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Medicinal cannabis summit moved to February 2022
With local products now coming on stream, New Zealand’s largest medicinal cannabis summit comes at an exciting time. Next year will see New Zealand’s burgeoning medicinal cannabis industry well into its delivery phase, says Dr Zahra Champion, Executive Director of BioTechNZ and MedCan Summit 2022 organiser. MedCan was scheduled to take place…
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Youth19 vaping survey – dated, disingenuous and damaging
A recently released Youth19 survey which questioned Auckland, Northland, and Waikato secondary school students on vaping was conductedprior to Parliament passing the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act last year and well before many significant regulations came into force, says Nancy Loucas, co-director of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy…
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Thai Minister’s support for vaping ‘goes global’
“The brave call by a Thai Government Minister for Thailand to overturn its harsh ban on the sale of vape products has received applause and accolades from around the world,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). Her comments follow Thailand’s Digital Economy and…
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Survey proves Indian vaping ban a total failure
“This is the most significant independent survey we’ve seen coming out of India since its 2019 vaping ban. It shows an overwhelming call for the Government to lift the ban and regulate access to safer nicotine products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates…
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Youth Vaping Declined Sharply for Second Year, New Data Show
Teen use of electronic cigarettes fell sharply in 2021, the second consecutive year of big declines, according to the government’s annual National Youth Tobacco Survey. This year, 11.3 percent of high school students reported that they currently vape — down from 19.6 percent in 2020 and strikingly lower than the…
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Black Friday: Australia makes smoking so much easier
“Friday, 1 October marks the day deadly cigarettes become a lot easier to obtain in Australia than safer nicotine vaping products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has expanded its prescription-only model with customs to clampdown at…
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Philippine survey confirms huge support for vaping
“The Philippine Senate will be on the right side of the people when it approves the most progressive vaping legislation in Asia Pacific,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). Her comments follow the release of a survey conducted by ACORN Marketing &…
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Australia’s Fast Growing Vape Shops
In the competitive world of smoking, Australia is a place where there are some fantastic vape shops. In fact, there’s no better time to be an Australian smoker as new technology and vaping methods have improved by leaps and bounds in recent years. There are now many different types of…
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MOH stop-smoking guidelines ignore the best way!
The Ministry of Health’s latest stop-smoking guidelines are disappointing. They do not include the vape option for smoking cessation providers to discuss with Kiwis keen to quit cigarettes, says New Zealand’s leading Tobacco Harm Reduction consumer group. ‘The New Zealand Guidelines for Helping People to Stop Smoking’ acknowledge that vaping can…
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Multi-award winning Vapouround Magazine is set to put on a show like no other for the sixth annual Vapouround Awards in Dubai.
For the last six years Vapouround Awards has celebrated the very best of the international vaping community which strives to produce modern, reduced-risk products for adult smokers. The annual Vapouround Awards acknowledges the huge power for good that vaping can be in helping smokers quit and improve the lives of…
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