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$1.6m On Vape To QuitStrong Proves Govt Knows What Works
/New Zealand/ Confirmation that over $1.6 million is being spent on the Vape to QuitStrong campaign is proof the Government believes vaping is the most effective smoking cessation tool. It’s now urgent that belief is also reflected in the country’s final vaping regulations and smokefree action plan, says a leading…
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‘Vaping – A Friend Not Foe To Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa’
The Government’s Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan provides the country with the best opportunity to deliver on the 2011 national smokefree ambition. However, if we are to succeed, we need to use all the tools in our toolbox and follow the evidence, not the emotion. Thankfully, new Associate Health Minster…
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86% of Hong Kong teenagers use e-cigarettes
According to a report from Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily on the 29th, a Hong Kong University study showed that the proportion of young people aged 25 or below in Hong Kong using new tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco reached a record high. From 2019 to 2020,…
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Are Vapes Illegal in DC?
Vaping is the inhalation of substances such as nicotine, THC, CBD extracts, and other additives or flavorings by electronic devices. Vapes or e-cigarettes are run on batteries. They use kits that contain a liquid containing nicotine, flavorings, and chemicals. The substance is heated into a gas, which the user inhales.…
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Estonia decides to suspend consumption tax on e-liquid
A European country, Estonia, previously imposed a tax on e-cigarettes, but now it has decided to suspend the consumption tax on e-liquid. The Estonian Parliament recently voted to suspend the consumption tax on e-liquids from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The reason given for the suspension of e-liquid…
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The Biden administration considers reducing cigarette addiction
On April 19, Eastern Time, media reported that the Biden administration is considering a new policy requiring tobacco companies to reduce the nicotine content of all cigarettes sold in the United States to a level that no longer makes consumers addicted. In addition, the Biden administration is still considering whether…
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NZ Govt’s smokefree plan overlooks vaping alternative
/New Zealand/ The Government’s discussion document on ‘Proposals For A Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan’ alarmingly reveals there’s little intention to elevate vaping as a much safer and cheaper alternative to smoking, says a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate. The discussion document was released today by Associate Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall…
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NZ smokefree action plan must elevate vaping as a safe switch
/New Zealand/ A leading vaping advocate has joined mounting pressure on the Government to take all the necessary steps available to achieve the country’s decade-old smokefree ambition. This comes as Associate Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall prepares to release a discussion document on a draft action plan to meet the…
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Retailers warn vape regulations will see a return to smoking
/New Zealand/ The government is cracking down on who can sell what vape products in the hopes of stopping young people from picking up a nicotine habit. But retailers warn this will have a bigger impact on current smokers trying to quit. Proposed regulations would limit general retailers to selling…
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Vape shop security will worsen if draft regulations pass
/New Zealand, April 6/ Concerns raised in the vaping industry about shop security could become a wider reality if proposed regulations add more cost and scarcity to vaping products, says a leading Kiwi tobacco harm reduction advocate. The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing 2,518 submissions on its draft vaping regulations. However, with…
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