Abstract: A hand-held personal vaporizer including a cylindrical housing and a vaporizer module disposed within the cylindrical housing. The vaporizer includes a vaporizer control module functionally coupled to the vaporizer and configured to control function of the vaporizer. The vaporizer control module automatically restrict use of the vaporizer after a predefined script is executed. The vaporizer includes a fingerprint scanner functionally coupled to a push button and configured to scan a fingerprint. The hand-held personal vaporizer includes a locking module in communication with the vaporizer control module, and functionally coupled to the fingerprint scanner. The locking module is configured to securely lock the vaporizer from use if an authorized fingerprint is not detected through the fingerprint scanner.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide systems and methods for an electronic smoking apparatus including a main body and a cartridge section coupled to the main body. The cartridge section may include a rigid support and a padded material surrounding the rigid support. The cartridge section may be constructed of a padded material.