Vapers Digest 22nd May
Should Venezuela Adopt The Swedish Model To Reduce Smoking Prevalence? ~ ASH Scotland’s anti-vaping position increasingly at odds with their aim to stop smoking ~ Panama: Supreme Court Reverses Vape Ban ~ Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach – Africa shouldn’t be left behind ~ Claims of “Passive Vaping Danger” Irritate Scientists ~ Thinking ’bout THR Newsletter ~ Parliament ~ UKVIA Addresses ASH Findings ~ Minister’s Shameful Attack on Industry Proposal ~ Interview with Australian Tobacco Control Expert: Prescription-Only Policy Fuels Black Market, Vapes Should be Accessible as Cigarettes ~ New Zealand smoking success puts Australia to shame ~ End Australia’s Dangerous Prohibition Vaping Laws ~ WHAT’S THE NEWS FROM THE E-CIG SUMMIT? | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine ~ NJOY Submits Premarket Tobacco Product Applications to the FDA for NJOY ACE 2.0 Featuring Bluetooth®-enabled Access Restriction Technology
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Claims of “Passive Vaping Danger” Irritate Scientists
We’re facing a “New Danger of Passive Vaping,” according to a recent article in the Economic Times of India. It’s far from alone in flagging this threat, which has also been raised by various researchers, by the likes of the American Heart Association and Parents.com, and—naturally—by the World Health Organization.
Thinking ’bout THR Newsletter
Skip Murray, Skip’s Corner, Let’s Talk!
This edition will be more “chit-chatty” than normal. I’ll get back to the regular format next time.
It was a whirlwind week in Washington, DC!
On Monday, I attended the Global Action to End Smoking event. The panel discussion was interesting, and I loved the Q&A portion. My favorite part of the Q&A was the comments by Charles Gardner and Robin Mermelstein, which reminded everyone of the importance of including cons
Three From Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
Parliament
In this visit to Parliament, we hear Adam Afriyie MP prompting the Department for Environment to consider the unintended consequences of a disposables ban on the environment. Then, responding to a question from Rachael Maskell, Andrea Leadsom talked about “overcoming nicotine dependence” as if nicotine is not roughly the same as caffeine.
UKVIA Addresses ASH Findings
Yesterday, we reported how Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has released figures showing that teen vaping has plateaued. The same report also details how misunderstanding about the relative safety of vaping has continued to grow due to lies in the media and, although ASH would dispute it, attacks on vaping and demands to ban eliquid flavours. John Dunne, Director General of the UK Vaping Industry Association, has spoken to ASH’s findings.
Minister’s Shameful Attack on Industry Proposal
The UK Vaping Industry Association has attacked a minister’s comment, saying it now confirms that public health is entirely secondary to political advantage for the government. The Chair of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee, Andrea Leadsom, made the disparaging comment during a discussion on the government’s discussion on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Interview with Australian Tobacco Control Expert:
Prescription-Only Policy Fuels Black Market, Vapes Should be Accessible as Cigarettes
Sophia, 2 Firsts
The Australian government has mandated that purchasing e-cigarettes requires a prescription from a general practitioner. This policy aims to regulate e-cigarettes through medical channels to ensure their safe and proper use. However, for e-cigarette companies, promoting their products through medical channels is not easy. This has resulted in a very limited variety of e-cigarette products in the compliant market in Australia, sparking widespread controversy and discussion.
New Zealand smoking success puts Australia to shame
Dr. Colin Mendelsohn, Tobacco Treatment
THE UNPRECEDENTED DECLINE IN SMOKING in New Zealand since vaping was legalised and regulated in 2020 was highlighted in a presentation at the E-Cig Summit in Washington last week. The presentation by New Zealand ASH Director Ben Youdan showed how Australia is falling further behind in tobacco control.
Australia and New Zealand have shared similar tobacco control policies but New Zealand has traditionally had higher smoking rates.
End Australia’s Dangerous Prohibition Vaping Laws
Dr Colin Mendelsohn, Dr Alex Wodak AM
Dear Friend,
We write to ask you to vote against the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024 when it comes before Parliament next month.
The proposed legislation reinforces Australia’s ‘de facto’ prohibition of vaping which has been a resounding failure on many levels. Here are five reasons to oppose the bill.
On this Day…2023
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise…
Taxed vapers are fuming
Wendy Jasson Da Costa
From next week, they’ll pay much more for their habit as a new “sin tax” comes into effect on June 1, and a flat excise duty is slapped on nicotine and non-nicotine vaping liquids.
Outraged industry role players have warned of the devastating health impact it could have because vapers were likely to revert to cheap cigarettes to feed their habit.
‘One Weird Trick’ to Make U.S. Healthier
Jessica R. Towhey
Call it the “one weird trick” for America’s health care. A panel of public health experts gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for a “Common Sense Public Health” roundtable — simple, relatively inexpensive policy reforms with minimal costs but significant benefits. Those policies are blocked, they said, not by science or data but because of politics.
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