Tag: policy

Research: "Flavour bans led to increased cigarette sales"

Banning flavours in e-cigarettes increased sales of traditional cigarettes. This is according to a new US study. "The evidence suggests that more young people started buying cigarettes instead of e-cigarettes," says economist Michael Pesko.

Swedish researcher: 'WHO plans risk increasing smoking'

Nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus should be regulated as strictly as cigarettes. This is according to the WHO Secretariat for Tobacco Control. "There is a high risk that excessive restrictions on harm-minimising products will lead to more smokers, rather than...
e-cigarettes, vapes in shops

Rumours of ban on single-use models shake the UK

A debate about disposable vapes has flared up in the promised land of e-cigarettes, the UK. Youth use is on the rise and environmental issues are at the centre of the debate. At the same time, health and addiction experts warn of the consequences of an ill-considered ban.

Reduced tax on snus attracts a lot of attention

"A disaster". "A proposal influenced by the tobacco industry". "A model for other EU countries to follow" The government's plans to reduce the tax on snus and to finance the measure with increased taxes...

Snus tax and nicotine ban at SSU congress

Abolished contributions to the Non Smoking Generation, higher taxes on snus and a generational ban on the purchase of nicotine. These are some of the proposals that the Social Democratic Youth Union (SSU) will consider at its congress in the autumn...
Markus Lindblad, Snusbolaget, urges Swedish snus users to speak out against the EU.

Warns of tax shock and flavour ban on white snus

"We risk a tax shock and a flavour ban on white snus. One million Swedish users should speak out immediately." So says Snusbolaget's Head of Communications Markus Lindblad, as the EU moves closer to minimising taxes on nicotine products.