Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The American Lung Association Rolls Out Plan to Fight Teen Vaping
The ALA has a reputation for maintaining an outdated stance towards tobacco harm reduction, and has on multiple occasions shared misniformation and counter productive...
Italian Vape Association Asks For Withdrawal of Flawed E-Cig Study
Two studies conducted by the Duke and Yale Universities in the US, claimed that flavours combine with solvents in e-cigarettes to produce new toxic...
New Zealand’s Cigarettes Sales Rates Dropping Thanks to Vaping
About 2,132 million cigarettes were sold last year, amounting to 410 million fewer than just two years ago.The fact that vaping is playing a...
UK Vape Shops Forced to Close Down Again Ahead of 2nd...
Given the fact that UK authorities and health entities themselves, endorse the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, it is perplexing that vape shops...
New Zealand: The Financial Barriers to Medicinal Cannabis
“At this time, there are still access issues surrounding medicinal cannabis, with cost being one of the greatest barriers. So, a lot of patients...
Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) 2020
Launched yesterday with free access to all, Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) 2020, was the latest in a landmark...
PMI Affiliate Opens Four IQOS Stores in The Philippines
The iQOS device is a smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes which works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or HeatSticks. These refills which...
New Zealand’s Medicinal Cannabis Conference: MedCan Summit 2020
New Zealand's Medicinal Cannabis Scheme is operating via GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards, which will ensure the quality and consistency of cannabinoid-based medicines.The final...
