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Sweden stops EU nicotine taxes - e-liquid also affected

Sweden has blocked EU plans for new minimum taxes on both nicotine pouches and e-liquid. After this week's negotiations in the Council of the EU, it is clear that the Swedish government says no - and because tax issues require...

Russia: From prohibition to drug labelling - 4 million vejpers in trouble

More than four million Russians use e-cigarettes - but since the Kremlin opened the door to regional bans, local laws risk disrupting the legal market. Meanwhile, some politicians want to go even further and equate...

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International campaign wants to preserve Swedish nicotine policy: “Sweden is a role model”

As several European countries introduce tougher rules against nicotine pouches and vejpning, an international backlash is emerging. Now the organisation Considerate Pouchers is launching a campaign to persuade Swedish politicians to preserve the...

”The ”war on nicotine' is escalating - more and more countries are stepping up

As more and more studies show that smokeless nicotine products can help smokers quit cigarettes, governments around the world are tightening the rules even further. These include bans, higher taxes and...

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WHO wants to tighten nicotine pouches - but experts warn of consequences

The WHO describes nicotine pouches as a growing threat to public health and wants more bans and tougher rules. At the same time, British researchers and Swedish commentators point to something quite different: that smokeless nicotine products can...

Doctors to EU: wrong to equate smokeless nicotine with cigarettes

The debate on smoke-free nicotine continues to create conflict in the EU. Now 26 doctors and health scientists are attacking EU Health Commissioner Olivier Várhelyi, who they say is spreading a scientifically inaccurate picture of...

Criticism of the tobacco directive: ”No evidence of smoking reduction”

The EU's evaluation of the Tobacco Products Directive is being heavily criticised internally. Experts are questioning both the methodology and the sample - and now critics are warning that access to smoke-free alternatives such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches could...

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S in the snus battle - pushing both France and snus-friendly legislation in the Union

Following France's ban on nicotine pouches, Swedish S politicians are now stepping up the pressure in the EU. At the same time, the issue is directly linked to the upcoming negotiations on the Tobacco Products Directive - where the future of snus could be decided.

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Weimers: ”Zero tolerance to nicotine is harmful - doomed to fail”

More expensive white snus, tougher rules and a policy increasingly based on zero tolerance. The EU's new proposals on nicotine taxes are provoking strong reactions. There is now growing criticism that both policymakers and industry. "You...

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Key EU committee: “Lower-risk products should face lower nicotine taxes.”

Taxes on new nicotine products are welcome, but they should be proportionate and take into account the harm risks of different products - especially in relation to smoking. That's according to the EU's more industry-orientated advisory body, the European...

US vejp market splits - States run their own races

The US vejp market is being fundamentally remodelled. Since 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been responsible for approving all new vejp products - but almost ten years later, the...

Cancer funds attack tobacco industry - but call for all nicotine to taste like tobacco

The Swedish Cancer Society wants to ban all flavours other than tobacco in nicotine products and stop all online sales. In a letter to the European Commission, the organisation, together with its Nordic sister associations, is now lobbying for stricter legislation and higher...