Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Is Big Pharma Driving The Anti-Vape Agenda in New Zealand?
The president of the RNZCGP has recently urged NZ authorities to copy Australia in making vapes prescription only. “The health of whanau is not...
Taiwan’s Vape Ban Goes Into Effect
The amended Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (菸害防制法) was approved earlier this year and has now gone into effect. It bans the sale, manufacture, and...
UK Charity Urges Vapers to Stand up to The World Health...
In 2021, FCTC organizers had announced that there would be no discussions or decisions around Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) products at COP9. They had...
Norway’s Imminent Tobacco Restrictions Exclude a Snus Ban
Snus is a moist powder tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip for extended periods. It is mostly popular in Sweden, Denmark...
Canadian Vape Advocates Denied Entry at Nicotine Products’ Conferences
In a new episode on Regwatch, vape advocate Dr. John Oyston, a retired anesthesiologist and former associate professor at the University of Toronto, discussed...
Proposed Bill Would Raise Latvia’s Nicotine Age Limit to 20
The 2019 Eurostat data had indicated that 18.4% of the total EU population aged 15 years and above reported that they were daily cigarette...
US: Georgia Passes Bill Restricting Vaping in Public Spaces
The state House voted 152-14, passing the bill which will now proceed to Gov. Brian Kemp to be signed or vetoed. The measure would...
CAPHRA Members Urge COP10 Delegations to Include Consumers
Sadly vapers and tobacco harm reduction experts have year after year been completely left out of a topic that concerns them more than anyone...
