The EU is postponing a possible decision on the new taxes on tobacco and nicotine until November. According to Politico, the reason is the Swedish general election and the need to give Sweden time to form a new government. Sweden has so far blocked an agreement on, amongst other things, the tax on white snus.
The Örebro Party’s success in Örebro could also have implications for Swedish nicotine policy. If the party wins a seat in the Riksdag, Social Democrat Karin Sundin – one of the Riksdag’s most outspoken advocates for stricter regulations on white snus and e-cigarettes – could lose her seat.
Entrepreneur and vejp founder Linus Koyuki Gustafsson describes the 2026 election as a pivotal one for users of smoke-free nicotine – and is concerned about how quickly the rules of the game might change after election day.
For the first time, a US expert group has drawn up clinical recommendations on how doctors can use e-cigarettes as a tool to help people quit smoking.
A new US study shows that the path to becoming smoke-free does not always begin with a firm decision to give up smoking. On the contrary, many former smokers describe how vejp gradually replaced cigarettes, even though that may not have been the aim from the outset. The researchers call this phenomenon ”accidental quitting”
