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Kiwis celebrate World Vape Day, but more action required
/New Zealand/ Kiwi ex-smokers and vaping advocates will celebrate World Vape Day on Sunday, 30 May – the first since New Zealand legislated and regulated vaping. However, much more effort is required to achieve Smokefree Aotearoa with submissions on the Government’s action plan set to close, say tobacco harm reduction…
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Budget to enable health reforms positive for smokefree
/New Zealand/ “The Budget’s establishment funding to enable significant health reforms is positive news for those wanting a more centralised, concerted national health effort to achieve the likes of Smokefree Aotearoa,” says a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate. Her comments follow Finance Minister Grant Robertson today announcing that Budget 2021…
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E-cigarette maker Sigelei terminates listing on the NEEQ
On May 14, according to news from Jiwei, the stock transfer system announcement, Guangdong Sigelei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (stock abbreviation: Sigelei) recently submitted an application to the agent company to terminate the listing of shares on NEEQ. According to the provisions of the “National SME Share Transfer System Business…
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20,000 counterfeit e-cigarettes found and seized in a factory in Shenzhen
Recently, the Guangming Regulation Bureau of the Shenzhen Municipal Market Regulation Administration received clues that there is an illegal processing factory that produces and sells fake and inferior electronic cigarette products in Li Songling Community, Gongming Street, Guangming District. The Guangming Regulation Bureau launched a thunderous attack, and combined with…
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Free e-cigarettes for smokers in A&E trial
Smokers attending emergency departments will be given free e-cigarettes and taught how to use them, in a trial designed to help people quit. Patients will be offered a device, enough e-liquid supplies for a week, and referral to local smoking-cessation services, alongside medical advice. Hospitals in Norfolk, London, Leicester and…
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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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$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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