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Wednesday’s News at a glance:

Malaysia Poised to Legalize E-Cigarettes ~ New study shows vaping helps Australian smokers quit ~ Vape bill opens door to responsible e-cigarette players ~ From Coercion to Empowerment ~ How FDA’s Mitch Zeller blew it on nicotine policy ~ Domestic vape industry needs one year to transition, says MRECA ~ Tobacco Company Reports For Full Year 2021 Demonstrate Inconsistent Progress ~ Change is afoot at the US CTP and CDC – but what will it mean for tobacco? ~ NNA Responds To TRPR Review ~ How vaping became a go-to public health villain ~ FDA Denies Pod-Based Vape from First Major Tobacco Company ~ Youth Cigarette Smoking at Historic Low ~ Angry vapers want electoral revenge ~ Flavored vapes ban will ‘push vapers back to smokin’ – survey ~ Doubling The Tax On Tobacco-Free Alternatives Leaves Smokers With No Choice But To Smoke On ~ First Cigarette That “Helps You Smoke Less” Launches National Pilot in Chicagoland

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Friday’s News at a glance:

CoEHAR study on ecig flavored liquids – Vaping needs a balanced scientific debate – New research shows snus helps smokers quit – Banning all flavored tobacco doesn’t work – Derek Yach on TR’s Special Innovation Issue – Teen vaping has eliminated teen smoking – IEA Discussion Paper Released – Study Oz Success – Irish Vapers Surveyed – ASA’s Work Update – Pregnancy Research – Vape Shop Ambassadors – Parliament – Vape Flavour Bans – ETHRA European Nicotine Users Survey 2020 – More Doctors Recommending Vapes – Court Orders FDA to Report PMTA Review Progress – CPSC‘s Comical Vape Safety Campaign – VLN Cigarettes Test-Marketed in Chicago – Critique of Zeller’s Tenure – American Legislatures Supporting The Cigarette Trade? – Risk-Based Legislation – Smoker rights groups rally – Why we don’t always get the science we need – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Wednesday's News at a glance:

Fighting The Wrong War ~ State’s latest tobacco ‘protections’ are trying to kill us ~ Why is Harm Reduction an important aspect of public health? ~ Kenya Plans to Raise Taxes on Vaping ~ Unfair to ban vape sale, says MVIA ~ Thailand should allow legal import and sale of e-cigarettes: Digital Minister ~ Vape shops close as Hong Kong ban on sale of e-cigarettes takes effect ~ Desperate Hong Kong Vapers Stock Up as Sales Ban Takes Effect ~ Final version of the Vape Bill better than current laws—medical experts ~ White Coats, Fuzzy Facts? ~ The war against youth vaping: a message for Australian authorities ~ Important new study. Vaping is effective in helping Australian smokers quit. ~ FDA Needs To Promote Tobacco Harm Reduction, Not Institute Additional Bans ~ The FDA Uses Its New Authority To Close Off the Last Remaining Legal Option for Vapers Who Like Flavor Variety ~ Grand Scheme - NJOY Approved & Menthol Cigs Cancelled ~ Proposed Scottish vaping restrictions would be counter-productive, says ACS

[jessica]

Monday’s News at a glance:

Vape Britain: Huge new drive to wipe-out smoking in England by 2030 – Sorry, not sorry: I have been paid for work I have done – Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids — Can History Repeat Itself? – Swedish Match in buyout talks with Philip Morris – Multi-sector groups gather to push for comprehensive vape regulation – Groups push signing of vape bill – Vaping: Caught in the Crossfire with Clive Bates – The Advocates Voice – Communication and Engagement – Hamilton Morris & Ethan Nadelmann discuss Drug Policy – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Wednesday’s News at a glance:

Will Brazil rethink its vaping prohibition? – Smoking cessation policies in Brazil and UK: – Tobacco Control Act didn’t significantly reduce teen smoking – Vapes introduced to Whanganui mental health ward – Hong Kong’s Ecig Swansong – Scotland Fury – New Zealand Mustn’t Sabotage Its Goal – Flavor Ban Bills Are Dead in Colorado and Connecticut – Colorado Senate’s Rejection of Flavored Nicotine Ban – Hawaii Bill to Ban Flavored Vapes – Maria Papaioannoy from Rights4Vapers – Anti-Vaping Bias Undermines E-cigarette Research? – Is There a Place for E-Cigarettes in Tobacco Addiction Treatment Policy? – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data ~ Expert reaction to study looking at e-cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnant women who smoke ~ Vaping more effective than patches for pregnant women, study finds ~ E-cigarettes may be more effective than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women who smoke quit, and are just as safe ~ Tobacco control: getting to the finish line ~ Federal government’s changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear ~ EcigSummitUS2022 ~ La Jolla Lies ~ Philippines: Sign The Bill ~ Global pollution kills 9 million people each year, study finds

[jessica]

Monday’s News at a glance:

Homeless Cessation Support – Vape advert restriction proposals – Raise your voice to back vaping – EU consultation is open! – Call for UK to promote snus and nicotine pouches – Former WHO officials endorse harm reduction – Harm reduction tagged as missing strategy in WHO’s tobacco control – Federal regulations may kill Nevada vaping businesses – Thailand ready to legalize smoke-free products like the Philippines – Smoking, Quitting and Vaping by Professor Lynne Dawkins – With No Regulatory Experience, Brian King Will Be CTP Director – Legislation Drives Product Change- Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Monday's News at a glance:

Speakers stress need for THR strategy - The War on Drugs Didn't Work. The War on Vapes Won't, Either - Scotland Goes Toilet Crazy - Why Do They Lie? - Is Health Canada’s Tobacco Control Directorate “fit for purpose”? - The Cost Of E-Cigarettes - Study Raises Questions About Anti-Vaping Bias At FDA - Without nicotine alternatives, Kenya’s tobacco industry is growing - E-Cigarette Flavors, Devices, and Brands Used by Youths - Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Monday's News at a glance:

NNA & ETHRA Call For Survey Support - Competing Interests for Nicotine - Setting the parameters for a new TPD - Los Angeles to Ban Flavored Vapes -Former WHO Directors Slam Organization’s Harm Reduction Stance - WHO is invited to the Global Tobacco Regulators Forum - Celebrating businesses - FDA Commissioner Misleads - Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition - Konsultation zur TPD3 gestartet - Verbraucher fühlen sich von Politik betrogen - Anti-vaping crusade - Imperial’s Strong Sector Performance - NSW Health spins its own data - May 2022 Podcast with Neal Benowitz - Global THR Advocates United - Tobacco Caused Disease - Mexico Prohibits Vape Sales - Can India Really Afford To Ignore THR? - Are harm reduction strategies evidence-based? - Vaping tax - Plea in Delhi High Court - 49pc Malaysian smokers choose vape - Trends in Annual Sales and Pack Price - Charming e-cigarette users - Consumer advocates are for real - Smokefree 2025 or smokescreen? - Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Wednesday’s News at a glance:

The Right to Health Means the Right to Tobacco Harm Reduction ~ The WHO is using Big Tobacco’s playbook to mislead smokers worldwide ~ Vaping Saved My Life experiment among eight participants sees all stop smoking after 90 days ~ French expert says nicotine does not cause cancer, asks Filipino doctors to consider smoke-free alternatives ~ Vaping nicotine highly unlikely to cause seizures ~ INNCO Weekly Issue ~ Leading Global Brands Act to Help Vulnerable Smokers Across The UK ~ WHO Updates Ecig Q & A ~ WNTD sCOPe22 Update ~ Healthy Outcomes | Switching to Nicotine Vapes Improves Well-being ~ The Canadian Vaping Association: THR should play a role in Canada’s Tobacco Endgame strategy ~ The Canadian Vaping Association: Flavours in vaping products are instrumental in helping adults quit smoking ~ Menthol Bans — Same Story, Different Flavor ~ ‘Smoking rates rise in pandemic’ – Role of vaping

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

UK To Raise Smoking Age Limit – IBVTA commentary on article linking gum disease to vaping – Mexico Keeps Moving Closer to Total Vape Prohibition – Macau Set to Follow Hong Kong‘s Vape Prohibition – Guernsey Busybody Risk – Mexico Bans Vapes – Macau To Follow China’s Lead – HK Needs To Allow Choice – Emerging Evidence – Prohibition of non-combustible nicotine products in Mexico – Double Standards Undermine Campaign Against Flavored E-Cigarettes – Vaping tax: the folly of tax policy replacing public health policy – Perceived effectiveness of objective elements – Clear Evidence | Nicotine Vapes Help Smokers to Quit – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

EU seeks to ban flavours in heated tobacco products – The FDA’s demonization of nicotine harms consumers – Belgian authorities strong support for vaping – The EU Commissions’ misguided attacks – Konstantinos Farsalinos faults WHO – FCTC Secretariat uses Australian propaganda – The UK Sets An Example – GFN Uploaded – FDA’s Juul ban threatens harm reduction progress – The FDA and Juul are fighting over a vape ban – All Hands on Deck – White House’s Omnishambles Tobacco Policy – School Official Who Searched Girls Resigns – Hawaii: Governor Ige Likely to Veto Vape Ban – An update on vaping and nicotine prescribing – Vaping Going Backwards Under New Aussie Government – Why nicotine is part of the solution – Scientific community focuses on THR – Dr Francesca Pesola – Tobacco harm reduction is here for good – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Wednesday's News at a glance:

Evaluation of a pharmacy supported e-cigarette smoking cessation intervention in Northwest England ~ Up in smoke: How Belgium regulates e-cigarettes and alternative tobacco products ~ Experts Exposing Vaping Dental Lies Deserve Praise ~ U.S. Tobacco Harm Reduction Opposition -- Déjà Vu and Nothing New Since 1994 ~ Disposables Survey Fuels Teen Concern ~ Interview on Sky News with Chris Smith, 12 July 2022 ~ Innco Weekly Issue | July 11th, 2022 ~ Brazil Maintains E-cigarette Ban ~ Abboud: Congress Intended for FDA to Use Discretion

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Monday’s News at a glance:

Joint Committee on Health Report on the Public Health Bill – Hoodwinked health committee falls for junk science – Huge Public Response on Big Shake-Up of EU Tobacco Laws – AVM Asks Federal Watchdog Agency to Investigate FDA – FEELM/SMOORE Research Project – Alexander Stafford MP – DTI supports Vape Bill – Functional MRI clarifies effects of vaping – E-cigarettes used by one in five university students in UAE – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest