Ireland skips tax hike on e-juice
A planned new tax that would make life a little more sour for 1TP8 smokers has now been scuppered in Ireland. Authorities fear it would reduce the number of smokers who quit.
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From smoker to corporate gazelle in the world of 1TP8
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.
Ban or opportunity? New nicotine products a key issue for the Tobacco Convention
E-cigarettes, but also other smokeless nicotine products, will be the focus of the tenth meeting of the Tobacco Convention. And among the 183 countries participating in the meeting, opinions are very divided on how to proceed...
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 effect creator: "A vejp is really the same thing as...
Roadside shops are 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 is the result of the Swedish Consumer Agency's complaint against the company eSmokes for violating the rules on marketing in...
Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has changed its leadership and is ending all contracts it previously had with the tobacco industry.
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.
"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.
Hardcore smokers prefer e-cigs to snus and medicines
Among Norwegians who still smoke, e-cigarettes probably have the greatest potential to reduce smoking. Traditional nicotine medicines, on the other hand, are not very popular. This is according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Björn, 59, vejpare - "I can breathe normally again"
"Hardly anyone smokes anymore. People like me, who maybe didn't care so much about their health, find other ways to get the nicotine. The kids on mopeds...
Finland: High tax on nicotine pouches awaits after deregulation
High taxes, neutral packaging requirements and a partial flavor ban. This is how the Finnish government wants to deal with the recently legalized sale of nicotine pouches in the country. But now Finnish consumers are warning of a backlash.
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. That will be the new deal when tobacco giant PMI merges with the largest snus manufacturer in Sweden
