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Johan Hultberg (M) wants to reduce the harm caused by nicotine use in Sweden

He has fought for a new nicotine policy: "Finally a victory for common sense"

"This is a victory for common sense. Finally, we have a tobacco policy that focuses on real outcomes - less harm from nicotine use" says Johan Hultberg (M), who has long fought to...

Harm reduction in focus as government changes tobacco policy

The Swedish government is changing its tobacco policy objective to include harm reduction as part of the fight against smoking. "This is an important change of course and a sign that the government has listened to us...

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...

Authority wants to reduce nicotine content in white snus to pharmaceutical levels

Reduce the nicotine content of white snus to 4 milligrams per gram. This is what the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland proposes in its consultation response to the report "Safe childhood without nicotine, alcohol and nitrous oxide".

Umeå University: School staff should not be allowed to use snus during working hours

Pupils in primary and secondary schools will not be allowed to use nicotine during school hours. But the ban should also apply to all teachers and school staff. This is the opinion of Umeå University in its consultation response to the...

Carissa Düring: "Young people need to stand up for the right to safer nicotine"

"Consumer organisations are very important. We demand safer alternatives to cigarettes and have a strong message for our politicians. At the same time, those of us who are young, who never started smoking, must defend our right to...

Harm reduction in the welfare state - Inside the head of a snuff general

With almost ten years in the snus industry, Patrik Strömer has a lot to do in a charged debate that has suddenly flared up. A 200-year-old cultural product has suddenly turned into tobacco harm reduction on the world stage. Vejpkollen takes...

EU elections: why nicotine and white snus have become an election issue

Amid the flurry of 'Swexit' comments and angry outcries about corrupt EU politicians, it's quite clear that the issue of nicotine stirs emotions. And our politicians, from right to left, are good at...

After criticism: "The difference between men who sniff and women who smoke is the key"

Swedish politicians have missed the fundamental message of harm reduction and Swedish snus use. At least in their election manifestos. This is the view of the Swedish Snus Commission, which is now hitting back at claims that information in its reports has been...

Left Party: "The EU should not regulate white snus - we do it best ourselves"

"The EU should not regulate white snus, it should be done locally." That's what the Left Party's frontrunner Jonas Sjöstedt told Vejpkollen, ahead of the European Parliament elections. At the same time, the party is opening up for flavour restrictions in nicotine pouches.

Proposals on nicotine-free school hours and limits on nicotine in snus out for consultation

The proposal to limit nicotine levels in all forms of snus, to introduce nicotine-free school hours and to ban the sale of nicotine products is now out for consultation.

Vejp shop forced to stop online sales - "Absurd"

Following a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency, Arcane Vape was forced to remove all sales of age-restricted products from its website. The reason was so-called deficiencies in the control of age at delivery.