News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Use among young people doubled - after taste ban in Denmark

"EU wants to increase tax on nicotine pouches by 500%"

Different 1TP8 laws had an effect on smoking in Australia and New Zealand

Public health authority stops sales of 'NoNic' and 'Metatine'

Bulgaria mulls vejp ban - but disposable models at risk

Smoking in Sweden at record low levels - "Not due to prohibition"

Smoking in Sweden is at record low levels. At the same time, the proportion of people using smokeless nicotine products is increasing. This is shown by new statistics from the Public Health Agency of Sweden on Swedes' lifestyles.

Omar Sabih is Kinna's own stop-smoking doctor

Omar has travelled from Lebanon to Mark municipality to become something of a quit-smoking guru in Kinna. Not only does he sell vejp products in his shop in the small municipality, but he also...

From smoking coughs and burnout to e-cigs and vejp companies

Despite its relatively small size, Uddevalla is one of Sweden's better towns for vejp users. There are two competing specialist e-cigarette shops here. Behind the till in the slightly larger of the two...

Researchers are studying the impact of e-cigarettes on health.

Researchers investigate why more adult smokers do not switch to e-cigarettes

Why aren't more smokers interested in using e-cigarettes? Researchers at Rutgers University want to find out. In a new study, a team of researchers will investigate adults' smoking habits and perceptions of...

Danish Cancer Society: "Then I would choose nicotine pouches"

The Danish Cancer Society is highly critical of nicotine pouches. But when comparing nicotine pouches to cigarettes, head of prevention Mette Lolk Hanak is clear. In an interview with podcast host Joachim B Olsen,...

E-cigarette companies in Malaysia prepare for new strict rules

From teetering on the brink of total prohibition, vejpare and entrepreneurs in Malaysia will now have new legislation to adapt to. Reduced revenue awaits, but at the same time a much-needed 18-year age limit...

Tobacco companies: "We want to be the adult in the room among many irresponsible actors"

A new touchscreen IQOS and big visions of a smoke-free nicotine market. Tobacco company Philip Morris wants to be the "adult in the room" and is calling for tough legislation for smoke-free nicotine products. Vejpkollen has visited Technovation...

Nicotine sales stopped online - but only in some municipalities - "It's crazy"

Companies selling nicotine online must ensure that no one under the age of 18 can buy or collect the products. But the law is silent on how this should be done and...

Closed shops and huge customs seizures - new 1TP8 Laws in place in Australia

The new, tougher vejp laws in Australia are now in full swing. Intensified efforts against illegal vejp products have led to millions of seizures and the closure of sales channels. The only silver lining for the country's vejpers...

Danish Parliament wants to reduce nicotine consumption

The debate on nicotine pouches is in full swing in the Danish Parliament. The pouches have grown in popularity in Denmark, as well as in other EU countries, and the products are currently completely unregulated in the EU. ....

Several large vejp companies are researching alternatives to nicotine

Several of the leading Chinese vejp companies are now researching chemicals as substitutes for nicotine, known as nicotine analogues. The aim is to potentially use them in e-cigarettes in the future.

Finland regulates nicotine pouches - banning flavours and online sales

A comprehensive flavour ban, nicotine content restrictions and a ban on all online sales. This is what the Finnish Parliament recently decided when nicotine pouches were regulated outside the pharmaceutical legislation for the first time. Over the past year, the products have been...