The UK government has recently been mulling lifting the age limit on buying cigarettes and vaping products to 21. There are complex arguments around raising the age limits on cigarettes (think personal freedom, whether you have a choice when you are addicted, net public health gain and so on). But this is a vaping blog, …
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In the USA, states have enjoyed decades of revenue from the sale of tobacco cigarettes. The money was supposed to repair some of the damage smoking has done. In reality, it has been largely frittered away. The source of the revenue is the Tobacco Master Settlement. While aimed at punishing tobacco companies, the settlement actually …
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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has released a major report calling for the UK government to promote electronic cigarettes via a mass media campaign. This would form part of a campaign that returned funding for anti-smoking campaigns to at least 2008 levels. The suggestion is just one of a number of recommendations the RCP …
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The World Health Organisation can sound pretty negative on vaping at times. So it might surprise you that harm reduction (such as switching from smoking to vaping) is embedded in its tobacco control charter. It might surprise you even more to find that one of the biggest influences on WHO policy is from an individual …
Guess WHO? Vaping, harm reduction & the World Health Organisation Read More »
Opposition to vaping is driven by a complex web of factors. These include money, anti-nicotine morality and a justified distrust of anything related to tobacco companies. To get further into the web, it’s important to understand the precautionary principle. What is the precautionary principle? The precautionary principle applies across different fields of science. It informs …
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When Vanity Fair journalist Marie Brenner met Jeffrey Wigand in 1996, Jeffrey was accompanied by a bodyguard. His reputation was under attack. Lawyers were trying to destroy him. He and his children had received death threats, one accompanied by a bullet. One of the death threats read: “We want you to know that we have …
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Once again, vaping in the EU is facing multiple threats, both at an EU level and at a state level. The latest EU wide threat comes from the EU Beating Cancer Plan. I got together with Damian from the European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates group to find out what the plan means for vapers, what …
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During 12 years in this industry, I have seen numerous attempts to derail and destroy vaping. These attempts have often had some success. Today, in many countries, vapers face restrictions, flavour bans and even criminal prosecution. Some vapers have been fined or sent to prison for daring to use e-cigarettes to try and stop smoking …
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Update: Vape predictions for 2022 are coming soon – in the meantime, check out the 7 big themes experts have identified for vaping in 2022! When I first launched a vape predictions post in 2012, I had no idea what a mammoth post this would end up being. I did consider shortening it considerably this …
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Tim Phillips, Managing Director, E-Cig Intelligence This post is a part of our 2021 vape predictions. I think most people would be keen to see the back of 2020 and head into 2021 without looking back. Yes, lockdown and the economic hardship which many in the vape sector have experienced has been bad. This has …
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