Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Philadelphia’s Smoking Ban at Addiction Treatment Facilities Ends
The ban applied to 80 inpatient addiction treatment programs, including nine detox facilities, 32 short-term and 31 long-term rehabilitation programs, and eight halfway houses.In...
NYC Health Dept. Concerned About Increased Marijuana Use Among Children
State lawmakers approved the marijuana legalization bill in September, after which it was signed into law.Last April, New York State’s Governor Andrew Cuomo and...
Quebec Law Restricting Vape Adverts Upheld by Court of Appeals
The appeals court judges said that the Quebec government had the right to limit the potential effect of e-cig advertising.The legal challenge was brought...
NZ Minister Sought Broad Opinions Before Finalizing Smoke-Free Plan
The co-director of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA), Nancy Loucas, said that ministerial diary records show that Dr. Verrall held teleconferences ahead of...
FCTC COP9: WHO Reported Dropping Tobacco Use But Data Show Otherwise
While the Climate-related COP26 allowed the attendance of 2,360 NGOs, the FCTC COP9 just allowed 21 handpicked NGOs."As the WHO publishes its latest Global...
Netherlands’ Protests Highlighting The Importance of Vape Flavours
Earlier this year, a public consultation about the proposal to ban flavours was meant to close on the 19th of January, but had been...
Webinar Discusses Youth Access to E-Cigarettes in Canada
Moderated by Rob Schwartz, the executive director of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and a Professor at the School of Public Health at the...
NZ Vape Retailers Are Urged to Adhere to Age Restrictions
Among the restrictions set in place by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act which took effect in 2020, is a ban...
