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"Officials are expected to defend the Swedish harm reduction model"

Despite clear political messages, there are concerns that Swedish officials do not share the government's view on smoke-free nicotine alternatives. This could affect the outcome of a revised tobacco convention to be negotiated in November.

How Danish Gejser became the biggest in flavour-banned Denmark

From home-bought e-cigarettes sold in the harbour, to becoming Denmark's largest vejp chain, via flavour bans and competition with the black market. Vejpkollen crosses the strait and checks out how Gejser mastered...

EU wants to lump smokeless nicotine with cigarettes - Sweden may be forced to change its line

The European Commission wants to ban or severely restrict access to e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches and heating products. A leaked working document for the upcoming WHO tobacco meeting shows that the Commission wants to regulate all nicotine products based on the same health risk.

Physicians: "Smoking among young people decreases when smoke-free alternatives are available"

Doctors from Italy and Greece hope that the WHO takes harm reduction for smokers seriously ahead of the upcoming meeting on the tobacco convention.

The party leader who likes to vape on the parlimentary balcony

The election campaign is underway, at least on some social media platforms. Left-wing Nooshi Dadgostar is somewhat unexpectedly using his vejping in forbidden places as a tool to reach out to the younger...

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The professor who manages to piss off colleagues and lobbyists alike

Fredrik Nyström is a doctor, a researcher and something of a thorn in the side of the Swedish anti-nicotine movement. He believes that snus and vejpning can do more good than harm - but for that...

EU budget under threat - 14 countries side with Sweden on nicotine tax

The European Commission's record budget is at risk of collapse. There is strong opposition to plans to finance part of the budget through new nicotine and corporate taxes - with 14 member states siding with Sweden.

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Snus giant: "Boycott champagne and don't holiday in France"

Boycott Champagne and don't go to France on holiday. That's the message from the Swedish Haypp Group, which runs Snusbolaget, Sweden's largest retailer of snus and nicotine pouches.

Indonesia snatches puffy tourists from Singapore

Singapore's tough 1TP8 laws have had an unexpected impact on neighbouring Indonesia. Cities on neighbouring islands are seeing a marked increase in tourists keen to let off steam where it is still allowed. One of the ...

Concerns that Spain's ban on smokeless nicotine is affecting tourism

Swedish mass tourism in Spain could be affected by the Spanish government's crackdown on nicotine pouches. This is according to the Spanish newspaper Huffpost.

Amnesty for vejpare in Singapore - "Throw away your e-cig and avoid punishment"

Singapore has some of the world's strictest rules against vejpning. Importing, selling, possessing - all are prohibited under the country's strict laws. Now the government is offering an amnesty for those who hand over their vejp to the state.

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"Alliance between snus users and vejp users could save smoke-free options in the EU"

Sweden needs to build alliances within the EU to defend Swedish alternatives to cigarettes. This is the view of Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD). "We are pretty much alone on nicotine pouches in the EU, but it...