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News

  • How Sweden's largest e-cig chain crashed - in just a few hours

    How Sweden's largest e-cig chain crashed - in just a few hours

    Sweden's largest e-cig chain, with 7 physical stores in central Sweden and thousands of customers, is no more. All but two Cigge stores closed with immediate effect on 14 January 2025.

  • Total ban on vejp in Vietnam - even for tourists

    Total ban on vejp in Vietnam - even for tourists

    The war on e-cigarettes is raging around the world. Now, communist Vietnam has joined the ranks of countries that ban the technology completely, even for tourists. At the same time, cigarettes are fully legally available.

  • In London, steam takes over when the smoke clears

    In London, steam takes over when the smoke clears

    Vejpkollen took a stroll through some of the city's innermost neighbourhoods and spotted corner shops overflowing with disposable e-cigarettes mixed with specialist vejp shops and a new big trend in the form of white snus. "The Big Smoke" as the city used to be called is well on its way to becoming "The Big Steam" instead

Research

Finnish doctors warn of lung damage by vejpning "Suspect EVALI"

A few cases similar to the lung disease EVALI, which is normally linked to THC-vejpning, have been recognised in Finland over the past year. According to the newspaper, doctors cannot determine whether the diseases are linked to e-cigarette use, but speculation suggests that this may be one of the causes.