Vapers Digest 5th September
Friday’s News at a glance:
Experts Oppose EU Tax – Responce to EU Tax Letter – Harm Reduction Is Saving Lives – AFN25 Hails Breakthrough Success – Contentious Study Gave Pregnant Women Low-Nicotine Cigarettes – Doctors Want FDA to Share Up-to-Date Info on Lower-Risk, Smoke-Free Products, Survey Finds – The Five Stupidest Arguments from the City of Baltimore vs ZYN Lawsuit – Dutch doctors file complaint against Snapchat over illegal vape sales – Major decline in U.S. smoking as vaping rises, new national data shows – Knoxville or Knoxville? – Macau Considers Full Ban on E-Cigarette Possession – Philippines could save $687 million if 10% of smokers switch—DLSU study – State bans on flavored e-cigarettes could inadvertently increase traditional cigarette use among young adults – Top 5 flaws in France’s defence of disputed nicotine pouch ban – Ban the Fear, Not the Freedom: Massachusetts Bill Misses the Mark on Nicotine – Is the Media Stuck in the Past on Tobacco and Vaping? | GFN Voices 2025
Four From Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Experts Oppose EU Tax
83 leading international experts in public health, nicotine dependence, and tobacco control have come together to send a letter to the President of the European Commission and European Commissioners opposing its proposed tax plans for reduced harm products such as vapes.
Responce to EU Tax Letter
83 leading public health experts have united to condemn the European Commission’s approach to the upcoming Tobacco Excise Directive revision. Their open letter argues that the current taxation plans ignore scientific evidence and threaten to undermine progress against smoking across Europe. The World Vapers’ Alliance has responded, calling for the Commission to reverse its course of action.
Harm Reduction Is Saving Lives
Global Action to End Smoking celebrates that tobacco harm reduction is working and saving lives in Sweden. In its latest release, the organisation formerly known as The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World states that if other countries followed suit then we could move faster toward a world without the death and disease caused by smoking.
AFN25 Hails Breakthrough Success
The inaugural Asia Forum on Nicotine (AFN25), hosted by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), was a resounding success, according to the event’s organisers. It drew global experts, advocates, and consumers to champion evidence-based tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies tailored to the Asia-Pacific region’s staggering 781 million tobacco users – 63% of the global total.
Dutch doctors have filed a formal complaint against Snap – the parent company of messaging app Snapchat – accusing it of failing to prevent the sale of illegal vapes to teenagers in the Netherlands.
The complaint, which was submitted to the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), claims that Snapchat is breaching its obligations under the European Union (EU)’s Digital Services Act (DSA) by allowing dealers to use the app to promote and sell nicotine products.
A spokesperson for ACM confirmed it had received the enforcement request. “At this stage, we cannot comment on any further steps we may take; we will first review the enforcement request,” they said.
Major decline in U.S. smoking as vaping rises, new national data shows
Daily cigarette smoking among young adults (19 to 30) has dropped to just three per cent in 2024.
Smoking in the past 30 days among young adults has fallen by nearly three quarters since 2004.
At the same time, one in four young adults reported vaping nicotine in the past year.
Midlife adults also show steep declines in smoking, while vaping remains lower but rising.
Knoxville or Knoxville?
Skip Murray, Skip’s Corner – Let’s Talk!
Another road trip in 7 days!
A few months ago, I found an invitation in my email to participate in a symposium. Right away, I picked up that it was in Knoxville, and I immediately got excited. I’ve been to Knoxville. I love Knoxville. There is an excellent dirt track there that has the biggest sprint car race of the year. I enjoy going to the museum at the track.
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