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E-cigarette company sued for illegal advertising

The vaping company Ecocig is being sued by the Consumer Agency for unauthorised flavour descriptions and enticing advertising.

Risks of e-cigarettes did not exist - major study withdrawn.

Suspected risks of e-cigarettes - flawed research

A large study linking vejpning to heart attacks is withdrawn. Considered not credible.

Danish vape association forms political party to influence politicians to ban flavours in e-juice.

Launching a party to save e-cigarettes and vaping.

Denmark bans flavours in e-juice. Now vejpare is forming a party to protest and influence policy from within.

Research: E-cigarettes safer than cigarettes in pregnancy

Pregnant women who switch from cigarettes to vejphing reduce the risk of a low birth weight baby. This is according to a new study from Ireland.

Political parties in Ireland threaten to ban flavours on e-cigarettes. Flavours are used by a majority of road users in Ireland who have quit smoking cigarettes.

Irish vejpare threatened by flavour ban

Flavour bans, taxation and a new age limit for e-cigarettes await after the Irish elections.

Vejpshop. Shop assistant helping customers with e-cigarettes.

Ban on marketing of e-cigarettes criticised

The law makes it more difficult for smokers to find healthier alternatives. So says Niklas Linder, chairman of the Swedish trade organisation for electronic cigarettes (BELC).

Illustration to show the ban on the marketing of e-cigarettes

Ban on adverts confuses shops

The ban on the marketing of e-cigs often leads to misunderstandings. What is the real issue?

WHO warns against e-cigarettes - strongly criticised

British scientists rage against the WHO. "They are tarnishing their reputation and spreading gross inaccuracies about electronic cigarettes"

E-cigarettes and nicotine patches work well together.

E-cigarettes plus nicotine patches work best for smoking cessation

E-cigarettes together with nicotine patches are an effective way to quit smoking. Twice as effective as patches alone.

Jai haze owns a vejp shop in New Jersey. He also runs a popular YouTube channel.

Several states ban vejp products - "How can they sleep at night?"

Bans on flavoured e-juice are affecting vejp shoppers and e-cigarette users in several US states. Most recently in New Jersey.

Study on vejpning and stroke criticised

Smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigs are at greater risk of stroke, say researchers. But the study has been massively criticised as "downright misleading".

Flavours in e-cigs are restricted - but vejp shoppers get by

Ban on fruit flavours in pre-filled tanks and increased age limits on e-cigs in the US