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Large seizure of unauthorised disposable weapons in Denmark

Danish police have seized 18,000 disposable vapes and 2900 litres of e-liquid flavouring that is illegal to sell in Denmark. This took place during a raid on a factory linked to a...

Norway: Massive criticism of ban on selling snus online

The Norwegian government is likely to propose a ban on online sales of certain nicotine products. This applies in particular to snus, nicotine pouches, e-liquid and disposable vapes. But now criticism is growing.

Cracking down on illegal sales to young people

The UK government is investing £3 million to reduce the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to minors. This comes after Health Minister Neil O'Brien recognised that more and more young people are getting hold of disposable vapes,...

England: Government distributes e-cigarettes to 1 million smokers

The UK government is launching a major programme to reduce smoking in the country. As part of the programme, one million smokers will receive free e-cigarettes. First up are pregnant smokers and smokers...

Finland: Shops can now sell strong nicotine pouches.

Finland is relaxing the rules on nicotine pouches. This means that tobacco-free high-nicotine snus, a product previously categorised as a medicine, can now be bought in shops and imported by private individuals in...

Study: Why we like coffee with the nicotine

Coffee and nicotine belong together. Now new research shows how our two most common drugs interact in the body, and why the morning coffee matters more to nicotine users than others.

Norway: Flavour ban for e-cigs - but not for nicotine pouches and snus

E-cigarettes, e-liquid with nicotine and nicotine pouches will be legalised in Norway. This is clear after the government's investigators gave their opinion and submitted their proposal to the government. But the flavours in e-cigs will be limited...

Four billion - to address e-cigarettes, nicotine and harm minimisation

The Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation is investing an additional €4.2 billion to combat smoking, e-cigarettes and other nicotine use around the world.

Call to action: "Report EU survey on nicotine products - pure propaganda"

E-commerce company Haypp group criticises the European Commission's citizen survey for the new tobacco directive as political propaganda. "Leading questions to confirm a predetermined agenda"

Sites sold vapes with 6000 puffs - illegal

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.

"Difficult for the anti-nicotine lobby to wriggle out of this"

The Ministry of Social Affairs' decision to change the mandate of the FHM and the National Board of Health and Welfare to have a clear focus on harm minimisation for smokers was welcomed.

Government clarifies guidelines for harm minimisation

The government clarifies the importance of emphasising the relative risks between different nicotine products in the study preceding the next ANDTS strategy.