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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...

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

The European Commission is likely to recommend in the near future that all EU countries prohibit smoking and vejping in outdoor cafés, bus stops and outside entrances. However, this is already the case in Sweden.

Dutch vejpare defy the flavour ban - or start smoking again

The Dutch flavour ban on e-cigarettes is driving adult vejp users to buy their products abroad - and is also contributing to a greater return to smoking. This is according to the consumer organisation Acvoda Foundation, which commissioned a survey...

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

The Swedish strategy for managing tobacco and nicotine use is to change. In practice, this means that the Public Health Agency of Sweden will in future take into account the fact that different forms of nicotine use...

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

England is reaping success in getting people to quit smoking with e-cigarettes. The national 'Swap to Stop' programme is spreading from local authority to local authority, but at the same time the government is introducing new bans...

The black market for disposable models is booming in Prohibition Denmark

Denmark's government has been cracking down on vejps for some years. A previous ban on flavoured e-juices was recently expanded to make it illegal to both import and sell disposable vejps in large quantities.

Swedish Bar Association: Lack of clarity in the proposal on nicotine-free school hours

I am in favour of banning nicotine in schools. But there must be clear limits on where and to whom the ban should actually apply. This is what the Swedish Bar Association writes in its consultation response to the report "Safe growth without nicotine,...

New Zealand switches focus from cigarettes to vejp

New Zealand has announced it will ban disposable vejps and increase fines for those selling the products to minors. The country has switched from a left to a right-wing government and seemingly from harsh...

Norwegian government wants to ban online snus sales

The Norwegian government's recent proposal to ban the online sale of snus and other tobacco products has triggered strong reactions and heated debate. The idea is criticised from both the right and the left.

SKR: "Nicotine ban during school hours only creates conflicts"

Banning the use of various nicotine products during school hours would be impossible to control. This is the conclusion reached by a number of stakeholders in their responses to the report "Growing up safely without nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide".