Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Sweden Sets in Place Further Restrictions on Smoking
Last Monday, Sweden took another step towards becoming a smoke-free nation, by introducing new laws with regards to smoking in public places. As of...
How Smoking is Damaging to One’s Eyesight
Toxic chemicals such as heavy metals, including lead and copper, can collect in the lens and harm the eyes.
A poll by the Association of...
Smokers May Have Reduced Neuroimmune Function
In the study titled, “Imaging dynamic neuroimmune responses to LPS in tobacco smokers: a PBR28 PET study”, researchers looked at baseline scans of 16...
Britain’s Vapers May Benefit From Brexit
In 2017, health experts in the UK grew concerned, as the rapid growth in the numbers of people switching from smoking to vaping started...
Switzerland Proposes the Legalization of Medical Marijuana
Marijuana has a number of medical uses, such as helping cancer patients manage certain symptoms, and reduce the spasticity associated with conditions such as...
UK Experts: The San Francisco Vape Ban Could Cripple War on...
Last month, San Francisco’s supervisors approved a total e-cig ban in a unanimous preliminary vote. “We spent the 90s battling big tobacco, and now...
Mongolia: Tobacco Tax did not Increase Illicit Cigarette Trade
In May 2017, the Mongolian government had increased the import tobacco tax by 30%, followed by a 10% excise tobacco tax increase in January...
Vermont: A 92% tax on E-Cigarettes Gone Into Effect
Last February, Vermont lawmakers had proposed a 92% wholesale tax on vaping products and other electronic devices, in the hope that it would generate...
