vaping360 With less than a month before the FDA is expected to make decisions on authorizing vaping products, a new paper from a group of respected longtime tobacco control leaders could fundamentally change the conversation around vaping. It’s intended to do just that. The paper argues that public understanding of vaping has been poisoned by

vaping360 Smoking by California high school students is at such a low level that state-funded researchers consider it “negligible,” according to recently released survey results from last year. The state’s youth vaping rate is also low, with less than half as many students using e-cigarettes than in the country as a whole. Just 1.2% of

vaping360 Ukraine has become the sixth European country to pass a ban on flavored vaping products (except tobacco flavors). The law, which took effect July 31, also prohibits public use and advertising of vaping products. The law was passed on June 1, according to Tobacco Reporter. Legislators in Ukraine claimed that banning flavors will reduce

vaping360 In what is almost certainly a preview of policies that will be urged at the fall meeting of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the WHO has issued a report on “new and emerging” tobacco and nicotine product use that encourages countries to adopt harsh anti-vaping and anti-harm reduction positions.

vapingpost Currently, the “tobacco” tax situation in the EU remains fragmented, as different member states have imposed different tax rates on different products. In February 2020, the executive published a report suggesting that this lack of uniformity is a source of concern from the internal market perspective. Although electronic products are regulated under the Tobacco

vaping360 Owners of more than 400 independent vaping businesses have signed a letter urging FedEx to reconsider its decision to prohibit shipping of vaping products. The signers include e-liquid manufacturers, vape product distributors, and vape shops of every size. With a final Postal Service rule that will ban U.S. Mail delivery of vaping products due

vaping360 German vapers will pay more for e-liquid beginning next year after legislators approved a tax that will apply to both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-juice. The Tobacco Tax Modernization Act passed the Bundestag (the lower house of parliament) June 11, and was approved by the Bundesrat (the upper house, or “federal council”) on June 25.