Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
After a Decade-Long ‘War on Vaping,’ Is the FDA Finally Embracing Tobacco Harm Reduction?
After almost a decade of conflict between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the vaping industry, there are signs that America's approach...
Britain’s Tobacco Policy Paradox, Part 2: Vape Rules Tighten Further Just Weeks After New...
Just weeks after Britain's new vaping tax takes effect, another major set of nicotine regulations will take effect, adding to what is becoming one...
Britain’s Tobacco Policy Paradox: Legal Vape Shops Squeezed as Illicit Cigarettes Thrive
There is an ever-increasing contradiction facing Britain's strategy for controlling tobacco: while the authorities are investing heavily in putting a stop to illegal cigarettes,...
Some Sense at Last? Coalition Proposes 80% Tobacco Tax Cut and Legal Vapes to...
Australia’s escalating illicit tobacco crisis has pushed a once politically unthinkable idea into mainstream debate: what if extremely high cigarette taxes and restrictions on...
A Welcome Coincidence for Sweden, as Its Election Could Derail EU Tobacco Tax Deal...
As Europe’s attempt to overhaul tobacco and nicotine regulation approaches a critical point, Sweden’s election is threatening to delay agreement on new EU tobacco...
As Vaping Expands, Smoking Keeps Falling: New Zealand and U.S. Data Strengthen the Case...
...the volume of smoked tobacco entering the legal retail market fell 22% in a single year and 58% compared with 2015. While New Zealand...
Australia’s Backwards Nicotine Policy, Part 2: Could Canada’s Tax Strategy Offer a Solution?
Australia’s tobacco debate is increasingly about more than smoking rates. With illicit cigarettes and vapes capturing a growing share of nicotine consumption, policymakers face...
Australia’s Backwards Nicotine Policy Leaves Cigarettes Legal and Safer Alternatives Restricted
Australia has created one of the strangest nicotine markets in the developed world. Combustible cigarettes—the product responsible for the overwhelming majority of tobacco-related disease—remain...
