Vapers Digest 2nd July
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Public Lacks Confidence ~ Parliamentary Matters 1 ~ Parliamentary Matters 2 ~ Underage Sales Information Campaign ~ Successful snus cessation led to increased body weight and blood pressure ~ Recent Vape Studies and the Claims of Alarming Metal Levels in Vapes: An Expert Explains ~ UK public lacks confidence in disposable vape ban enforcement, poll finds ~ NEW: Brussels anti-vape groups barred from lobbying with public money ~ Finding Good In Something Deemed Bad ~ Becky Freeman’s Commentary: A Masterclass in Ideological Stubbornness Over Practical Public Health ~ Smoking increases among young Australians since ‘vaping sales ban’ in 2024 ~ Switching from a failed vape and tobacco policy to a successful one ~ Thailand’s Vape Crackdown Intensifies: Factory Raid, Officer Shot, Mounting Challenges ~ Tobacco harm reduction must have ‘a balanced and informative approach’ ~ Let’s talk e-cigarettes, June 2025 ~ Leading US Nicotine-Consumer Voice Falls Silent ~ Michael Russell Oration 2025 – “The State of Academic Research on Nicotine” | #GFN25
Four From Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Public Lacks Confidence
The British public does not have any confidence in the enforcement of the Government’s disposable vapes ban, according to VPZ | The Vaping Specialist, the UK’s largest vape retailer. A YouGov poll, commissioned on VPZ | The Vaping Specialist’s behalf, found that 69% of Brits believe the UK Government’s disposable vape ban is not being properly enforced. Almost 2/3s don’t think it will reduce youth access to disposables and almost half doubt it will reduce impact on the environment.
Parliamentary Matters 1
With all the fun of the disposables ban, Planet of the Vapes now catches up on what has been happening in Parliament with the first of five political articles this week. The DUP’s Carla Lockhart wanted to know what the Department of Health is doing about illicit products getting into the hands of teens and the Conservative’s Richard Holden was concerned about high-puff devices.
Parliamentary Matters 2
Our second visit to Parliament this week sees questions being made to the Secretary of State for Health and a discussion in the House of Commons. Labour’s Beccy Cooper is concerned about plans for the NHS, the Conservative’s Bob Blackman is worried about pouches, and Tory Kevin Hollinrake wants vape shops to suffer additional anti-free market legislation.
Underage Sales Information Campaign
With insufficient funds to effectively police the disposables ban, Trading Standards has launched a new campaign to educate vendors about the sales of age-restricted products. The campaign is aimed at addressing the underage sale of alcohol, vapes, knives, and tobacco.
Two From Clearing The Air
UK public lacks confidence in disposable vape ban enforcement, poll finds
Tim Hong
The majority of the British public doubts the government’s ability to enforce its ban on disposable vapes, according to a new survey.
The findings raise concerns about the new policy’s effectiveness in tackling youth vaping and environmental harm.
The YouGov poll, commissioned by vape retailer VPZ: The Vaping Specialist, found that 69 per cent of UK adults do not believe the ban – which was introduced on June 1 – is being properly enforced by independent retailers.
NEW: Brussels anti-vape groups barred from lobbying with public money
Alistair Cohen
Both major organisations leading the charge against safer nicotine products in the EU have both received letters from the EU Commission demanding that they stop lobbying officials using public money.
The letters were sent to the Smoke Free Partnership and the European Network for Smoking Prevention in late April, and were obtained via an Access to Documents request initiated by Clearing the Air. Coming during a period of increased scrutiny for the NGO world in general, the letters note that activities that are “specifically detailed” and “directed at the EU institutions” may “entail a reputational risk for the Union”.
Finding Good In Something Deemed Bad
Skip Murray, Skip’s Corner – Let’s Talk!
What if nicotine is helpful to some people?
The United States is preparing to celebrate another Independence Day. As people celebrate their freedom, there will be flag-waving, fireworks, barbeques, and parades. Plenty of businesses will remind Americans that they are also free to spend their money at the annual 4th of July sale. Profit-seeking is not limited to the tobacco industry. It is the American Way.
While many of us in this space focus on helping people break free from smoking, and some also work to encourage people to live nicotine-free, I have a side interest in exploring reasons why some people might be better off using nicotine.
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