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Friday’s News at a glance:

The truth about vaping – Daily e-cigarette use shows ‘clear benefit’ – NNA Suggests Post-Brexit Nicotine Policy Reforms – Cash for honours at the W.H.O – Annalizeing* – Leicester woman kicks 60 year smoking habit – WHO’s Patronising Women – More Proof of Ecig Efficacy – A Film for No Smoking Day – Vaping Industry condemns US ‘Vape Mail’ ban – IECIE Shanghai – Don’t Ban E-Cigarette Delivery by Mail – Critical appraisal of the SCHEER Preliminary Opinion – What Made This Rhode Island Legislator Change Her Mind? – Smoking won’t keep falling if vaping regulations too tough – States defy science and cost lives – A high tax on e-cigarettes will bring evasion and illegality – That umbrella, we employed it – Suansing calls ‘deplorable’ FDA’s premature issuance of vape – Customs Seizes 77,000 Illegal Rick and Morty Vapes – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Monday’s News at a glance:

Response to Government’s TRPR Consultation – Banning Sweeteners In Vapes Would Be ‘catastrophic’ – Need For More Robust Campaign For Tobacco Harm Reduction In Sub-Saharan Africa – Officials who act as conduits for foreign vested interest groups should be fired – Alternative Product Harm Perception – RightOn is Way Off – American Harm Reduction Attacks Spiked Tobacco Use – Catastrophic End To The Sweet Life – PACT Act Pushing Many Vape Shops to Close – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Wednesday's News at a glance:

Why Bans of Low-Risk Nicotine Alternatives to Smoking in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Will Do More Harm Than Good ~ New INNXO Position Paper Outlines Why Bans on Popular Alternatives to Smoking Will Do More Harm Than Good ~ 10 reasons why blanket bans of e-cigarettes and HTPs in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not fit for purpose ~ Why Bans of Low-Risk Nicotine Alternatives to Smoking in LMIC's Will Do More Harm Than Good ~ Electronic cigarettes help smokers with schizophrenia quit ~ Vaping Helps Smokers Quit - Including People With Schizophrenia ~ A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Pilot, and Feasibility Study of a High Nicotine Strength E-Cigarette Intervention for Smoking Cessation or Reduction for People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Who Smoke Cigarettes ~ Vapers in LMICs Condemn Prohibitions Driven by Western Interests ~ Bloomberg Tobacco Article Misleads on Nicotine Effects ~ A Blueprint for Better Regulation ~ INNCO Eviscerates Bloomberg Ban Document ~ INNCO Opposes Bloomberg's "Philanthropic Colonialism" ~ Opinion: Health Canada's nicotine caps will kill people ~ U.S. Mail Ban Forcing Vape Shops Out of Business ~ Govt v Tobacco: The Tale of the Vape ~ Policy decision regarding vape should be well informed, say traders ~Is It Time to Stop Thinking of Philip Morris International as a Cigarette Company?

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

Keep on vaping – E-Cigarettes vs. Tobacco And What Anti-Vapers Are Getting Wrong – Vaping’s image problem in the EU – Teen Smoking Decreases as Vaping Increases – Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra – WVA Writes To EU Ministers of Heath – Ex-Ministers Back The Blueprint – PuffBar Circumvents Ban – Healthier Vision – Two Studies Affirm the Importance of Flavours – Questions in Parliament – Canada’s Proposed Nicotine Cap – Uplift Public Health Perspectives And Harm Reduction – Bloomberg’s misguided push to outlaw vaping – Who Speaks For Smokers? – Regional Petition Implores WHO to Respect Consumer Rights – Vaping Businesses Targeted By Criminals – Vitamin E Acetate is not Soluble in Nicotine E-liquids – Thai Government Should Reexamine E-Cigarette Ban – FDA admits getting over $150,000 from anti-tobacco NGO – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Monday’s News at a glance:

Study Shows How Much Vapes Can Help Smokers With Schizophrenia – Today Is the Deadline to Submit Comments on the USPS Shipping Ban – Shameful Stuff From Indiana – Ban on Safer Nicotine Products in LMICs to Inflame Smoking Epidemic – Voices4Vape Webinar – Kiwi Leads Petition Imploring WHO To End Lies On Vaping – Fewer than a quarter would back restrictions on sales – UK report sounds alarm over insufficient tobacco harm reduction efforts – China mulls bringing e-cigarette regulation – European Studies Point To A Gateway Out Of Smoking – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Wednesday’s News at a glance:

Bloomberg’s Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good? ~ Why banning alternatives to smoking will do more harm than good ~ Fourth leading cause of death globally (COPD): smoking cessation new research ~ Smoke-free Society by 2030 ~ With Excess Menthol Use Affecting Black Americans, U.S. Policy Efforts Continue to Fall Short ~ Kiwi Tax Warning ~ Vaping Can Help Mental Health ~ Impact of The Menthol Ban ~ Ethnic Minorities Spurning Vaping ~ Biden’s Short List For FDA Commissioner: Between A Rock And A Hard Place ~ The End Of Mail-Order JUUL: How Donald Trump (and Kamala Harris) Kneecapped Vaping ~ To Address Youth E-Cigarette Use, We Must Rely on Data ~ HSA confiscates $369,000 worth of e-vaporisers and components in largest seizure to date ~ Cambodia Bans e-cigarettes ~ Vermont’s Dilemmas in Bid to Ban Both Flavored Vapes and Menthol Cigarettes

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

Vaping – a quick win for Brexit – World-Class Case of Corporate Self-Cannibalization – EU MPs Tested on E-Cig Knowledge – What do MEPs think about new nicotine products? – Bringing Everyone to the Tobacco Table – Risk-takers predisposed to smoking and e-cigarette use – Grubby Money Corrupts Vape Legislation – The Battle Between Ecig Facts and Lies – Tell The Truth About E-cigarettes – Wild West SCHEERdown – TRPR: Consumer Bodies Comment – Cambodia Issues Asia’s Latest Nicotine Prohibition – Cambodia Bans Vaping Again – Parliament Discusses E-cigs and Tobacco – Stop Ignoring the Science on Vapes – Canada Nicotine Cap: Experts Punch Holes In Proposed New Rule – Scandal in Mexico – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Monday’s News at a glance:

“Well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions” – Focusing Minds – COVID-19: advice for smokers and vapers – Quebec Plans to Ban Vape Flavours – UK’s Vapemail Ban – VApril 2021 – Members of Congress Take Aim at E-Cigarettes – Cheerleader Harassed with ”Deepfake” Vaping Video – Long March | Unpacking U.S. Vape Mail Ban – No Shame | Bloomberg’s War on Vaping Pt. 1 – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Wednesday’s News at a glance:

A crusade against vaping, with unintended consequences ~ A conversation with philanthropy journalist Marc Gunther (Part 1 of 2) ~ What Are E-Cigarettes? ~ Minority voices; the voice of smokers ~ Parliament Debates Smokefree 2030 ~ Time to act with integrity over ecigs ~ Smart Youth Drive Enormous Smoking Declines ~ Why Are Congress Members Demanding That the FDA Halt Its Evaluation of Flavored Vapes? ~ Imperial Brands off to good start, eyes vaping improvement

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(apologies for the late posting)



Friday’s News at a glance:

ETHRA March news roundup – The APPG on Vaping’s report about the WHO – Holding the Bloomberg anti-vaping propaganda complex to account – Vaping, Covid and the Precautionary Principle – Europe must embrace harm reduction post-pandemic – UK Parliamentary Inquiry Challenges WHO’s Anti-Vaping Stance – For Smokers With Schizophrenia: The JUUL in the Crown – APPG for Vaping’s COP Inquiry Submissions – Imperial Brands Talks About THR – Think Tank Considers Cancer Plan Feedback – What It’s Like to Be a THR Advocate in Taiwan – Hypocrisy, Health and Quebec’s Flavored Vape Ban – A conversation with philanthropy journalist – Vaping Prohibitionists Threaten Harm Reduction Efforts – Call for Britain to Make Its Mark – Wide variety of vape flavors can actually help smokers quit – Call It Colonialism | Bloomberg’s War on Vaping Pt. 2 – Up in Smoke: the Future of UK Tobacco Harm Reduction – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Wednesday’s News at a glance:

RELX: Widely Used Coolant Not Toxic ~ Interest in Quitting e-Cigarettes Among Adult e-Cigarette Users With and Without Cigarette Smoking History ~ E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good ~ Is Vaping A Safe & Successful Way For Cigarette Smokers to Quit? This European Study Says YES ~ Understanding tobacco and health policy ~ Associate feature: Changing direction: vaping’s role in achieving Scotland’s 2034 smoke-free target ~ Marvel At The FDA’s Idiocy ~ VApril Is Here! ~ Questions About Vaping In Parliament ~Ecigs Have Fewer Toxins Than A Spanish Street ~ Scrutinized | Bloomberg’s War on Vaping Pt. 3 ~ Singapore: Four Serve Prison Terms for Selling Vapes ~ State Bans on Tobacco Products Are a Disaster ~ Regina vape shop owner worried about possible upcoming regulations ~ Victim of vape store robbery blames heavy-handed regulation for uptick in thefts ~ Vape Shop Security Will Worsen If Draft Regulations Pass ~ Retailers warn vape regulations will see a return to smoking

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

URGENT CALL TO ACTION FOR EU TAX CONSULTATION – Smoking Rates Tumble Across UK and EU – Vaping Prohibitionists Host Conference – Marvel Comics Creates Anti-Vaping Propaganda for FDA – “Mind Control Menace” – Vape Mail Ban Will Cause More Harm Than Good – IBVTA Welcomes Return Of Vape Store opening – Consumer Organisation Concerned About Vape Shop Security – VApril: Win By Switching To Vaping – UKVIA’s VApril Webinar – The APPG Report on the FCTC COP9 – Tobacco Harm Reduction: is there a “philanthropic colonialism” – Happy Unicorn Day – Misinformation and disinformation against THR – Vaping and e-cigarettes might actually help – Anti-Vaccine and Anti-Vaping: – Saskatchewan vape store owners upset – Lawmakers Want the FDA to Remove Vaping Products – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

[jessica]

Monday’s News at a glance:

Harm Reduction in the U.S. – ASH Calls For Smoking Cessation Training – A Sea Change is Underway – The New Nicotine Alliance – European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates – Effective behavioural support in 2021 and beyond – Crazy PAVeing: An Anti-Ecig Conference – UK E-Cig Stores Back Open – Bloomberg Philanthropy: charity or intrusion? – Bloomberg Anti-Nicotine Lobby – Japan trounces smoking epidemic – Africa Must Ditch The Dogma To Reduce Tobacco’s Toll – Taipei proposes ban on sale of vaping products – Chinese Vaping Billionaire Became One Of The World’s Richest Women – Smokefree action plan must elevate vaping as a safe switch – Another study finds a good reason to switch – Juul Leaves Canadian Trade Association – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest

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Wednesday’s News at a glance:

Vaping-induced lung injury in a 21-year-old woman ~ E-cigarettes with cigarette-like nicotine delivery reduce exposure to carcinogen ~ E-cigarettes with a cigarette-like level of nicotine are effective in reducing smoking ~ Beating cancer: Clive Bates on what the EU got wrong about tobacco ~ Harry’s blog 110: A new paradigm for tobacco regulation ~ Change is possible! ~ Quitting Vaping Research ~ POTV Partners ENDS 21 ~ Juul Decides To Abandon Adult Vapers ~ Vaping With Cigarette-Levels of Nicotine May Reduce Exposure

[jessica]

Friday’s News at a glance:

NNA Welcomes Estonia’s Decision to Suspend Excise Duty on E-Liquids – Plymouth Vaping Experiment – Four million smoking-related deaths a year – A Burning Issue for Asia – Report Details Failures to Scale Up THR in Asia – Covid stress leads to increase in smoking – UKVIA repeats its call to Government to review vaping regulations – POTV Teams Up With GFN21 – Tobacco Harm Reduction Conference – ELEVATE VAPING AS A SAFE SWITCH – Examining Public Health’s Response to Vaping – Tobacco harm reduction and the high cost of misinformation – Govt’s Smokefree Plan Overlooks Vaping Alternative – Dental group clarifies stand on e-cigarettes – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest