taste-ban-archive

Many upset after SVT report "It's distorted"

After SVT's report on young people and vejpning, reactions from vejpers and business owners have been thick in the comment fields on Facebook. "It is better that young people vejpar instead of smoking tobacco" writes one...

Warns of the black market after SVT report

Young people like vejpar were in the spotlight when SVT Västerbotten highlighted the recent increase in disposable weapons among young people in Umeå. "We see a black market emerging very quickly" warned vejpar entrepreneur Niklas Linder

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.

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.

"Without flavors, e-cigarettes don't work"

I don't want to become a smoker again. Why do you want me to?" This is the question posed by users and entrepreneurs in a film aimed at politicians in the Social Affairs Committee.

e-cigarettes attract young people in the same way as cigarettes

Banning flavors in e-cigs led to more young smokers

Young people smoked more after San Francisco banned flavors in e-cigarettes. "The ban has created incentives to smoke instead of vejpa" say researchers.

Moderates reject government taste ban

Arbitrary, harmful to public health and unjustified. The Moderates firmly reject the government's proposal for a taste ban on e-cigarettes.

Taste ban delayed - vejpare demonstrated outside Parliament.

The government's proposal for a taste ban on e-cigarettes is delayed. Meanwhile, activists, vejpers and business owners demonstrated outside Parliament.

Demonstration for vejpning in Stockholm

The government now submits a strong proposal for a taste ban on electronic cigarettes to the Swedish Parliament. On the same day, vejpare and activists gather in Stockholm to protest.

New flavor law requires: "A distinct smell and taste of TOBACCO"

E-cigarettes must taste like smoke and tobacco - otherwise they cannot be sold in Sweden. This is the content of a new law proposed by the Swedish government. "Will only increase cigarette sales", say critics.