Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Tokyo Passes No-Smoking Law in Preparation for 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo measure will cover an estimated 84% of restaurants and bars across the city, while the one being considered on a national scale...
Sales of Vaping Products in UK Jails top £65,000 a Week
In 2017, efforts to implement a smoking ban in UK prisons, led to a series of riots. This ban had been introduced over a...
RCP Report about Treating Patients for Tobacco Dependency
The report titled Hiding in plain sight: Treating tobacco dependency in the NHS, argues “that responsibility for treating smokers lies with the clinician who...
San Francisco Becomes First City to Ban E-Cig Flavours
A few weeks back, San Francisco voters approved a ban on flavoured tobacco products. A main target of the ban is menthol cigarettes, which...
Indonesia to Impose 57% Tax on E-Liquids
Tobacco accounts for the bulk of Indonesia’s excise taxes, making these taxes a main source of revenue for the government. Sunaryo, an official with...
Comparing Emissions from HnBs, E-Cigs and Cigarettes
The products used in this study were PMI’s IQOS, both regular and menthol variants, the Nautilus Mini e-cigarette, a tank-type atomizer tested with a...
Thailand Ranked as Worst Country for Vapers
This year’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has attracted 500 delegates from 60 countries. Members of the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations in...
Pennsylvania’s 40% tobacco tax on e-cigarettes
Last Friday, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled in favour of the current 40% tobacco tax on e-liquids in Pennsylvania. However, in what is a...
