EU countries want vapes included in new tobacco tax law
The nations, led by the Netherlands, have asked the European Commission to propose a new law in the coming months that will bring vaping under the same tax legislation as tobacco.
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Mexico’s new law to ban vapes passes major hurdle
Lower house lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to change the country’s constitution to include a ban on vapes as well as synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.
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Government data shows that this year, 318 out of 1,781 retailers checked by the authorities did not comply with the ban. This resulted in 3,273 packets being seized.
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Vietnam is to introduce a blanket ban on vapes from the new year. Co-incidentally, the largest Tobacco company in Vietnam is state owned.
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Disposable vapes will be banned from June 1, 2025, in an attempt to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people. Under separate proposed legislation, flavours will also be heavily restricted.
UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill passes major hurdle - now have YOUR say
MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the “historic” Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its second reading in the Commons on Tuesday, with 415 for and 47 against.
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The research, published in the scientific journal BMC Medicine and funded by Cancer Research UK, found that a rise in vaping over the last decade has largely been driven by people using vapes to quit smoking.
Spain asks for public’s views on flavoured vapes ban
The ban is part of the new ‘Anti-Tobacco Plan,’ which aims to limit products that cause a risk to young people’s health and are a ‘gateway’ to smoking.
