Wednesday’s News at a glance: WHO has gone rogue on tobacco policy – millions at risk from tired dogma and a refusal to grasp innovation ~ Happy World Vape Day! ~ World Vape Day: Millions of Adult Smokers Have Quit, …
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Vapers Digest 2nd June
Tagged with: APN News, C. D. Howe Institute, Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, Convenience & Impulse Retailing, Daily O, Dave Cross, Deborah Jackson, Dr Sree Sucharitha, ETHRA, European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates, Health issues India, Kerean Watts, Lindsey Stroud, Outlook India, Planet of the Vapes, Saddle Horse Blues, Samrat Chowdhery, Shantanu Guha Ray, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, The Counterfactual, The Parliament Magazine, The Sun Daily, The Times Of India, Tobacco Reporter, Velvet Glove Iron Fist, World Vapers Alliance
Vapers Digest 2nd April
Friday’s News at a glance:- ETHRA March news roundup – The APPG on Vaping’s report about the WHO – Holding the Bloomberg anti-vaping propaganda complex to account – Vaping, Covid and the Precautionary Principle – Europe must embrace harm reduction post-pandemic – UK Parliamentary Inquiry Challenges WHO’s Anti-Vaping Stance – For Smokers With Schizophrenia: The JUUL in the Crown – APPG for Vaping’s COP Inquiry Submissions – Imperial Brands Talks About THR – Think Tank Considers Cancer Plan Feedback – What It’s Like to Be a THR Advocate in Taiwan – Hypocrisy, Health and Quebec’s Flavored Vape Ban – A conversation with philanthropy journalist – Vaping Prohibitionists Threaten Harm Reduction Efforts – Call for Britain to Make Its Mark – Wide variety of vape flavors can actually help smokers quit – Call It Colonialism | Bloomberg’s War on Vaping Pt. 2 – Up in Smoke: the Future of UK Tobacco Harm Reduction – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Tagged with: APPG, Ashtray Blog, Bloomberg, Brad Rodu, Brent Stafford, Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, COVID-19, Dave Cross, Dawn McSweeney, EPRS, ETHRA, EU Policies, James Dunworth, Jim McDonald, Lindsey Stroud, Marc Gunther, Michael E. Hartmann, Michael McGrady, Planet of the Vapes, Regulator Watch, Saddle Horse Blues, Schizophrenia, The Counterfactual, Tobacco Reporter, Velvet Glove Iron Fist, WHO
Vaping Digest 23rd October
Friday’s News at a glance:- Twenty reasons to be sceptical about rules lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes – IBVTA writes to Welsh Government – Good News: Young Adults Sustain the High School Smoking Decline! – The unfortunate case of the Cochrane Review – Vaping Looks Like a Gateway Out of—Not Into—Smoking – CoEHAR’s study confirms beneficial effects of ECIG on COPD smokers – Polosa’s COPD Follow-up – Vaping During Pregnancy – We Vape Welcomes Cochrane Update – COVID Prompts Vape Tax – Prohibiting E-cigarettes Leads to Smuggling and Smoking – Unfolding Tragedy of India’s Vape Prohibition – Vaping debate to be heard by Senate inquiry – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Vaping Digest 21st October
Wednesday’s News at a glance: Letter to the Dutch Parliament to express concern about the possible ban on flavoured e-cigarettes in the Netherlands ~ SCHEER report on vaping pretends it’s still 2011 ~ Response to the extremely poor European Commission …
Tagged with: Alec Ulasevich, Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ATHRA), Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, Dave Cross, Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, Ecigarette Research, Jim McDonald, Lois Rogers, Manila Bulletin, Planet of the Vapes, Reason Foundation, The Counterfactual, The Daily Mail, Vape Business, Vaping360, Velvet Glove Iron Fist
Vaping Digest 16th October
Friday’s News at a glance:- Australia’s anti-vaping activists and bureaucrats – Vaping nicotine facing a crisis in Australia – E-cigarettes: the Cochrane Review – Vaping Better Than NRT to Quit Smoking – COVID and Vaping: A Perfect Storm of Misleading Science and Media – Exposing Claptrap – Sheffield’s Dull Legislative Blade – Shenzhen Shutdown – Bloomberg’s War Chest Probed – Swedish Research Proving HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer – False e-cigarette health fears linked to big drop in North East – E-Cigarette Use Not Tied to Wheezing in Teens – Smokefree voters need to be wary of a vaping tax – Māori Women Benefit From a Harm Reduction Approach – FDA accused of violating Filipino vapers’ rights – Cigarette sales in Nova Scotia increasing – R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris Sue CA – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Tagged with: Annie Kleykamp, Australia, Bloomberg, Brad Rodu, Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, Cochrane Review, Colin Mendelsohn, Dave Cross, George Gay, Helen Redmond, Jim McDonald, Matt Brand, Philippines, Planet of the Vapes, Sheffield, Shenzhen, The Counterfactual, Tobacco Reporter, Tobacco Truth, TPD, Velvet Glove Iron Fist
Vaping Digest 2nd October
Friday’s News at a glance:- European Commission SCHEER scientific opinion on e-cigarettes – Respond to the SCHEER consultation – Harry’s Blog 105: Sheer Heart Attack – Ex-chain smoker ‘saves NHS £500k – WVA Responds to SCHEER – Louisiana Lunacy – French Ignorance Getting Worse – UKECRF Research Roundup – Parliament – Federal Appeals Court Hears Deeming Rule Challenge – Yale Study on Lung Disease Forecasts Dire Consequences for Flavor Bans – Vaping in Australia – Colin Mendelsohn is here! – Belgium’s vaping law ‘still too vague’ – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Vaping Digest 24th July
Friday’s News at a glance:- Canada takes a wrong turn after a flawed paper induces moral panic – How to Make a Public Health Disaster Worse – California Flavor Ban Hearing Needs Participation by Vapers – Differences in Nicotine Intake From Smoking Vs Vaping in Dual Users – Endgames – Another Pie in Glantz’ Face – Government will not ban, York does – AVCA: Kiwi MP’s Plea to Lift Snus Ban Should be Supported – Legislation Without Regulations Makes No Sense – Why Kenya needs to proactively engage tobacco harm reduction – GFN2020: Time to regulate – Juul Quietly Revamped Its E-Cigarette – Global Study Seeks to Confirm Vaping Is Safe – Dr. David Hammond Buries Correction on Teen Smoking Rates – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Vaping Digest 8th July
Wednesday’s News at a glance: The past is not the future – what lies ahead for tobacco and nicotine? ~ The shameful history of the anti-smoking crusade ~ The E-Cigarette Revolution That Wasn’t ~ ETHRA notes on TPD interview ~ …
Tagged with: Angelica LaVito, Bloomberg, Breaking Views, By Jo He-rim, Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, Dave Cross, Diane Caruana, Dimitris Agrafiotis, ETHRA, EU Observer, European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates, FDA, GOV.UK, Jim McDonald, National Affairs, Nikolaj Nielsen, Nova Scotia, Office for National Statistics, Planet of the Vapes, Provincial Tax Commission, Sally Satel, Sharon Lam, Spiked Online, Tenneseean, The Counterfactual, The Korea Herald, Tobacco Intelligence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vaping 360, Vaping Post
Vaping Digest 12th June
Friday’s News at a glance:- Louise Ross: Pragmatism versus dogma: freeing the inner vaper in smokers – Michael Russell Oration 2020 – TPD Review 2020 – The Snus Revolution Podcast – The 2019 “EVALI” Misinfodemic (Part 2) – Hong Kong Drops Plans to Ban Vape Sales (For Now) – Group welcomes HK removal of vaping ban – Don’t Ban Today What May Have a PMTA Tomorrow – Research Roundup – Mexican Smokers At Less Risk Of COVID-19 – Dirty Drip Tip Danger – Disease Solutions Blocked – NNA Webinar with Dr Farsalinos – California Tax Increase Would Harm Tobacco Cessation Efforts – Anti-alternative tobacco report – Australia wins tobacco case at World Trade Organisation – ECST urges for an independent committee – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
Tagged with: #GFN20, Bengt Wiberg, Charles Gardner, Chelsea Boyd, Clive Bates, COVID-19, Dave Cross, Dr Suzi Gage, Hans van Leeuwen, Hong Kong, Jack Burton, Jim McDonald, Louise Ross, Matt Bamford, Mexico, Michael McGrady, Michael Russell Oration, Planet of the Vapes, PMTA, Samantha Fillmore, Snus, Thailand, The Counterfactual, TPD, TRPR, Vaping360
Vaping Digest 1st June
Monday’s News at a glance:- International experts in tobacco policy say WHO is blocking innovation – Tobacco Prohibitionists Not Letting This Pandemic Go to Waste – UK: IBVTA Issues Guidance on Reopening Vape Shops Safely – Tips For Smokers Switching to Snus – Scary Stories About Vaping Aren’t Helping Anyone – GFN 2020 Registration Open – WHO – Finnish Off Vaping – FSFW Transparency – Comprehensive Chemical Characterization – Message on World Vape Day – A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes Versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy
Tagged with: #GFN2020, Anna Phillips-Waller, Brad Rodu, Clive Bates, COVID-19, Dave Cross, Diane Caruana, Dunja Przulj, Finland, Francesca Pesola, FSFW, Hayden J McRobbie, IBVTA, Jacob Grier, Jinshuo Li, Katie Myers Smith, Louise Ross, Lynne Dawkins, Maciej Goniewicz, Natalie Bisal, Peter Hajek, Peter Sasieni, Planet of the Vapes, Qi Wu, Simon Clark, Steve Parrott, Taking Liberties, The Counterfactual, WHO
