Australia is set to implement strict laws on vapes, banning their sale, importation, and manufacture to prevent big tobacco from luring a new generation into nicotine addiction. Health Minister Mark Butler labels vapes as insidious devices for this purpose. Health ministers globally are advocating for restrictions on nicotine products to protect youth from addiction and promote a smoke-free generation. Health Canada emphasizes the use of nicotine pouches solely for smoking cessation, not for recreational purposes.
This explains why it's so difficult to fight illicit disposable vapes with import bans. Branding changes and factories are mobile. The US will probably have to move towards criminal penalties against retailers before this gets resolved. https://t.co/IcqNvlasUb
Health Canada warns nicotine pouches should only be used to quit smoking and not recreationally. READ MORE: https://t.co/hpujCWdRwh https://t.co/hpujCWdRwh
"Smoking kills. We do not want our children and young people taking up smoking." Health and Care Secretary @VictoriaAtkins spoke to @Channel4News on the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament as the first step to create a #SmokefreeGeneration. https://t.co/YPJm9eUsUl
"We're seeing a whole new cohort of young people becoming addicted to these #nicotine products. I would say to the #tobacco companies … stay the hell away from our kids." https://t.co/2o8hFsAKhi
'Stay the hell away from our kids': Health minister seeks new restrictions on nicotine pouch flavours, marketing and sale https://t.co/gHhFCvaVro
Health Minister Mark Butler says vapes are an “insidious device” from big tobacco to recruit a new generation to nicotine addiction. https://t.co/qDx7Yuvvs1
Australia is set to see some of the toughest laws on vapes, with the sale, importation and manufacture of e-cigarettes to be banned in a bid to stop big tobacco from recruiting "a new generation to nicotine addiction". https://t.co/CXTvZHtzgm