Nicotine in politics-archive

Crime syndicates control the nicotine trade - "People don't stop smoking because of high taxes"

In a short time, cigarette sales in Panama have fallen to record lows. But this is a truth with a twist. Neither demand nor availability has decreased, only legal trade. This is according to the organisation Crime...

Ban or opportunity? New nicotine products a sticking point for the Tobacco Convention

E-cigarettes, but also other smokeless nicotine products, are the focus of the 10th meeting of the Tobacco Convention. And among the 183 countries attending the meeting, there are very different views on how to proceed...

Tobacco farmers protested outside tobacco convention meeting

Tobacco farmers who grow tobacco for cigars protested on Monday outside the Tobacco Control Convention conference in Panama. The message? There are different forms of tobacco use, and cigars, unlike cigarettes, are not products that...

Sweden's agenda for WHO meeting on snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigs kept secret

The secrecy surrounding the upcoming meeting of the Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) is causing concern among many Swedes. Not least among those who use or work with smoke-free nicotine products such as snus and e-cigarettes.

Vejpshoppar not allowed to link to their website anymore - "As if our name is toxic"

Companies selling e-cigarettes are no longer allowed to link to their website via social media or email. This has become clear after the Swedish Consumer Agency criticised the company eSmokes for violating the rules on marketing in the...

Fighting for harm minimisation in the EU - "Risk of a ban on nicotine pouches this spring"

Persistent reports, albeit unconfirmed by official sources, suggest that the availability of smokeless nicotine products, such as white snus, may be severely restricted. If the EU Commission gets its way.

Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris

The Foundation for a smoke free world has undergone a change of management and is cancelling all its previous contracts with the tobacco industry.

Young people after flavour ban: "I'd rather buy cigarettes"

Since 1 January, shops in the Netherlands have been prohibited from selling e-cigarettes that do not taste of tobacco and smoke essence. Young people are getting vapes on Snapchat or buying cigarettes instead. "If only it can...

Norway bans flavours in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

Norway prohibits all flavourings in vejp products. The exception is so-called 'tobacco flavours'. The ban applies regardless of whether the e-liquid contains nicotine or not. "It's absolutely absurd." says activist Frank Tinmansvik.

The infected debate on nicotine use - how does it affect you?

The health risks of smokeless nicotine products are significantly lower than those of smoking and cigarettes. But that doesn't matter. It is not a genuine concern about the risk of harm that lies behind bans or...

Activists mobilise for WHO tobacco meeting in Panama

"The WHO focuses more on e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches than on discouraging cigarette use. They don't care about protecting the alternatives that can improve smokers' health," said Lindsay Stroud, Tax Payers...

"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden

How do Swedes stay smoke-free? That's the question Vejpkollen asks in a series of reports on nicotine use in Sweden - a country that is becoming smoke-free.