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Vejpkollen - news on e-cigarettes and vaping - 2022

"Don't waste opportunities in a major crisis" - pep talk for the 2022 election year

Taste bans, taxes and restrictions. These are the key words to summarise the 1TP8 Year 2021. But that's not the whole truth - 2021 has opened up many opportunities!

smokers find e-cigarettes very helpful in quitting smoking.

"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"

Debate. If flavours were the problem, not many people would have started smoking in the first place "Because it honestly tastes like shit", says debater Mathias Norman.

On vaping, snus, and harm reduction in Sweden 2021.

Tobacco, vaping and harm reduction - a Swedish cliffhanger

The story of how vaping and tobacco harm reduction is one of the most sensitive subjects I have focused on as a reporter. And why I will continue to do it.

The art of killing smokers - a Swedish model?

12 000 Swedes die every year because of smoking. At the same time, they want to limit smokers' ability to minimise harm. With the approval of the public health authorities...

The vision that can save lives - dies with the flavour ban

If the flavour ban is enforced, a majority of Sweden's dedicated vejp shops will close down. "They are trying to kill us!" says Quest Leite.

Opinion: Doctors and politicians refuse to learn about e-cigarettes?

"Doctors and politicians are ignorant and unwilling to embrace research on e-cigarettes," writes e-juice manufacturer Thomas Dallmann on Vejpkollen Opinion.

Media giant: "Lobbying organisations lie about e-cigarettes"

Media owner and former politician Steve Forbes takes a stand in favour of e-cigarettes and harm reduction. "The campaigns against vejping must stop"

"Reduce taxes on alternatives to tobacco"

DN: Cut taxes on everything that makes people stop smoking.

"Instead of fearing what e-cigarettes might contain, we should be terrified of what is actually in a regular cigarette. The best thing we can do for public health is to reduce the tax...