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What we lost when vaping got political
It is easy to forget now, given the speed with which we grew accustomed to the sight of our fellow citizens noisily dragging on devices that wouldn’t have been out of place on the set of Dune, but it was only in 2015 that Juul cracked the code on the unembarrassing electronic…
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China market size of e-cigarettes in 2021 is expected to be 19.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36%
On December 17, the Blue Book of the Electronic Cigarette Industry was released at the International Electronic Cigarette Industry Summit Forum. The Blue Book showed that in 2021, the China retail scale of electronic cigarettes is expected to reach 19.7 billion yuan, an increase of 36% year-on-year; the international market…
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China’s Tobacco Monopoly Law: Industry reacts to inclusion of e-cigarettes in amendment
E-cigarette makers have been pitching in their two cents, after China last month expanded its Tobacco Monopoly Law to include vaping devices. The draft revision subjects e-cigarettes to the same regulations as traditional cigarettes. Xu Hua gets reactions from Shenzhen, where most of China’s e-cigarette factories are located. Heated discussions…
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Senate OKs hotly debated vape bill
After intense debate, a proposed law seeking to regulate the sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes or vaping products was approved by the Senate on third and final reading on Thursday. The vote was 19-2, with 2 abstentions, for Senate Bill No. 2239, which sets restrictions to the use and…
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Kiwi vape brands increasingly key to achieving smokefree
Good on the Government for re-energising New Zealand’s commitment to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Increasingly dominant Kiwi vaping brands are also proving key to squeezing Big Tobacco, says two of the country’s leading vaping entrepreneurs. Their comments follow Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall today releasing the Government’s Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action…
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Doctors support passing of vape bill
Two well-respected Filipino medical luminaries applauded the Senate for ensuring that minors are protected in the so called vape bill or Vaporized Nicotine Product (VNP) bill now being discussed in the chamber. Both doctors noted that Senate Bill 2239, while recognizing e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are less harmful…
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February’s major medicinal cannabis summit gearing up
Just two months away, New Zealand’s largest medicinal cannabis summit is well and truly gearing up. February’s MedCan 2022, which was postponed from October due to Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions, builds on the success of the 2020 summit and offers the chance for the industry and medical community to come…
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NZ’s Smokefree Action Plan fails to elevate vaping
A leading vaping advocate says the Government’s smokefree action plan has failed to fully recognise vaping as a viable alternative for Kiwi smokers keen to quit. “Vaping has been key to reducing our national smoking rate. Encouraging more smokers to switch to much safer and less expensive nicotine alternatives is…
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China revises tobacco law to include vape regulation
On November 27, the Chinese government website reported that the State Council issued a decision on amending the “Regulations for the Implementation of the Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”). Such new tobacco products shall be implemented with reference to the…
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Vapers praise Filipino Secretary for COP9 bravery
Worldwide praise from Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates and vapers continues for Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr. Secretary Locsin told online delegates at COP9 – a key international tobacco control conference hosted by the World Health Organization – they must consider ‘evolving and latest scientific information’ if the global smoking problem is to be solved. “We…
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