Tag: prohibition
Brazil and Netherlands Vape Crackdowns Highlight Limits of Nicotine Prohibition
At GFN26, harm reduction experts Alex Wodak and Ian Fearon reiterated that prohibition could unintentionally lead to the expansion of illicit nicotine markets. They...
Smoke-Free or Smoke-Filled? The Case Against Blanket Vape Bans
In March, Gibraltar’s health minister unveiled a draft legislation banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. If...
Harm Reduction or Harm Creation? Rethinking Global Tobacco Policy
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) recently released a powerful report, "The Right to Health and Public Health Policy," authored...
It is Confirmed: Prohibition Fuels Crime Instead of Safeguarding the Public
A new government-commissioned study has found that law enforcement strategies aimed at controlling the drug trade may be doing more harm than good—intensifying violence...
Proposed Ban On Flavors In Denver Could Be Amended
The largest city in the US state of Colorado could further exempt hookahs and menthol-flavored tobacco products.
DENVER, Colo. — The City Council of Denver,...
Banning most vape pods continues to remind us of Trump’s disregard...
Deja vu in the new year, already. What a healthy beginning to 2020.
"We will protect the industry," President Donald Trump said during remarks to...
Understanding A “Temporary” Vaping Ban
Prohibition is a tough pill to swallow. When a regulatory framework advances to the point that a certain type of behavior or product must...
Local governments and the adoption of prohibition policies against e-cigarettes
Last week the Board of Supervisors for the city of San Francisco adopted the first ever blanket ban on the sale, manufacture, and distribution...
