EVENTS
By Stephen Tarpey
This event was set in the beautiful
colonial city of Richmond, beautiful
architecture and vaping came together
for the VPX expo.
As ever the VPX events are always well
organised and run like clockwork. I have
noticed that vape shows in the states
are starting to become smaller and
smaller and this was no exception. There
certainly seems to be a glut of shows
in the US and this is bound to have an
impact on the number of shows both
buyers and exhibitors can commit too.
This was the last event to be held in the
states before the FDA regulations took
effect, and a lot of the juice companies
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had their latest juice productions
on show ready for sale before the
regulations started.
Just a couple of the new brands on show
included Mellow Buddha from Naked
Fish and Drip Forge with their new vape
treat Nanner Puddin’. It was great to
see so much ingenuity going into the
production of new products. Footfall at
the show was pretty pedestrian and a
number of vendors scheduled to attend
were not present, I assume that this was
due to the proximity of the impending
regulations and people working towards
getting the last of their products ready
and submitted to the FDA. This was also
a great time for the advocacy groups to
relay information to people on life after
regulations. With guest speakers Stefan
DIdak and Brittani Cushman taking to the
stage to deliver vital information.
One of the highlights of the show for me
was meeting with a local company called
Great Falls Distribution who invited us
to see their newest shop, we gladly took
them up on their offer and it certainly did
not disappoint. I just wanted to take this
opportunity to say thanks for
your hospitality.
August 5-7th 2016