Nicotine in the World archive

Bulgaria mulls vejp ban - but disposable models at risk

The big-smoking country of Bulgaria first voted unanimously in its parliament to ban vejp altogether. Then it realised that the move was against EU law and changed its mind. Now it seems that the latest bid...

New York sues popular vejp companies for violating flavour bans

The New York State Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against several popular e-cigarette manufacturers. They are accused of violating the state's ban on flavoured nicotine products and of marketing their products to minors. The industry...

EU countries want to ban flavours in nicotine pouches at EU level

Banning online sales and restricting flavours to artificial tobacco and menthol only. This is what the Netherlands, together with Belgium and Latvia, wants to introduce for nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes at EU level.

Hong Kong bans vejpning - cigarette sales increase

Hong Kong joins the ranks of Asian prohibitionist countries in taking further steps to restrict the use of e-cigarettes. From mid-2026, it will be illegal to possess and use vejps in public places...

Nicotine pouches get the go-ahead in the US "More benefits than risks"

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International, which now owns and operates under the name Swedish Match in Sweden and the United States, is booming on the stock market. This is after the company received a scientifically based green light to continue selling...

OECD report: Undulating trends in vejpning in Europe

With stricter regulations for both cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products underway in different parts of the EU, the use of vejp products continues to increase in European countries. Statistics from the OECD show how e-cigarettes...

German tobacco retailer: "Smokers switch to white snus or vapes"

Single-use e-cigarettes and white snus are becoming increasingly popular in Germany. According to tobacco retailer Michael Sulzbacher, smokeless nicotine products are having a significant impact on sales of smoking tobacco.

After the fall of Cigge - Parent company Harm Reduction Group goes under

It started with Eurobrands Distribution and Ciggebutikerna in Sweden. Now the parent company Harm Reduction Group is also filing for bankruptcy. This was announced by the HRG board in a press release on Tuesday.

Total ban on vejp in Vietnam - even for tourists

The war on e-cigarettes is raging around the world. Now, communist Vietnam has joined the ranks of countries that ban the technology completely, even for tourists. At the same time, cigarettes are fully legally available.

In London, steam takes over when the smoke clears

Vejpkollen took a stroll through some of the inner city neighbourhoods and spotted Corner Shops awash with disposable e-cigarettes mixed with specialist vejp shops and a new big trend in white snuff. "The...

Belgian ban on single-use vejps criticised by addiction researchers

On 1 January, Belgium became the first EU country to ban disposable vapes as part of its anti-tobacco strategy. The ban is justified as a measure for public health, the environment and to reduce youth use - but at the same time has...

The biochemist who opened a nicotine shop in Soho

Vape and white snuff are big business in London. And in the heart of the city's most central area, Soho, is the 'Soho Vapes' shop where actors, musicians and film people queue with restaurant workers and tourists to...