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EU elections: "The government doesn't understand how important the nicotine issue really is"

The issue of nicotine and harm reduction could become an important election issue in the upcoming European Parliament elections. This is according to Tobias Andersson (SD), chair of the Committee on Nutrition. "But I don't feel that the issue has such dignity...

Vejpning changed Ana's life - both personally and professionally

Ana Georgieva Zlatkova was in her mid-10s, fresh out of a backbreaking job in a meat factory, chain-smoking and feeling generally miserable. Today, she has swapped cigarettes for e-cigs and runs the company "My...

Retailers warn: "Half of all snus varieties will be banned"

One in two cans of snus could disappear from shops. That will be the result if the government inquiry's proposal on nicotine limits for snus becomes reality. Sweden's largest retailer of snus and nicotine pouches is now warning of the consequences. "It...

Report: "Nicotine restriction for snus, ban on nicotine in schools and ban on drug dealing"

Nicotine restriction for both snus and nicotine pouches. A ban on the sale of nicotine products and a total ban on the use of smokeless nicotine, such as snus or e-cigarettes, during school hours. This is now proposed by a government inquiry with...

No decisions on new nicotine products - but hot debate on flavors

There were no new decisions on either smoke-free nicotine or cigarettes in the Swedish Parliament after last week's debate in plenary. Nevertheless, opinions differed widely on how the Swedish Parliament should deal with...

Nicotine debate: Want to see a ban on drug dealing and ID checks in smoking areas

Intergenerational ban on tobacco purchases. ID checks in the smoking area to stop minors from using cigarettes. Exposure bans and a ban on tobacco product repair. These are some of the proposals on the table when the Swedish Parliament...

SD: "Introduce harm reduction in tobacco policy"

A better investigation into the relative risks of different nicotine products and a new framework for managing tobacco and nicotine products. This is what the Sweden Democrats are now proposing ahead of the upcoming debate on ANDTS issues in the Social Affairs Committee.

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.

Report the Ministry to the Ombudsman - "Lack of transparency on nicotine pouches and the EU"

Why is the Ministry of Social Affairs concealing what it has said and thought about nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus from the European Commission? This is the question asked by Samuel Lundell and the Snusarnas Riskförbund, who have now reported the Ministry to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

Government: "Worrying for trade freedom when countries ban nicotine pouches"

The Government is concerned that free movement is adversely affected when individual Member States introduce total bans on nicotine pouches. This is what Minister for Development Cooperation and Trade Johan Forssell (m) writes regarding 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 effect creator: "A vejp is really the same thing as...

Sweden's agenda for WHO meeting on snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigs kept secret

The secrecy surrounding the upcoming meeting on the Tobacco Convention, COP10, is causing concern among many Swedes. Not least among those who use or work with smokeless nicotine products such as snus and e-cigarettes.