Canada
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Canadian experts: e-cigarettes may improve the public health environment
Recently, a tobacco harm reduction expert and the chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa, Canada, pointed out at the 4th Asian Harm Reduction Forum that the Canadian government has adopted a tobacco harm reduction strategy to promote…
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What’s Sweet About CO2 Honey Oil?
There is a wide variety of extraction used to produce cannabis concentrates. One of them is the CO2 extraction. This kind of extraction produces Co2 Honey oil. The CO2 Honey oil, also known as CO2 Hash or Cannabis oil, refers to the cannabis concentrate made using CO2 or carbon dioxide…
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Stop the flavour ban: Rights4Vapers tour makes a stop in Windsor
WINDSOR, ONT. — Flavoured e-cigarette products could soon be banned in Canada following a proposal put forward by Health Canada. It’s an attempt to reduce the appeal to youth, but local vaping advocates disagree. “Vaping saves lives,” that’s the message from the Rights4Vapers group. “We are here to push back,…
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Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking
On June 19, Health Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s health policy, released a proposed regulation that would ban flavored vaping products, with the exception of tobacco, menthol and mint. It’s yet another blow for tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates, who now see Canada—once considered a promising model on nicotine policy—to…
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Canadian Vaping Association’s response to the 2020-2021 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Project
Beamsville, ON, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia, with funding from Heart and Stroke, released the report “The 2020-2021 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Project.” The study claims that the results of the survey are evidence to support policy changes…
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Canadian Vapers Unite for World Vape Day
TORONTO, May 30, 2021 /CNW/ – Despite ongoing threats of flavour bans, nicotine limits and increased taxes as well as a persistent misinformation campaign, Canadian vapers are undeterred in their fight to ensure that vapour products remain available, accessible and affordable from coast-to-coast. “This is the fight for our lives,” said Maria Papaioannoy,…
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New Saskatchewan vape regulations draw mixed reaction
Youth vaping rates in Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada. Against this backdrop, the province is introducing new measures in an attempt to curb those rates. One measure coming into force on Sept. 1 is a ban on the sale of vape flavours, with the exception of tobacco, mint and…
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