Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Washington: Vapers could be facing a 60% sales tax
If passed, HB 2165, would add a tax on the sale of vaping products, which would be paid by distributors when they purchase products...
UK: Healthcare practitioners urged to suggest e-cigarettes to smokers
The PHE who is renowned for being actively involved in campaigning for the use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools, has just released an...
Japan Tobacco to launch new HnB device this year
JTI is planning to spend over 100 billion yen ($917.43 million) over the next three years on development and production of RRPs.In the last...
NZ: Most e-cigarette users turned to vaping to quit smoking
Most of the participants also said that in the morning they wait longer to vape then they did to smoke, and they tended to...
IQOS will probably not be as popular in the US as in Japan
The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn (HnB) smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes and works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or...
Idaho: E-cigarette use age limit raised to 21
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Fred Martin, R-Boise, and would place a restriction on sale and use of tobacco and vaping products. “I...
PHE releases expert e-cigarettes evidence review report
The PHE is renowned for being actively involved in campaigning for the use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools. In fact following the release...
A number of public health schools to refuse funding by PMI
Last September, one of the major tobacco companies and maker of Marlboro, Philip Morris International Inc (PMI), made yet another bold announcement, saying that...
