Tag: black market
Authorities must use accuracy in public health warnings about vaping lung...
A pivotal tenant to harm reduction is the dissemination of accurate information about specific risky human behaviors. Broadly, harm reduction can be viewed in...
Australia’s Nicotine Ban is Feeding a Thriving Black Market
It is estimated that “Down Under” approximately 239,000 people are using e-cigarettes, 178,000 of whom are vaping more than once a month. This remains...
Sri Lanka: Over 100 towns Boycotted Cigarette Sales
Sri Lanka’s Public Health Inspectors Union launched several educational programmes across the country, with the aim of informing locals about the negative effects of...
Thailand: Debates on Why E-Cigs Should Be Legalized
Vapers in Thailand are faced with some of the harshest regulations worldwide. A ban on the import, export, sale and possession of vaping products...
US High Cigarette Taxes are Leading to a Thriving Black Market
Senior director of fiscal policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free-market research institute based in Michigan, Michael LaFaive, and Todd Nesbit,...
Washington DC : Further vaping bans being enforced
An article published on The Washington Post last Thursday, said that these anti-tobacco regulations are considered some of the toughest to be implemented on...
The Netherlands, post TPD
With a population of approximately 17 million, the Netherlands is considered to be one of the most densely populated countries in the world, whilst...
Sultanate of Oman: A black market of vaping products fomented by...
“Vaping is not a crime”
Oman citizens travelling abroad who bring back e-cigarettes or try to sell them may be fined €1,000 (500 Rials) and the...
