Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The Latest GSTHR Estimate Shows a Significant Rise in Vaping Globally
The GSTHR project, a report by UK public health agency, Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C), equated the 20% increase to 82 million in 2021 from 68 million...
South Africa: Proposed ‘Vape Tax’ Could Double Prices
Discussing the tax at a standing committee on finance, BAT spokesperson Dane Mouyis said that according to their data, vaping products account for less...
TikTok Moderators Having Issues With Content on Illegal Vapes
A review of 29 peer reviewed studies, found that exposure to tobacco and vaping products on social media leads to increased consumption.TikTok’s latest challenge...
US Vape Stores Revenue Rose in 2021 Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The market-share gap between top-selling electronic cigarette Juul and No. 2 Vuse of R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., has stabilized.While the data released by ECigIntelligence...
Malaysia: MVCC Asks Ministry of Health to Stop Vape Shop Raids
MVCC secretary general Ridhwan Rosli said these actions are being conducted to put pressure on the industry, as it recently disagreed with the MoH’s...
PMI CEO Says The Plan is to Branch Out Into Wellness...
Study found that smokers who completely quit nicotine had the lowest levels of assessed BoEs, followed by those who switched to a vape and...
Australia: NSW Government Shines Spot Light on Vaping in Schools
State law enforcers have been conducting spot checks in convenience stores, petrol stations and tobacconists by recruiting undercover teenagers to attempt purchasing the products.Since...
Tobacco Control Experts: Canada’s Vape Tax Could Fuel More Smoking
The province of British Columbia set a 13% vape tax, which went into effect on January 1st, increasing the tax from 7 to 20%....
