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  • Major Swedish e-cig chain files for bankruptcy

    Major Swedish e-cig chain files for bankruptcy

    Eurobrands distribution AB, which operates the website Cigge.se and seven physical stores, files for bankruptcy. This is announced by the owner Harm Reduction Group in a press release. "We have fought hard to save Eurobrands Distribution, but when the banks close the credits, we no longer have any alternatives" says Petter Strömberg, CEO of Harm Reduction Group

  • The biochemist who opened a nicotine shop in Soho

    The biochemist who opened a nicotine shop in Soho

    Vape and white snuff are big business in London. And in the heart of the city's most central neighbourhood, Soho, is the Soho Vapes store, where actors, musicians and film people queue with restaurant workers and tourists to buy e-cigarettes, juices and chat with the store's charismatic owner Thuy Nguyen.  

  • New Zealand distributes free vejpkit - "Key role in reducing smoking"

    New Zealand distributes free vejpkit - "Key role in reducing smoking"

    Smokers in New Zealand will have access to free e-cigarettes and e-liquid to quit smoking. The New Zealand government makes the announcement as new figures point to the role of vaping in driving down smoking rates in the country to low levels. "Vaping has played a key role" says Deputy Health Minister Casey Costello.

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