News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

EU proposes new excise duties on nicotine pouches and nicotine-free e-liquid

Four in Singapore risk death penalty - smuggled vapes with cocaine

Ecig chain opens in Karlstad - with staff from old Cigge

Finance Minister: "EU tax proposal on nicotine pouches completely unacceptable"

Niclas Lundin is in vejphe crossroads of the world

EU proposes new excise duties on nicotine pouches and nicotine-free e-liquid

The biggest EU budget in history so far will be partly paid for by new taxes. Not just on big business, but also through revenue from new EU-led excise duties on smokeless nicotine products. It says...

Four in Singapore risk death penalty - smuggled vapes with cocaine

Reports of harsh laws and severe punishments for vejpers are pouring in from around the world. But Singapore is now upping the ante. A lot. Four people in the country are now facing the death penalty for illegal smuggling.

Ecig chain opens in Karlstad - with staff from old Cigge

The e-cig chain opens another store. This time it is Karlstad that gets a new specialist store for e-cigarettes and vejp products, after Cigge went bankrupt at the turn of the year.

Finance Minister: "EU tax proposal on nicotine pouches completely unacceptable"

The battle for white snus is heating up in the EU, at least when it comes to taxes on the popular Swedish nicotine product. A current EU proposal would increase the tax and thus the price...

Niclas Lundin is in vejphe crossroads of the world

VapeNation, Wanted Liquid, new stores under the Ecigg chain's flag and then some business in hunting and fishing on top of that. Niclas Lundin's various businesses are so cross-pollinated that it's a wonder he...

Police raids on vejp shops - rules on new substances a big grey area

The police are stepping up and cracking down on the sale of cannabinoids - which seems to have put some Swedish vejp shops under the radar. Recently, there were two raids on shops in different parts of...

"We have found a vaccine against smoking in Sweden - we should not be ashamed of it"

"Why do we Swedes insist on putting hamster nappies under our lips?" Stig-Björn Ljunggren, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Sydöstran and chairman of the Snus Commission, asked this question rhetorically when the company Emplicure organised a panel discussion on nicotine pouches...

Vaping, snus and nicotine scares in Almedalen - can it get any better?

stigmatisation Scare tactics. Consumer perspective. These are tricky words, but no less important in today's debate about users, children and the market for 'new' nicotine products. On Wednesday, Vejpkollen and the National Prohibition of Snus...

The entrepreneur who wants to make himself unemployed

VapeMore in Eskilstuna is an old hand and sees itself more as a juice manufacturer than a shop. But the shop is where it all happens - where Michael Karvonen and Lasse...

Government emphasises importance of balanced nicotine laws

The Swedish government wants EU regulations on the tobacco, nicotine and alcohol markets to be proportionate and aimed at protecting vulnerable groups from exposure. This is what emerged when the Swedish Minister for Health, Acko Ankarberg, met her...

EU: Nicotine tax on nicotine-free liquids and 600% tax increase on pouches

Is your e-liquid nicotine-free? Or are you trying to cut down on nicotine? It doesn't matter according to the EU - a new proposal could make your e-juice six times more expensive. Decisions are now approaching on...

Trump's customs circus creates chaos for vape deliveries

Donald Trump's wildly fluctuating tariff policy has caused concern and confusion in many parts of the world. In the US vejp industry, the consequences of the measures against China in particular are clearly visible - and in addition...