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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

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

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

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

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

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

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