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Anchorage Absurdity
The Anchorage Assembly is celebrating stupidity by acting to treat vaping products in exactly the same way as tobacco by including e-cigarettes in the policy for tobacco taxation
Parliament
The latest questions about vaping and tobacco harm reduction from the House of Commons
E-liquids.com 12 licks of Christmas
Nothing gets us more in the festive mood more than a vape related Christmas Giveaway
Sweden Hits Harm Reduction In The Pocket
The Swedish government, formerly a role model for Europe in tobacco harm reduction, has voted to implement a swinging tax of up to 35p per millilitre on eliquid
French Study Can’t Find A Gateway
A French study has found no evidence for a teen gateway – and concludes that the use of ecigs is helping prevent teens from taking up tobacco
AVCA Unhappy With Smokefree Progress
Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy has voiced its disappointed with New Zealand’s inaction for Smokefree 2025
Where Is The Gateway?
The World Health Organization says vaping is a gateway to smoking but its own figures show an accelerating decline in teens using tobacco – so where is this gateway?
ASH’s Cosy Relationship
ASH has made positive noises about vaping, but is it now too cosy with Bloomberg-funded academics to be objective about electronic cigarettes?
San Fran Indoor Vape Ban Lost
San Francisco took the completely bizarre step of trying to ban smoking and vaping in all apartment buildings – but it was fine to toke away on highly pungent cannabis. EDIT: A second vote overcame the proposal.
Vapo Ends 2020 On A High
VAPO New Zealand has ended 2020 on a high by opening new stores in Queenstown and Auckland’s Pukekohe