vapers VS Parade Magazine.
We have become pretty accustomed to constant unscientific propaganda over the years. Vaping has been both a demon and a life-saving harm reduction intervention for people who smoke cigarettes. The latest from Parade magazine is nothing more than merchants of doubt propaganda designed to keep smokers smoking.
Welcome back to TBN! Industry news, advocacy, and information. We care about facts and science here. We care about harm and harm reduction. Our guest this week is the great Logan Exhales, long-time friend of the show, harm reduction advocate, and all-around great guy.
Nicotine abstinence, what are your thoughts? and why is this being pushed by tobacco controllers? Is it an unattainable goal they know we can never reach? Or is it actually realistic? discuss that and much much more with us today on TBN.
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