Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
NZ’s Medicinal Cannabis Scheme Takes Effect, Despite Covid-19 Impact
The final regulations pertaining to the scheme were announced late last year, and since then Kiwi officials have been striving to ensure that research...
BAT Unveils Business Strategy Focusing on Alternative Products
The new corporate goal to build “A Better Tomorrow” includes a 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) cost-saving and investment plan and promises to reduce...
NZ: Vape ‘Starter Kit’ Sales Up by 30% Due to Covid-19...
While the business has taken a significant hit with its 11 Vapo stores closed nationwide, sales of Alt and Vapo Haiz starter kits, including...
Canadian Study: Vaping More Effective Than Just Counseling For Smoking Cessation
Vaping significantly improved the quitting rate and reduced the consumption of daily cigarettes at 12 weeks. In line with recommendations by vaping advocates across...
Canadian Study: Teen Vaping Has Doubled in 2 Years
Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the study titled, “Changes in Prevalence of Vaping Among Youths in the United States, Canada, and England from 2017 to...
Japan Finally Bans Smoking Inside Restaurants and Bars
Researchers at the University of Waterloo had recently reported that Japan’s tobacco control policies were not working. Two studies were conducted as part of...
How the US Vape Industry is Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Colorado, where vape stores were deemed non-essential businesses, the vaping industry is struggling. Manufacturer Jvapes E-liquid, has had to lay off staff due...
Juul Labs is Moving Headquarters from SF to Washington, D.C.
Last November, the San Francisco-based manufacturer disclosed that as a result of a company review by Juul’s newly appointed CEO, it had planned to...
