Fergus Mason
Veteran, vaper and writer. All articles express my own opinion and do not necessarily reflect the Editor's view.
Vaping bans continue to spread as politicians ignore harm reduction
South African advocates protest against vaping crackdown
The Vapour Products Association of South Africa has strongly criticised their government’s new Tobacco Bill, warning that it’s...
Bad news from USA and UK as regulation and taxes threaten...
UK considers “sin tax” on vaping
Britain has built up an enviable reputation as a world leader in tobacco harm reduction – but that might...
Lawyers circle JUUL Labs as pro-vaping MP pressures UK government
JUUL faces court challenge from “nicotine addicts”
In the latest twist to the ongoing hysteria about the popular JUUL e-cigarette, the company is being sued...
UK vape advocates make case for post-Brexit deregulation
NNA pushes for vaping law rethink after Brexit
The New Nicotine Alliance has released details of the latest meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group...
Threat to squonking in UK, but some good news in Australia
UK squonking ban as MHRA gold-plates EU law
Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, the quango put in charge of enforcing EU law on the...
Smoking RISES in UK despite success of vaping
Tobacco control bungles push smoking rate up
There was bad news from the UK last week, as the Office of National Statistics revealed that the...
Anti-vaping lawmakers keep pushing
British health trust threatens staff who vape at work
A UK healthcare trust has extended its no smoking policy to cover vaping – and threatened...
Pennsylvania court confuses vape tax issue
One of the few bits of positive news from the USA recently was a decision by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruling that the state’s e-cig...
Threat to Scottish vapers as SNP attack advertising
Scottish politicians want to make TPD even worse
Tobacco harm reduction advocates unanimously agree that the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive, with its unscientific attacks on...
