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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Around 125,000 additional people in England tried to quit smoking using vapes after the Government launched its “Swap to Stop” scheme, according to new research.
The study, carried out by researchers from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy…
The largest vape manufacturers in China, where almost all of vaping hardware is manufactured, have issued a joint letter - seen by Clearing the Air and posted to social media - indicating their intention to raise export prices by up to 13%.…