e-cigarettes archive

Norway bans flavors in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

Norway prohibits all flavorings in vejp products. The exception is so-called "tobacco flavors". The ban applies regardless of whether the e-liquid contains nicotine or not. "It's completely absurd." says activist Frank Tinmansvik.

Not an uncommon sight - shops are fronting with e-cigs - and now cigarette sales are declining in favor of e-cigs. snus and nicotine pouches.

E-cigs and pouches take place as cigarette sales decline

Fewer Swedes are buying cigarettes. But more nicotine pouches and vejps. This is what CAN states in its latest report on nicotine sales in Sweden. "Cigarettes will disappear. Politicians and authorities can now either...

Activists mobilize for the WHO tobacco meeting in Panama

"The WHO focuses more on e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches than on tackling cigarette use. They don't care about protecting the alternatives that can improve smokers' health" says Lindsay Stroud, Tax Payers...

"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden

How do Swedes stay smoke-free? Vejpkollen asks this question in a series of reports on nicotine use in Sweden - a country on the way to becoming smoke-free.

France: Close to a ban on single-use e-cigarettes

The French Parliament wants to ban disposable vejps. This follows a majority vote in favor of an opposition proposal, which also has the support of the government. Critics warn that a ban would...

Research: Dull packaging does not attract young or old to vejpa

Standardized packaging, without dramatic expressions and bright colours, attracts fewer children and minors to buy vejp products. At the same time, it also reduces the interest of adults to try e-cigs. This is according to a new UK...

Study: Young people talk about vejpning, smoking and nicotine use

Trendy and cool. But isn't it just as dangerous as smoking? Young people who vejpar and smoke regularly have many conflicting opinions about e-cigarettes, and smoking. This is according to a study in which young...

Study: The link between new nicotine products and smoking

The increasing use of e-cigarettes, or other new nicotine products, has not led to more people taking up smoking. This is the result of the largest study to date examining the link between smoking and vejpning in several...

Project to validate tobacco companies' research on vejpning

E-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than traditional cigarettes. This is true even though some of the research showing this comes from tobacco companies. This is according to a new study from the Coehar Institute in Italy.

Large e-cig shop in Gothenburg closes down

The Vejp store Light Your Fire on Hisingen in Gothenburg is closing down. It is now clear after the owners notified customers via their social media. The reason is high rents and difficulties in finding a new...

In Prohibition Finland: Children recruited to sell e-cigarettes

The black market for disposable vejps and other e-cigarettes is growing rapidly in Finland. Despite strict legislation on flavors and age limits, use among young people is skyrocketing.

Research: "Flavor bans led to increased cigarette sales"

Banning flavorings in e-cigarettes increased sales of traditional cigarettes. This is according to a new US study. "There are many indications that more young people started buying cigarettes instead of e-cigarettes," says economist Michael Pesko.