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Mariestad municipality bans vejp smoking during working hours - white snus next

Vejp, white snus and other nicotine products are to be removed from the working day of municipal employees in Mariestads. In an updated tobacco policy, vejp is equated with cigarettes and cannot be used during working hours.

Government takes on the EU - challenging France's ban

The Swedish government halts the French ban on nicotine pouches. At least temporarily. After Kammarkollegiet proposed a strong protest due to apparent barriers to trade in the EU area, the government is now going ahead and submitting...

Authority stops sale of vejp kit with over 5000 puffs

It should no longer be possible to buy pre-filled e-cigs with a "plug-in" system that guarantees more than 800 puffs. This is the opinion of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, which is now banning the sale of several brands of...

Vape-o-Gotchi - stupidity without limits

With often colourful appearances and candy-like flavours, e-cigarettes have long been criticised for attracting children and young people. Recently, an innovative toy/e-cig combo made headlines.

Study: British vejpers abandon disposable models

Ahead of the UK ban on disposable vejps, which comes into force on 1 June, many users have already started to change their habits to refillable systems. This is according to a study by University Collage London.

Weaving thrives India - "Many don't know it's banned"

India's government banned e-cigarettes in 2019 with the aim of eliminating them from the market. Five years later, the reality in the big-smoking country seems to reflect something else - e-cigs are still very much available,...

Big question marks over EU tax on nicotine pouches - "counterproductive"

"That the EU would step in and more than quintuple the tax on white snus is astonishing, counterproductive and unthinkable." said Jesper Skalberg Karlsson, member of the Social Affairs Committee, regarding persistent rumours about the European Commission's plans for nicotine pouches.

Vapes, toilet paper and detergent - an odd combo in Gothenburg

Fredric Corneliusson stumbled into vejpning through the back door. The dandelion child from Frölunda, Sweden, sees himself more as an entrepreneur who happened to end up in an exciting industry - than an outright e-cigarette activist. But now...

"VapeTjek" becomes new platform for vejpare in Denmark

Vejpkollen takes the step across the strait. For the past month, a Danish edition of the magazine has been live, publishing news about vejpning and other smokeless nicotine use from a user perspective.

Chile authorises smokeless nicotine products - "Could set a precedent"

Chile has recently adopted a new law regulating both e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. The law is one of the most elaborate pieces of legislation in South America, and a clear change of course from neighbouring countries' bans. Now we hope...

Use among young people doubled - after taste ban in Denmark

The use of e-cigarettes among young people has increased dramatically in Denmark. This is despite the fact that a comprehensive flavour ban and other restrictions have been introduced. This is according to the latest survey from the Danish Health Authority.

"EU wants to increase tax on nicotine pouches by 500%"

An increase of almost 500% in the tax on white snus. This is the content of a leaked proposal to the European Commission intended to create a so-called harmonisation of taxes on different nicotine products...