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Mateo Lozano, 21, opened a vape shop in Karlskrona, Sweden. Amidst the debate on flavour bans and young people using e-cigarettes.

"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.

Authority tried to stop harm minimisation conference

Spanish authorities have cancelled a conference on harm reduction that was to take place at the University of Madrid. After pressure from the authorities, the university decided to cancel the venue. "This is about censorship"

Want to reduce illegal market for snus - with stricter bans

The Finnish health authority wants to ban all imports of snus. The aim is to curb the black market and achieve a nicotine-free Finland by 2030. "Ridiculous" say users.

Editorial: Teenagers vape and snuff - but no longer smoke

Young people are testing e-cigarettes and snus. The same way they test analogue cigarettes. It's not surprising, it might even be a good thing...

Researchers: 'We are seeing the first smoke-free generation'

In the countries where smoking is declining most rapidly, it is not taxes, bans or restrictions that are driving the decline. A growing number of reports now indicate that it is the shift to alternative nicotine products that...

Debate: "There is a heavy responsibility on the Consumer Agency"

DEBATE. By being overzealous and deliberately misinterpreting the new law as concerning nicotine pouches, the Swedish Consumer Agency risks damaging public health. So says Karl-Åke Johansson, Chairman of NNA Sweden.

"Harm minimisation is a human right"

"It's about the right to a healthier life, no matter what bad choices you've made in the past." says Atakan Befrits, an activist who wants to give smokers alternatives.

US: Approves more IQOS flavours - bans traditional e-liquids

More and more heat-not-burn products are being authorised for the US market. At the same time, authorities are continuously banning the majority of traditional e-liquids for e-cigarettes,

Consumer Agency restricts advertising of nicotine pouches

Free samples, colourful descriptions of flavours and advertising that risks attracting young people. The Swedish Consumer Agency is now severely criticising Swedish manufacturers of nicotine pouches, known as white snus.

Markus Lindblad believes that snus and nicotine pouches save lives.

Debate: Who wants to take responsibility for people dying for no reason?

DEBATE: In the EU, mortality from nicotine use is more than twice as high as in Sweden. The use of nicotine via snus and nicotine pouches clearly has major effects on public health, says Markus...

Helen Stjera and the Non Smoking Generation want to ban nicotine for everyone born after 2010.

Swedish organisations want to ban nicotine - across the EU

A Non Smoking Generation, the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, Tobaksfakta, the Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation and several other Swedish interest groups want to ban all sales of nicotine. At least to people born after 2010.

Strong commitment to saving nicotine pouches

"Regulating rather than banning" was the clear answer when the Dutch government asked the public to comment on a new law to ban nicotine pouches in the country.