Tag: Australia
NZ: Vaping Products Can be Lawfully Imported, Sold and Distributed
In March 2017, associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner had said that e-cigarettes would be legalized and that New Zealand was adopting a low risk...
NSW Australia Bans Vaping in Public Places
This ban brings NSW in line with the states of Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT, and includes public spaces where smoking is also banned...
Doctors Have An Ethical Obligation to Suggest E-Cigs to Smokers
The study was carried out by UNSW Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Mendelsohn, a renowned harm reduction advocate, who has been at the forefront of...
Australian Committee Divided Over E-Cigarette Regulations
The members of an Australian committee appointed to look into e-cigarette use have differing opinions on the right regulatory approach to e-cigarettes, yet its...
Australian Health Minister blasted about vaping laws, on live radio show
In Australia e-cigarette devices are legal, but the use of nicotine-containing refills is not. In August 2016, several public health activists, amongst which the...
Australian Senator protesting against local vaping ban
The Senator is rightly pointing out that the government's stance contrasts with the evidence in favour of the products for harm reduction. “The Government’s...
Medics Urge E-Cig Legalisation In Australia, But Bans Continue To Spread
San Francisco Flavour Ban Passes
In a huge blow to vapers and vendors in the Bay Area, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on...
Australia contradicts itself on vaping ban while Dems pressure new FDA...
Bizarre scenes as Australia goes into a spin on e-cig law
There was confusion and frustration in Australia last week as the federal government first...
