From smoker to corporate gazelle in the 1TP8 world
Lidköping resident Michael Fredén has managed to combine a passion for business with his interest in vejpning - and now he has hit a home run.
Tag: Sweden
Reporting the Ministry to the Ombudsman - "Lack of transparency on nicotine pouches and the EU"
Why is the Ministry of Social Affairs covering up what it has said and thought about nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus to the European Commission? This is what Samuel Lundell and the Snusarnas Riskförbund are asking, and they have now reported the Ministry to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Government: "Worrying for freedom of trade when countries ban nicotine pouches"
The Government is concerned that free movement is negatively affected when individual Member States introduce a total ban on nicotine pouches. This is what Minister for Development Cooperation and Trade Johan Forssell (m) writes about the recent debate on nicotine pouches ...
Sound engineer, vejpare and aspiring smoke machine
Sound engineer and vejper Micke Thenor travels around the country behind the mixing desks of all kinds of artists. A life that involves late nights and stints as an effects creator: "A vejp is really the same as...
Sweden's agenda for WHO meeting on snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigs kept secret
The secrecy surrounding the upcoming meeting of the Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) is causing concern among many Swedes. Not least among those who use or work with smoke-free nicotine products such as snus and e-cigarettes.
Vejpshoppar not allowed to link to their website anymore - "As if our name is toxic"
Companies selling e-cigarettes are no longer allowed to link to their website via social media or email. This has become clear after the Swedish Consumer Agency criticised the company eSmokes for violating the rules on marketing in the...
Fighting for harm minimisation in the EU - "Risk of a ban on nicotine pouches this spring"
Persistent reports, albeit unconfirmed by official sources, suggest that the availability of smokeless nicotine products, such as white snus, may be severely restricted. If the EU Commission gets its way.
E-cigs and pouches take centre stage as cigarette sales decline
Fewer Swedes are buying cigarettes. But the more nicotine pouches and vejps. CAN states this in your latest report on nicotine sales in Sweden. "Cigarettes will disappear. Politicians and authorities can now either...
"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden
How do Swedes stay smoke-free? That's the question Vejpkollen asks in a series of reports on nicotine use in Sweden - a country that is becoming smoke-free.
Amanda, 25 - "I got rid of the really dangerous thing, smoking"
Story: She is 25 years old and has been using nicotine since her early teens. Amanda Seguel started as a smoker, but soon switched to vejping and nicotine pouches. "Right now I don't actually use...
Snus in focus as PMI and Swedish Match go smoke-free
Two new management roles and a merger of Swedish Match and Philip Morris operations in Sweden. This will be the new deal when tobacco giant PMI merges with the largest snus manufacturer in Sweden.
Nikita, 39, ex-smoker "The feeling is the key - not the nicotine"
"I have been smoke-free for over five years. I might have a cigarette at a party once in a while, but I know I won't start smoking again. It's not...
