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Vapers agree with ASH – flavour limits are flawed
“New Zealand’s leading anti-smoking lobby, ASH, is 100% right in its assessment that limiting vaping flavours in general retail is flawed. This now needs to be fixed as unintended consequences are not helping youth vaping nor Smokefree Aotearoa 2025,” says Nancy Loucas, co-founder of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). The Tobacco Harm…
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NZ proponents also concerned about many vape shops
“It’s vaping advocates who first raised concerns about the proliferation of convenience stores becoming specialist vape retailers (SVRs). New Zealand’s Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s (ARFNZ) latest round of public scaremongering is not helpful,” says Nancy Loucas, co-founder of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). Her comments follow the ARFNZ, on its latest anti-vaping…
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ECCC, 2FIRSTS, and IEVA Collaborates on an Online Workshop
17:00, October 13, ECCC collaborated with the 2FIRSTS (www.2firsts.com) and IEVA to conduct an online workshop on the “EU E-Cigarette Marketing Guidelines” for the EU market. This training was a large-scale exchange between ECCC, 2FIRSTS and IEVA, with 92 enterprises participating online and offline. This training aims to help Chinese…
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Postponing Malaysian tobacco bill good for vaping
Legalising vape sales in Malaysia remains on the table despite the Heath Minister postponing the ‘generational endgame’ anti-smoking bill after considerable public and political pressure, says a local vaping advocacy group. Malaysia’s Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin, made the decision not to table the bill despite the bipartisan special parliamentary select…
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NZ stores need to first sort out vaping inconsistencies
“Convenience store owners are right to say being allowed to sell only three vape flavours is not helping New Zealand achieve Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, but some of them are not helping themselves,” says Nancy Loucas, co-founder of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). The leading Tobacco Harm Reduction advocate’s comments come as Parliament’s…
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NZ’s vaping regime attracts Malaysian delegation
“Malaysia has sent a parliamentary delegation to New Zealand to see what policies are required to achieve smokefree. Their visit reflects that Kiwis are getting the mix right when it comes to tobacco control, legalising and regulating vaping,” says Nancy Loucas co-founder of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). Her comments come…
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Legalisation will control youth vaping in Thailand
“Legalising and regulating vaping will give Thailand greater control over youth vaping. The ongoing ban is only making it worse,” says Asa Saligupta, Director of ECST (ENDS Cigarette Smoke Thailand). His comments follow recent statements by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that continuing with Thailand’s vaping ban will protect the youth.…
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Expert smokefree submissions deliver answers – AVCA
“We are relying heavily on MPs to read and act on the valuable submissions to Parliament’s Health Select Committee which provide expert and practical solutions to help New Zealand achieve Smokefree Aotearoa 2025,” says Nancy Loucas co-founder of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment…
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NZ’s first locally grown cannabis medicines get approval
“This is great news for many patients who have long sought legal access to both New Zealand-grown and made medicinal cannabis products,” says Carmen Doran, chief executive of Helius Therapeutics. Her comments follow Helius being the first New Zealand medicinal cannabis company to gain approval for products derived from locally…
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Australia’s vaping failure proves NZ’s success
“The latest report concluding that Australia’s anti-vaping regime is an utter failure reinforces New Zealand is on the right track with its tobacco control strategy,” says Nancy Loucas, co-founder of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). Her comments follow Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) expert and medical practitioner Dr Colin Mendelsohn publishing a comprehensive…
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