Nicotine in the World archive

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.

Hong Kong bans the use of smokeless nicotine products

Hong Kong is the next region in the world to introduce tough laws against vejpning. After banning both sales and imports already in 2022, a total ban on personal use is now planned.

Report: More and more people use vejpning to quit smoking

Three million Britons have quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes in the last five years. This is according to the organisation Action on Smoking and Health in its latest report on vejpning and the use of e-cigarettes...

Acute snus shortage in Norway since Gothenburg factory fire

Snus has started to appear in shops in Norway. Several media outlets reported this during the week. The reason is the fire that broke out in a snus factory in Gothenburg in the spring.

Australian vejpare rages against new prohibition law

The Australian government has now passed a new law that cracks down on all forms of vejp in the country. In just one week, e-cigarettes can only be sold in pharmacies. "It's so...

Snus Rebellion: "Don't let EU bureaucrats ban white snus"

With a powerful message to Swedish snus users, Snusupproret has quickly gained thousands of followers on Facebook. The aim is to put the issue of nicotine pouches and traditional snus on the map ahead of the European elections.

KD ahead of EU elections: "Reduce the harm of smoking in the EU"

Strong measures to protect children and young people from nicotine. But clear rules to reduce the harmful effects of smoking in the EU. The Christian Democrats want to see neither a ban on nicotine pouches nor restrictions on...

(S) Ahead of the EU elections: "Banning white snus is the wrong way to go"

The issue of white snus should not be an EU issue, but should be regulated at national level. This is the view of the Social Democrats ahead of the European Parliament elections. At the same time, they do not want white snus to be...

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.

Folklistan: "EU Parliament elections will decide the fate of white snus"

The elections to the European Parliament will be a fateful election for white snus. That's the view of Johan Nissinen, a former Sweden Democrat who is now running for the European Parliament via the People's List. "There is an imminent risk that it will be...

Ahead of the EU elections: "The Conservatives will fight for white snus in the EU"

The future of nicotine pouches will be an election issue for the Conservatives in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Top candidate Tomas Tobé announced this at a press conference.