Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
India May Reconsider Plans to Restrict Online Promotion of Vaping Products
Last December, the country’s ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) proposed changes to India’s Information Technology Act, which would require web platforms like Facebook,...
Health Canada Proposes Restrictions On Vape Ads For Youth
Last January, Health Canada launched the first part of a multi-phase campaign targeting youth vaping, urging parents to start discussing vaping health risks with...
Singapore Health Agency Launches Campaign Against E-Cigarettes
The HPB campaign, which tells young people and parents that vaporizers are unsafe for use, was launched on the 26th of January. It claims...
Belarus To Tighten E-Cig Regulations
The signed decree sets in place new regulations pertaining to the production, sale and use of all electronic devices, including heat-not-burn products. This amendment...
Hawaii Considers Raising Minimum Smoking Age to 100
The legislation was proposed by democratic state representative Richard Creagan, and if implemented it would ultimately lead to an unprecedented ban on the sale...
Washington May Regulate Vaping in the Same Way as Alcohol and...
According to an article by The Spokesman-Review, new proposed rules by Washington state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board, which were presented at a meeting held...
NYU Paper Says Vaping Is “Substantially Less Harmful Than Cigarettes”
Titled “Harm Minimization and Tobacco Control: Reframing Societal Views of Nicotine Use to Rapidly Save Lives”, the study by researchers at NYU analyzed different...
Numerous Think Tanks Worldwide Have Been Helping Big Tobacco
According to a Guardian investigation published last month, Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco, Altria and Reynolds American have all have...
