e-cig archive

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...

Few experience respiratory symptoms from vejpning - according to unique long-term study

Few former non-smokers who vejpar experience respiratory problems. This is shown by the first results of the 'Veritas project' - a unique global study on the impact of vejping on former non-smokers.

Coop starts selling vejps - Finnish brand first on shelves

COOP will soon start selling e-cigarettes. This follows the grocery chain's agreement with Swedish manufacturer VONT to supply disposable models to 800 stores across the country.

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...

Time to rethink: children are paying the price for outdated nicotine policies

The government wants to see harm minimisation in the nicotine market while reducing nicotine use among young people. It is possible to achieve both, but change is needed. And prevention policy must be problematised.

"2024 was the year the winds changed - vejpning and snus are now part of the solution"

Disposable vapes in every other convenience store. White snuff is out-competing smoking among young people and doctors are beating the drum about the risks of smoke-free nicotine use. Despite the storm clouds on the horizon, Karl-Åke...

Finnish doctors warn of lung damage by vejpning "Suspect EVALI"

A few cases similar to the lung disease EVALI, which is normally linked to THC-vejpning, have been recognised in Finland over the past year. According to the Swedish newspaper YLE, doctors cannot determine whether the diseases are...

A vejping pioneer with a thousand irons in the fire

Steve Tasker was one of the first, maybe even the very first, to sell e-cigs in Sweden. In 2009 he opened his shop in Stockholm and is filled to the brim with...

Electronic cigarettes popular in the electric city

In the industrial city that electrified the country, former snuffers and smokers are switching to the battery-powered vapour. Mathias Norman steers the ship in Västerås' now only vejpshop. And where it should feel familiar to step ...

Omar Sabih is Kinna's own stop-smoking doctor

Omar has travelled from Lebanon to Mark municipality to become something of a quit-smoking guru in Kinna. Not only does he sell vejp products in his shop in the small municipality, but he also...

Tobacco companies: "We want to be the adult in the room among many irresponsible actors"

A new touchscreen IQOS and big visions of a smoke-free nicotine market. Tobacco company Philip Morris wants to be the "adult in the room" and is calling for tough legislation for smoke-free nicotine products. Vejpkollen has visited Technovation...

Closed shops and huge customs seizures - new 1TP8 Laws in place in Australia

The new, tougher vejp laws in Australia are now in full swing. Intensified efforts against illegal vejp products have led to millions of seizures and the closure of sales channels. The only silver lining for the country's vejpers...