Will there be a vaping tax? Government considers new levy A duty on vaping may be announced in the Budget next week Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024
Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt considers new vaping tax and NI cut Levy on vapes could make them unaffordable for children, as IFS warns over unfunded tax cuts The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
Australians back stronger regulation on vapes including a ban, study finds Exclusive: Professor says vaping stores need to be shut down for people to realise supply is being regulated The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2024
When Doctors Are the Source of Public Health Misinformation Medical professionals are often unaware of the relevant research on the relative risks of tobacco products, and that can matter for public health. Reason · Feb 16, 2024
Health minister accuses vaping lobby of targeting children after industry ad campaign against ban Industry claims vapes should be regulated like alcohol but Mark Butler says companies want to create a ‘new generation addicted to nicotine’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2024
The World's Quickest Car And Vaping Have A Lot In Common The cylindrical cells used in the McMurtry Spéirling are an off-the-shelf battery used by vaping enthusiasts. Motor1 · Feb 15, 2024
Vape Stores Are Most Common In Poor Areas & Near Schools Bc The Tobacco Industry Is Truly Evil Vape stores in Western Australia are densely located in disadvantages areas, new research has revealed, with almost 9 out of 10 of them within walking distance of a school Pedestrian.tv · Feb 14, 2024
Number of young Australians in psychological distress continues sharp rise Annual Hilda survey of 17,000 Australians shows ‘clear trend of younger people becoming lonelier and feeling more isolated’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2024
Victorians Are Spending Up To $1,302 A Year On Vapes As Govt Estimates Black Market Worth $500M Victoria's vaping black market could be worth $500 million, according to a report by the state parliamentary budget office, which was released as the government attempts stamp out the violence around illegal vape sales. Pedestrian.tv · Feb 7, 2024
Vape market worth up to $500 million in Victoria Almost half a million Victorians admit to vaping and new figures reveal the e-cigarette industry could be worth up to $500 million. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024
Clouded judgments on vaping are harmful Letters: Doctors are partly to blame for the alarming rise in vaping addiction, argues Dr Philip Barber. Plus Chris Rennard on the human cost of diseases caused by smoking The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024
UK Orders Crack Down On 'Dirty Money' And 'Counterfeit Goods' Coming From London's American-Style Candy Shops Police have seized more than 2,000 unlawful items from an American sweet shop in London, including fake designer products and vapes containing illegal amounts of nicotine. International Business Times UK · Feb 3, 2024
The Fight Over Vaping: Lobbyists, Campaigners Clash Before Summit Does vaping offer an opportunity for smokers to kick their deadly tobacco habit, or pose a vast new health threat to the world's young people? International Business Times · Feb 3, 2024
Reason · Feb 2, 2024 Review: Netflix Delivers a Surprisingly Balanced Take on Vaping Big Vape presents differing views on the supposed youth vaping epidemic.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024 Vape stores clustered around schools and in the most disadvantaged suburbs, Australian study finds Almost nine out of 10 the shops are within walking distance of schools, WA audit discovers
The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024 Australian Border Force seizes 13 tonnes of disposable vapes in Adelaide The 150,000-vape haul is the first large-scale seizure since import ban was introduced in the new year and have a street value of $4.5m
International Business Times UK · Jan 29, 2024 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Announces Plans To Ban Disposable Vapes To Reduce Smoking Amongst Children The prime minister is also expected to crack down on marketing laws, restricting vape flavours and limiting coloured packaging intended to appeal to children.
AAP · Jan 29, 2024 'Scariest experience': ex-vaping youth front new push Two young people who dismissed their addictions to vapes and worsening health until they wound up in hospital are front and centre of a new youth-led campaign.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 UK disposable vapes ban likely to become law after lack of objections Tory MPs to get free vote on plan and proposal to phase out smoking, to which only Liz Truss has so far publicly objected
Top News · Jan 29, 2024 British Government Plans Ban on Disposable Vapes and Flavored Tobacco The British government plans to ban disposable vapes and restrict flavors marketed towards children to combat rising youth vaping rates and nicotine addiction.
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024 Vaping ban ‘will help thousands of children avoid pull of nicotine’ Latest data shows that more than 100,000 children in London have vaped
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024 More than £1 billion to be wiped from vaping industry after disposables ban More than £1 billion is set to be wiped from the UK e-cigarette industry after the Prime Minister announced an outright ban on disposable vapes.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 UK ministers vow to close loopholes in disposable vape ban Draft legislation will aim to stop firms trying to get around legislation, says health secretary
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 Disposable vapes to be banned in UK as part of drive to curb youth vaping Plans to make vaping less appealing also to include restricting fruity flavours and introducing plain packaging