Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Bahrain Sets in Place a 100% Vape Tax Without Warning
On the 12th of July vape shop owners in Bahrain woke up to find out that the local sin tax on tobacco, fizzy drinks...
NJ State Enacts a New Ban on Smoking and Vaping
The ban, which takes effect in January 2019, leaves room for towns to implement the ban as they see fit, allowing them to designate...
UK Government Orders PMI to Stop Advertising iQOS
The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn (HnB) smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes and works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or...
Japan’s Government Passes The First Nationwide Smoking Ban
This measure will raise the World Health Organization’s grading of Japan’s anti-smoking efforts by one rank, to the second-lowest level.The ban will be implemented...
88% of Indonesians in Favour of Increased Cigarette Prices
The relatively low cost of cigarettes in Indonesia, keeps cigarettes affordable even amongst the country’s poorest communities. Sadly the local government has so far...
FDA to Release Plan for the Development of Smoking Cessation Drugs
So far there are 11 biosimilars, or versions of complex and highly-priced biologic smoking cessation drugs approved in the US, including two that won...
Waterford MI Taking Action to Prevent Tobacco Sales to Minors
An article on the Oakland Express, said that last week nine stores were visited by teenage decoys. So far only one store had a...
US Cancer Research Association to Host Briefing on Youth Vaping
The briefing titled “E-cigarettes: Striking a Balance Between Preventing Youth Nicotine Addiction and Helping Current Smokers Quit Combustible Cigarettes,” will be held today on...
