Vape ban could lead to MORE young people smoking, study finds
More young people would start smoking if vapes were banned or made more expensive through taxes, a new study says.
Disposable vapes
Reporting on single-use vapes: product bans, environmental concerns, consumer use and market responses. Read the details of each measure rather than assuming every disposable-vape restriction works the same way.
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Summer of sport: beware vape bans
From the Olympics to the Euros to two cricket world cups, the summer of 2024 is set to be a bumper season for sport.
Vape ban to cost Scotland ‘billions’ in lost revenue
The Scottish Government has revealed the new disposable vape ban will leave local retailers billions of pounds out of pocket over the next 10 years.
Blackmarket fire wars in Australia following vape crackdown
Violent fire wars have erupted in Australia over the black market trade of vapes - with dozens of tobacco shops going up in flames.
6 EU countries with tough vape restrictions
Member countries of the European Union (EU) have been subject to rules on vaping since May 2016, but member countries are free to set their own rules on their sale and use. In the last few years, new regulations on vapes in individual countries have been moving at pace.
Updated: Snap UK general election: what will it mean for vaping?
The snap general election in the UK could ring the death knell for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill if it isn’t passed as law before parliament is dissolved.
Make fruit flavour vapes available on prescription, Australian senate urged
Fruit flavoured vapes should be available on prescription to help smokers quit, the Australian Vaping Inquiry has been told.
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.
Switching to vapes could save smokers £1,699 a year, new study reveals
Researchers at Vape Superstore found that smokers in the UK spend £2,366 a year on cigarettes - over THREE TIMES as much as those who use a vaping kit.
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.
‘We’re unsure how many vapers will return to smoking after disposables ban,’ admits UK Government
The UK Government has admitted it doesn’t know how many vapers will return to potentially fatal smoking after the disposable vape ban.
Cross-party group on vaping launched to ensure new UK laws are “fair and balanced”
A cross-party group on vaping has been launched in the UK in a bid to combat harmful misinformation and ensure any new legislation is “fair and balanced.”