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Safer prison vape cuts fires as Ireland tackles second-hand smoke

A specially designed vape introduced in prisons across England and Wales has been credited with helping cut fires by 46 per cent, as officials in Ireland consider whether vaping could also reduce prison staff exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke. The developments offer…

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Nicotine’s Terrifying Little Secret

What is keeping Bloomberg-funded activists and scientists awake at night and compelling them to lie? Health warning: This article may present information that is deemed offensive to individuals who prefer to live in a reality that coheres with their dogmatic preconceptions. A…

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The Swedish Snus Fight

The question for Sweden is whether it will stand up and fight, or accept a beating from the tobacco control industrial complex. The first rule in any bar fight is to always punch the biggest guy first. These are the rules the…

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The war on drugs comes for nicotine: Brussels lobbyists, failed Australian prohibitionists and a tiny island lobby the UN to treat vapers like meth addicts

A tiny archipelago with a population of just 18,000, has asked the UN to put nicotine on the same list as crystal meth, ecstasy and the date-rape drug GHB in an audacious move co-ordinated by European tobacco control bigwigs. Palau - a…

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A Deal for Tobacco Control: Harm Reduction for Plain Packs

I was interviewed for the European Correspondent at last week’s Global Forum on Nicotine, which I assume will publish the usual “Big Tobacco Stooges” style hit piece on us at some point. The journalist (who asked me not to mention their name)…

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FDA vape row erupts as US smoking falls

The battle over flavoured vapes in the US has intensified after the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resigned following reported clashes with Donald Trump over whether fruit-flavoured products should be approved. Marty Makary stepped down as FDA commissioner after…

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Canada’s vape flavour ban stalls as evidence mounts against smoking ‘gateway’ fears

Five years after Canada first pledged to crack down on flavoured vaping products, the federal government still cannot say when - or even if - national restrictions will happen. The delay is becoming increasingly awkward for Ottawa. Not only has the Liberal…

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OPINION: The Commission just buried its own report on tobacco law. Why?

The EU is right to be ashamed of its evaluation report on nicotine policy. Even its own watchdogs have disowned it. Two years ago, I wrote about the EU Commission burying its own smoking data, and opined on why they might have…

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IMF backs harm-based taxes on nicotine products – with lower rates for vapes

A new report linked to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says taxes on nicotine products should reflect their relative health risks. The authors say many newer nicotine products “reduce exposure to toxicants” compared with cigarettes. They state it “makes sense to tax…

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