Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Reactions to New Zealand’s vape law review
"Low income families are being absolutely destroyed by taxes on tobacco; this gives them the opportunity to get nicotine without paying excise tax," said...
Smoking age may be raised to 21 in Texas
This initiative has been a dream of Texas Democrats for over a decade, however this year they are being joined by Republicans via Dr....
Predictions about Japan Tobacco’s likelihood to opt for a deal
An article published earlier today on Bloomberg, pointed out that British American Tobacco’s (BAT), $49.4 billion purchase of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), has created...
Electronic cigarettes will be legalized in New Zealand
Excellent news for Kiwi smokers wishing to give vaping a try for smoking cessation. Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner said that in legalizing the...
The NNA’s snus ban challenge – What’s next?
On the 26th of January, the organization appealed to the High Court in London, asking "for permission to act as an independent intervenor in...
Inaccurate facts posted on Military and Defence website
The article which was published on the website in November 2016, was titled, Quit the spit: Smokeless tobacco no better than lit. “ …putting...
Banning vaping in public spaces…on what grounds?
In an article published in Tobacco Control, BMJ Journals, Dr. Simon Chapman and his colleagues spoke in favour of banning the use of e-cigarettes...
A tax on e-liquids for Carson City NV
Last Tuesday the Assembly Taxation Committee considered Assembly Bill 269, a measure which would impose a tax of 5 cents per fluid milliliter of...
