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Parliament decided on a new target for tobacco and nicotine policy

It is now clear that Sweden will have a new tobacco policy target for the next five years. Parliament decided this on Wednesday. Instead of reducing nicotine use, the goal will now be to reduce medical...

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...

Parliament voted against the vejp ban on outdoor cafés - but ministers said yes

The European Parliament voted against the European Commission's proposal to include vejpning in the general smoking ban. The European Parliament voted against the European Commission's proposal to include vejpning in the general smoking ban. Politico magazine reports that....

Reduced snus tax - but not for all cans - "Manufacturers do things very differently"

The snus tax was reduced on 1 November. But what about the prices in the shops? Very differently, it turns out. Although many manufacturers lowered their purchase price immediately, others have chosen to...

Nicotine sales stopped online - but only in some municipalities - "It's crazy"

Companies selling nicotine online must ensure that no one under the age of 18 can buy or collect the products. But the law is silent on how this should be done and...

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...

Finland regulates nicotine pouches - banning flavours and online sales

A comprehensive flavour ban, nicotine content restrictions and a ban on all online sales. This is what the Finnish Parliament recently decided when nicotine pouches were regulated outside the pharmaceutical legislation for the first time. Over the past year, the products have been...

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Parliament decided on a new target for tobacco and nicotine policy

A vejping pioneer with a thousand irons in the fire

Parliament voted against the vejp ban on outdoor cafés - but ministers said yes

Reduced snus tax - but not for all cans - "Manufacturers do things very differently"

Nicotine sales stopped online - but only in some municipalities - "It's crazy"

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

Finland regulates nicotine pouches - banning flavours and online sales

EU follows Sweden in proposing outdoor smoking and vejp bans - "Big mistake"

Dutch vejpare defy the flavour ban - or start smoking again

New directives for the agency - harm reduction to be part of anti-smoking efforts

More smokers are getting help via 'Swap to stop' in England

The black market for disposable models is booming in Prohibition Denmark