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Retailers say first World Vape Show in Dubai can boost trend for people switching from tobacco to vaping
Dubai, UAE, 17th August, 2021: Leading UAE vape retailers say help is just around the corner for smokers struggling to quit the habit. They believe the arrival of the Middle East’s first vape industry event in Dubai next month can accelerate the trend in the region for people to switch from…
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Shenzhen: launching anti-drug investigation in the field of electronic cigarettes
To prevent drug-related risks in the logistics and delivery industry and electronic cigarette companies, on August 9, the Anti-drug Office of Xixiang Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen organized a mobilization and deployment meeting for anti-drug blocking and source interception inspections in the logistics and delivery industry of Xixiang streets and a…
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Banning 70% of vape products will only help Govt coffers
Today – 11 August – marks the first day that New Zealand general retailers cannot sell a wide range of vape flavours. One industry leader says the move will sadly result in more cigarette sales – hampering Smokefree Aotearoa but boosting the Government’s rapidly diminishing tobacco tax take. General retailers…
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Healthcare professionals encouraged to attend cannabis summit
With the availability of highly desired local medicinal cannabis products fast approaching, healthcare professionals are being encouraged to attend MedCan 2021. The call comes as MedSafe has issued the local industry’s first GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Licence to Manufacture Medicines toHelius Therapeutics. With other local companies also set for GMP certification, Kiwi patients can expect high-quality and…
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Are they banning delta 8 hemp moon rocks in Texas?
Have you been hearing the term moon rocks going around lately? If not, then you’re about to. Moon rocks are a relatively newer product in the world of Cannabis. If you’ve ever come across one, then it is self-explanatory as to how it got its name. The recent years saw…
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Telling Holdings’ semi-annual report shows a great increase in the e-cigarette business
On July 29, Telling Holdings released the 2021 semi-annual report. The report shows that the company’s operating income in the first half of 2021 was 37.556 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.64%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 86.961 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of…
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Panel discussion to pull apart WHO’s latest tobacco report
“The WHO is condemning millions of smokers to certain death by denying them the right to safer alternatives. With biased evidence and bad science, its latest report evokes moral panic. The Advocates Voice will expose it for what it is,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA. The eight episode of The Advocates Voice (TAV 8) follows…
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Marlboro maker Philip Morris could stop selling cigarettes in UK
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has said it could stop selling cigarettes in the UK in 10 years’ time as it focuses on alternatives, such as heated tobacco. The move would mean that the firm’s flagship Marlboro brand would disappear from British shops. The firm also indicated it would welcome a…
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Otago study sends mixed messages on best quit smoking tool
/New Zealand/ A University of Otago study that claims the transition from cigarettes to vaping is not as straightforward as many think is not helpful to the many Kiwis desperate to quit smoking, says one leading Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate. “The process of kicking cigarettes, via vaping, is never straightforward…
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Philippines Senate to lead region with progressive
“The world is watching as the Philippines Senate looks set to approve the most progressive and risk-proportionate vaping legislation in Asia Pacific. We’re hoping other countries in the region will then follow their lead,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).…
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