Disposable vapes, highly concentrated nicotine salts, some nicotine caps and ready-to-use e-liquids. These are products that require authorisation to be sold over the counter. But how does it work in reality?
THR SUMMIT SPAIN. Nearly 700 people participated online as doctors met researchers, activists and health scientists in a discussion on e-cigarettes and the role of technology in smoking cessation and harm reduction.
There is strong evidence that ecigs help smokers quit. According to the latest Cochrane review, nicotine replacement therapy is more effective than nicotine medicines.
Spanish authorities have cancelled a conference on harm reduction that was to take place at the University of Madrid. After pressure from the authorities, the university decided to cancel the venue. "This is about censorship"
The Finnish health authority wants to ban all imports of snus. The aim is to curb the black market and achieve a nicotine-free Finland by 2030. "Ridiculous" say users.
In the countries where smoking is declining most rapidly, it is not taxes, bans or restrictions that are driving the decline. A growing number of reports now indicate that it is the shift to alternative nicotine products that...
DEBATE. By being overzealous and deliberately misinterpreting the new law as concerning nicotine pouches, the Swedish Consumer Agency risks damaging public health. So says Karl-Åke Johansson, Chairman of NNA Sweden.
"It's about the right to a healthier life, no matter what bad choices you've made in the past." says Atakan Befrits, an activist who wants to give smokers alternatives.
The debate on legalising e-cigarettes in Thailand continues. Now the country's Minister of Economy and Social Affairs wants to make vaping an election issue, reports the Bangkok Post newspaper.