NZ’s Attorney-General is against the country’s blanket ban on e-cigarette advertisements New Zealand recently introduced the long-awaited Vaping Amendment Bill, but the country’s Attorney-General, David Parker, has pushed back against the bill. According to Parket, the ban on advertisements in the bill would be “inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression’ under the Bill […]
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Vaping News Weekly Update March 1, 2020
A veterinary college tests the effects of e-vapor on cells Designed by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, this new module is aimed at high school classrooms and will enable students to test the effects of e-cigarette vapor on living cells. Developed by the Advancing Secondary Science Education Through Tetrahymena (ASSET) program and funded […]
Vaping News Weekly Update February 24, 2020
A Minnesota bill would require schools to warn kids about vaping Introduced by Rep. Heather Edelson, two bills are being introduced in a single session, both of which would change how youth vaping is being addressed in the state. The first of the bills would require schools to adopt an “evidence-based vaping prevention curriculum.” Within […]
Vaping News Weekly Update February 17, 2020
A new Kansas Bill could raise the tobacco age and ban flavours Known officially as HB 2563, this statewide bill would raise the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, while also banning the sale of all flavoured e-cigarette products. While the US government has already instituted a federal ban on flavoured pods, […]
Vaping News Weekly Update January 20, 2020
A new US bill will tax e-cigarettes to pay for anti-vaping campaigns Known as the “Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (Prevent) Act,” this new bill aims to curb the “rise” in youth vaping by providing youth education about the dangers of e-cigarette use through the use of vital resources that […]
Vaping News Weekly Update January 6, 2020
U-Haul’s new nicotine-free hiring policy appears discriminatory towards vapers A new U-Haul policy will allow the company to discriminate against any applicants that are either smokers and/or vapers. Announced on December 30, 2019, U-Haul is expected to fully enact its new nicotine-free hiring policy on February 1, 2020. While this new policy is only legal […]
Vaping News Weekly Update Dec 9
CDC claims no single brand is to blame for the EVALI crisis In the latest EVALI report by the CDC, the national public health institute has stated that there is no one brand to blame for the recent vape epidemic. In the CDC update, the health institute broke down the companies and demographics that are […]
Vaping News: A Weekly Update – Dec 2
Nova Scotia bans flavoured e-liquids While various Canadian provinces have been dealing with proposed flavour bans, Nova Scotia has now officially and explicitly banned e-cigarette flavours from being sold in the province. Announced by Nova Scotia Health Minister Randy Delorey, the ban is set to take effect April 1, 2020. According to Delorey, “this decision […]
Vaping News: A Weekly Update – November 25th
Massachusetts Senate passes flavour ban In response to the lack of federal regulations, the Massachusetts Senate has decided to enact its own vaping restrictions in an attempt to curb youth vaping in the state. Set to take effect in June 2020, these new regulations would ban all flavoured vaping products (except tobacco), limit nicotine content […]
Vaping News: A Weekly Update – November 18th
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