News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Svarthandeln för engångsmodeller blomstrar i förbudets Danmark

Kanadas regering stryper tillgången till vitt snus

Advokatsamfundet: Saknar tydlighet i förslaget om nikotinfri skoltid

Nya Zeeland byter fokus från cigaretter till vejp

Norska regeringen vill förbjuda näthandeln med snus

Politicians weigh in on smoking and e-cigarettes

Smoking, but also alternative nicotine products, are associated with problems in Swedish municipalities. At least that's the opinion of a majority of Sweden's municipal politicians, according to a survey by Demoskop.

Election 2022: What the parties think about e-cigarettes, snus and nicotine

Election 2022. What are the parties' views on harm reduction, e-cigarettes and measures and policies that promote less harmful alternatives to smoking? Vejpkollen analyzes.

Nooshi Dagdostar of the Left Party vejpar

Party leader Nooshi Dagdostar (v) uses e-cigarettes. This became clear after a hearing in SR P3's morning show.

Illustrates young person with e-cigarette

Young people are trying e-cigs more often - to manage stress and anxiety

Young people often try e-cigarettes, but most do not become regular users. The reasons are in curiosity, peer pressure and stress management.

Thousands without permission to sell e-cigs - now the Swedish Chemicals Agency backs down

Thousands of retailers are without a license to sell e-cigarettes, after the Swedish Chemicals Agency changed the rules for licenses at short notice. The authority is now backing down after pressure from both entrepreneurs and county councils.

Rumors: "Many believe that e-cigs have become illegal"

Rumors of flavor bans, unclear guidelines for new permits and outright misinformation from municipalities have led many to believe that e-cigarettes have become illegal.

Debate on taste ban for e-cigarettes in Parliament in 2022

3000 vejpers wanted to stop the ban - "They are not real"

Parliament voted against the government's ban on flavored e-cigarettes. The debate heated up when Yasmine Bladelius (S&D) claimed that the emails and letters received from users were not sent by real people.

The Swedish E-cigarette Flavor Ban Stopped

The Swedish Social Affairs Committee does not want to ban flavoring in e-cigarettes. This means that the proposition most likely won't pass in parliament.

Ahead of new EU rules: Vejpare urged to tell their story

Several organizations are now calling on vejp users and nicotine users to have their say on future EU rules for e-cigs and nicotine pouches.

Social Affairs Committee: No to taste ban for e-cigarettes

A majority of parliamentary parties do not want to ban flavorings in e-cigarettes. However, the Social Affairs Committee wants to make it a criminal offense for private individuals to sell nicotine products to minors.

Opposition rallies against the taste ban - "Optimistic for majority"

The center-right opposition is now rallying to reject the proposal to ban flavors in e-cigarettes. In practice, this would mean that the proposal would fail in the Riksdag.

More expensive e-juice and less hardware - increased fees threaten supply

Less choice and higher prices for hardware and pre-mixed e-juice. This is expected if the Public Health Agency of Sweden is allowed to increase the fees for e-cigs and e-liquid.