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Calling out fake news part 6: prohibitionists getting owned by community notes
It’s been a while since we collected that latest prohibitionist fails on X. But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been any recently. The disinformation scene has been alive and kicking, and we thought it was about time we shone a light on it again.
Vape flavour ban in Canada ‘coming soon,’ government confirms
It comes more than three years after the regulations were first proposed.
Banning vape flavours in Canada will harm public health and put youth at MORE risk, advocacy group warns
The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) says the proposed legislation undermines the country’s goal of becoming ‘smoke-free’ (defined as a smoking rate of under five per cent) by 2035, as it withdraws an important aid for smokers wanting to quit.
Canada’s nicotine pouch ban is “deadly error defying science,” health experts warn
Canada’s new ban on nicotine pouches is a “deadly error” and “backward step” in the global fight against the toll of tobacco, health experts have warned.
Canada bans sale of nicotine pouches outside of pharmacies
The Canadian government has banned the sale of nicotine pouches outside of pharmacies.
Make vape designs standardised to reduce appeal to children, Dutch public health body urges.
Vape designs should be standardised to reduce the appeal of vaping to children, a Dutch public health body has said.
UK agrees world’s toughest smoking ban
MPs in the UK have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from ever buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law.