Entrepreneurs take action against black market for e-cigs
The electronic cigarette industry is mobilising to tackle the growing black market for e-cigarettes in Sweden.
Category: Roadside shops
Why the tobacco giants win - all the time
Stubborn and cynical lobbying by the anti-smoking lobby leads to e-cigarettes being completely taken over by the tobacco companies. And smokers continue to die.
Licences for nicotine and e-cigarettes: what's involved?
Disposable vapes, highly concentrated nicotine salts, some nicotine caps and ready-to-use e-liquids. These are products that require authorisation to be sold over the counter. But how does it work in reality?
"I am the generation politicians worry about"
20 years old. Photographer and filmmaker Mateo Lozano quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes. He now runs a vape shop in the centre of Karlskrona.
More expensive e-juice and less hardware - higher fees threaten supply
Reduced supply and higher prices for hardware and pre-mixed e-juice. This is expected if the Public Health Agency is allowed to increase the fees for e-cigs and e-liquid.
Waffles, friends and weaning - in the shadow of the flavour ban
There was a full house when iSmokeking celebrated Waffle Day with free waffles and coffee for customers. At the same time, the issue of the looming flavour ban was in the air.
How road users are saving their flavours - several campaigns launched
Films, postcards and emails to politicians. Companies in Sweden are now mobilising to stop the government's flavour ban.
Swedish Consumer Agency scrutinises vape shops - "Difficult to do the right thing"
How do shops selling e-cigs manage the marketing on their websites? During the winter, the Swedish Consumer Agency has scrutinised Swedish vape shops and just before the turn of the year the first reports came in.
Roadside shops forced to sell nicotine medicines
Stores that sell e-cigarettes or smoking tobacco must also sell nicotine medicines. This was recently decided by the Council of the US state of New Jersey.
Study: Why vape shops increase the chances of quitting smoking
Active support from peronal in vape shops increases the chances of quitting smoking using e-cigarettes. This is according to a study among e-cigarette users in France.
Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US
In less than a month, the US FDA has banned the sale of almost all non-tobacco and menthol flavoured e-liquids in the country.
Major brands disappearing from Swedish shops
Shops are no longer allowed to sell most products from some of the world's largest e-cigarette companies. This is the result of a review by the Public Health Agency of Sweden of the range of products available in Swedish vejpshoppar.
