2026-06-16
- reason.com Trump Sees World Cup Visitors as a Threat, But America Sees a Chance for Hospitality
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Be better than this loser this week—stay true to your roots and don't root for your girlfriend's team.
I had a great newsletter for this week planned, but after playing 102 hol
- fr.vapingpost.com AI, a threat to public health policies🇫🇷 Artificial intelligence understands nothing, knows nothing, checks nothing, and doesn't lie either. She just predicts.
The article AI, a threat to public health policies appeared first on Vaping Post.
- fr.vapingpost.com lackluster🇫🇷 And finally, the anguished one. He'll ask you to replace his Pyrex, and sell him an extra one just in case. Uh, no, on second thought, two.
The No Glow article appeared first on Vaping Post.
2026-06-15
- filtermag.org EU’s “Loaded” Public Questionnaire Pushes Anti-Nicotine Agenda The European Union has published a questionnaire, asking interested parties to participate in helping to shape tobacco and nicotine regulation, as the process of revising its critical Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) continues.
The EU-wide TPD determ
- fr.vapingpost.com It counts cigarette butts to scrutinize the release of GTA VI🇫🇷 On Reddit, a fan claims to have installed an oxygen sensor near Rockstar HQ to guess the date of the next trailer.
The article It counts cigarette butts to scrutinize the release of GTA VI appeared first on Vaping
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 15th June
Monday’s News at a glance:
The Problem with Illicit Vapes ~ The Generation Gap in Public Health: Why a Smoke-Free Generation Is Only Half the Battle ~ The Perfection Protection Racket: How Public Health Strategy Keeps Smokers Hooked ~ The Cr
- planetofthevapes.co.uk The Problem with Illicit Vapes The Problem with Illicit Vapes
- substack.com The Generation Gap in Public Health: Why a Smoke-Free Generation Is Only Half the Battle The Generation Gap in Public Health: Why a Smoke-Free Generation Is Only Half the Battle
- id.elsevier.com The Lancet The Lancet
- substack.com The Perfection Protection Racket: How Public Health Strategy Keeps Smokers Hooked The Perfection Protection Racket: How Public Health Strategy Keeps Smokers Hooked
- substack.com The Crime Syndicate AGM: A Record Year for Growth The Crime Syndicate AGM: A Record Year for Growth
- substack.com The Tobacco Wars Are What Policy Failure Looks Like The Tobacco Wars Are What Policy Failure Looks Like
- prlog.org CAPHRA: Australia and Thailand show nicotine prohibition fuels illicit markets CAPHRA: Australia and Thailand show nicotine prohibition fuels illicit markets
- coehar.org New CoEHAR systematic review finds no evidence linking exclusive e-cigarette use to diabetes New CoEHAR systematic review finds no evidence linking exclusive e-cigarette use to diabetes
- disobedientmargins.com The Invoice said Toys The Invoice said Toys
- gov.br opened opened
- substack.com Tobacco Harm Reduction IS Harm Reduction – Part 2 Tobacco Harm Reduction IS Harm Reduction – Part 2
- substack.com revision of the Tobacco Products Directive revision of the Tobacco Products Directive
- ec.europa.eu found here found here
- ec.europa.eu here here
- eunews.it Criticism of the EU Commission over the public consultation on tobacco: “Impossible by design” Criticism of the EU Commission over the public consultation on tobacco: “Impossible by design”
- clearingtheair.eu Most healthcare providers wrongly think vapes are as harmful as cigarettes, US study finds Most healthcare providers wrongly think vapes are as harmful as cigarettes, US study finds
- thefirebreak.org Palau: How to Buy a Small Nation State Palau: How to Buy a Small Nation State
- substack.com CBC’s Nicotine Blind Spot: When Journalism Becomes Advocacy CBC’s Nicotine Blind Spot: When Journalism Becomes Advocacy
- cbc.ca banning flavours banning flavours
- tiktok.com TikTok TikTok
- cbc.ca second scandalous second scandalous
- snusforumet.se Swedish health minister slams France pouch ban: ‘idiotic’ Swedish health minister slams France pouch ban: ‘idiotic’
- snusforumet.se Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation Estonia offers Europe a cautionary tale on nicotine regulation
- linkedin.com Pakistan’s Finance Bill 2026-27 proposes raising FED on e-cigarette liquids Pakistan’s Finance Bill 2026-27 proposes raising FED on e-cigarette liquids
- 2firsts.com BAT Estimates U.S. Unauthorized Vape Market at $9.4 Billion, Plans New Vuse and Velo Launches After FDA Enforcement Shift BAT Estimates U.S. Unauthorized Vape Market at $9.4 Billion, Plans New Vuse and Velo Launches After FDA Enforcement Shift
- youtu.be The Smokeless Word: Live from the Lab – Episode 21- Joe Gitchell The Smokeless Word: Live from the Lab – Episode 21- Joe Gitchell
- youtu.be US Regulation of Nicotine Pouches & E-Cigarettes: With Special Guest Laura Leigh Oyler US Regulation of Nicotine Pouches & E-Cigarettes: With Special Guest Laura Leigh Oyler
- vapers.org.uk On this day…2017! On this day…2017!
- factsdomatter.co.uk Smoking Rates Decline, Again Smoking Rates Decline, Again
- ons.gov.uk latest set of data latest set of data
- factsdomatter.co.uk piss poor media piss poor media
- factsdomatter.co.uk various various
- factsdomatter.co.uk studies studies
- factsdomatter.co.uk stupid legislation proposals stupid legislation proposals
- factsdomatter.co.uk daft bans daft bans
- factsdomatter.co.uk general bullshit general bullshit
- tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.co.uk New CDC Data New CDC Data
- cdc.gov data data
- youtube.com 'Safer nicotine products will replace combustible cigarettes’ - Michael Russell Oration 2026 #GFN26
- vejpkollen.se Christopher swapped the cigarettes for vape – to save his voice🇸🇪 The combination of being a professional singer and heavy smoker was not entirely successful – at least not for the voice. Four times 45 minutes behind the microphone, night after night. In addition, throw in medicines that lower the immune system on
- vejpkollen.se Over 70,000 Europeans have already spoken about snus and e-cigarettes – "But more Swedish voices are needed"🇸🇪
2026-06-11
- youtube.com Does Vaping Reduce Lung Disease Risk?
- bvra.info Prohibition does not work🇩🇪 Prohibitions don't work! That was the summary of this year's Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) conference in Warsaw from 3 to 5 June 2026. For 13 years now, scientists, politicians, media professionals,
- fr.vapingpost.com USA: by helping Big Tobacco, Trump is growing his shares on the stock market🇫🇷 Donald Trump was buying shares in Philip Morris and Altria while his administration relaxed vaping regulations.
The USA article: by helping Big Tobacco, Trump is growing his shares on the stock market appeared first on V
- reason.com 'Find Some Kids': How Health Officials Drummed Up Fake Support for Tobacco Bans in Massachusetts Towns
Massachusetts has a long and storied history of prohibition. The Puritans banned dice, cards, and gaming tables. The state was one of the first to ban alcohol and marijuana. Missing from this murderer's row of vices is tobacco—for no
- vejpkollen.se It's not about white snus – it's about trust in authorities🇸🇪 LEADER. When Benjamin Dousa defended the government's action on nicotine pouches in the Constitutional Affairs Committee, the focus once again became on the issue of Sweden's low smoking. But the real question remains unanswered: Why does the Public Health Agency of
- fr.vapingpost.com Netherlands: Government Dismisses Generational Tobacco Ban, Catching Up with Black Market🇫🇷 In the Netherlands, 87% of vapers reportedly use illicit products. Faced with this finding, the government has ruled out several additional anti-smoking measures, including the generational ban.
The Netherlands article: the ec government
- velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com Vaping and lung cancer A study was published this week claiming that vaping causes lung cancer. The journal has helpfully published the peer review comments. One reviewer provided a strong reason why the researchers had drawn the wrong conclusion from the data, but the stu
2026-06-10
- thevapingtoday.com Nicotine after cigarette: who, nicotine pouches and public policy against ambiguous technologies🇪🇸 The most recent who report on nicotine pouches reveals a greater difficulty than the regulation of a new product: contemporary public health still operates better in the face of homogeneous threats than in the face of ambiguous technologies, whose
- reason.com Mitch McConnell's Hemp Ban Betrays the Industry He Helped Create
When Sen. Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.) introduced the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which legalized hemp nationwide, he claimed the legislation would allow states to "conduct their own oversight plans" and "give the hemp industry th
- fr.vapingpost.com USA: $5 million from Big Tobacco and a week later, the FDA relaxes its rules on vaping🇫🇷 Reynolds American donates $5 million to a pro-Trump super PAC on April 30. On May 8, the FDA relaxed its vaping rules.
The USA article: $5 million from Big Tobacco and a week later, the FDA relaxes its rules
- youtube.com A beacon of reason in a ideological war | #GFN26 Closing remarks by Konstantinos Farsalinos
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 10th June
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Ban May Have Increased Smoking ~ Prohibition Incompatible with Public Health ~ Yach Report: THR Could Save 100 Million Lives ~ Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Nicotine vaping—public health miracle, or
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Ban May Have Increased Smoking Ban May Have Increased Smoking
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Prohibition Incompatible with Public Health Prohibition Incompatible with Public Health
- nicotineinsider.com Yach Report: THR Could Save 100 Million Lives Yach Report: THR Could Save 100 Million Lives
- nicotineinsider.com report report
- geneticliteracyproject.org Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Nicotine vaping—public health miracle, or risk to children? Professor Cliff Douglas Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Nicotine vaping—public health miracle, or risk to children? Professor Cliff Douglas
- cochrane.org body of research body of research
- prlog.org CAPHRA says its time to stop targeting those who help people who smoke CAPHRA says its time to stop targeting those who help people who smoke
- ec.europa.eu Tobacco products and tobacco advertising – revision of EU rules Tobacco products and tobacco advertising – revision of EU rules
- substack.com Is it ethical to prohibit nicotine products ? Is it ethical to prohibit nicotine products ?
- who.int recent document recent document
- nna.ee What Estonia Got Wrong About Vaping — and the Lesson the EU Is About to Ignore What Estonia Got Wrong About Vaping — and the Lesson the EU Is About to Ignore
- co.ke Harm reduction society urges Parliament to rethink tobacco reforms Harm reduction society urges Parliament to rethink tobacco reforms
- substack.com How vaping scare stories are made How vaping scare stories are made
- clearingtheair.eu retracted retracted
- nature.com the study the study
- clearingtheair.eu Sweden blocks EU pouch tax hike to protect its smoke-free status Sweden blocks EU pouch tax hike to protect its smoke-free status
- courthousenews.com FDA defends heightened review requirement for flavored vapes at Fifth Circuit FDA defends heightened review requirement for flavored vapes at Fifth Circuit
- washingtonexaminer.com Trump FDA’s chance to crack down on Chinese black market harming our children Trump FDA’s chance to crack down on Chinese black market harming our children
- vapers.org.uk Trump FDA’s chance to crack down on Chinese black market harming our children Trump FDA’s chance to crack down on Chinese black market harming our children
- thecable.ng Beyond smoke: Why ‘one switch, everyone wins’ is reframing the global tobacco debate Beyond smoke: Why ‘one switch, everyone wins’ is reframing the global tobacco debate
- vapingpost.com Gap grows between New Zealand and USA Gap grows between New Zealand and USA
- independent.co.uk Vaping has ‘not re-normalised’ smoking Vaping has ‘not re-normalised’ smoking
- fr.vapingpost.com FIVAPE: Make way for science!🇫🇷 Vaping is now one of the best-documented smoking reduction tools in science.
The article FIVAPE: Place à la science! appeared first on Vaping Post.
2026-06-08
- vejpkollen.se Norwegian researcher on the Nicotine War: "Missing the research on snus and smoking cessation"🇸🇪 Swedish Radio's reportage series "The Nicotine War" has been praised for its review of the nicotine industry. But now the Norwegian researcher Karl Erik Lund is sharply criticizing the series. According to him, independent research showing that snus is a boat is omitted
- vapers.fi Statement on the Government proposal on amendments to the Tobacco Act in housing associations🇫🇮 The government is proposing to amend the Tobacco Act to give housing communities the right to decide on smoking bans in the housing community's residential apartments, on the balconies belonging to them and in the outdoor spaces used by the apartments.
- thevapingtoday.com Follow the science, not the money🇪🇸 For the sake of public health, let's end the moral stance on funding tobacco harm reduction.
I came to the world of tobacco harm reduction (THR) from harm reduction in
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 8th June
Monday’s News at a glance:
Warning for Southeast Asia ~ “Let Them Eat Cake”: Harm Reduction Edition ~ As a physician, I know we need to focus on helping the forgotten smoker ~ The Enemy Is Smoke, Not Nicotine: What the Nicotine 2030 Brie
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Warning for Southeast Asia Warning for Southeast Asia
- foxnews.com As a physician, I know we need to focus on helping the forgotten smoker As a physician, I know we need to focus on helping the forgotten smoker
- foxnews.com Health Health
- tobaccoharmreduction.net The Enemy Is Smoke, Not Nicotine: What the Nicotine 2030 Briefings Tell Us The Enemy Is Smoke, Not Nicotine: What the Nicotine 2030 Briefings Tell Us
- substack.com The Consumer Revolt Against Expertise The Consumer Revolt Against Expertise
- substack.com The “Every Vape” Campaign Has a Blind Spot It Cannot Acknowledge The “Every Vape” Campaign Has a Blind Spot It Cannot Acknowledge
- substack.com A Perspective Piece Built on Assumptions Rather Than Evidence A Perspective Piece Built on Assumptions Rather Than Evidence
- plos.org The latest Perspective article published in PLOS Medicine The latest Perspective article published in PLOS Medicine
- substack.com Vaping Theology #26: When Ideology Collides With Reality Vaping Theology #26: When Ideology Collides With Reality
- substack.com to Learn from Australia’s Tobacco Disaster to Learn from Australia’s Tobacco Disaster
- croakey.org The latest Croakey The latest Croakey
- substack.com What the Vaping Debate Taught Me About Power, Trust, and Truth What the Vaping Debate Taught Me About Power, Trust, and Truth
- prohibitiondoesnotwork.com New Report Launched at Global Forum on Nicotine Warns Vape Prohibition Hands Markets to Criminals New Report Launched at Global Forum on Nicotine Warns Vape Prohibition Hands Markets to Criminals
- junonews.com WHO hit with community fact check after calling for flavoured vape bans WHO hit with community fact check after calling for flavoured vape bans
- stripes.com The Pentagon can’t have it both ways on nicotine The Pentagon can’t have it both ways on nicotine
- thr101.org More Adults Switch to Smoke-Free Alternatives More Adults Switch to Smoke-Free Alternatives
- smokefreesweden.org EU Health Commissioner branded the ‘Donald Trump of fake science’ EU Health Commissioner branded the ‘Donald Trump of fake science’
- snusforumet.se Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike
- snusforumet.se TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules TPD3: Consumers and scientists urged to act as EU prepares new tobacco rules
- brusselssignal.eu EU talks on tobacco taxation hit a Swedish brick wall EU talks on tobacco taxation hit a Swedish brick wall
- theparliamentmagazine.eu Brussels knows how to end smoking, but chooses not to Brussels knows how to end smoking, but chooses not to
- x.com published its own chart published its own chart
- substack.com Twilight of the charlatans Twilight of the charlatans
- youtu.be Illicit tobacco trade surges to 80% of Australian market | 7NEWS Illicit tobacco trade surges to 80% of Australian market | 7NEWS
- jamanetwork.com Associations of Flavored e-Cig Uptake Associations of Flavored e-Cig Uptake
- fr.vapingpost.com Brandon Ward, founder of Evolv: “Without completely rethinking how an e-cig works, it is difficult to propose major advances”🇫🇷 A pioneer in temperature control and a reference in high-end chipsets with its DNA, Evolv has established itself with a radically engineering-oriented approach.
The article Brandon Ward, founder of Evolv: “Without completely rethinking the
- velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com Game over for Australia Incredible scenes in Australia where illicit sales officially now make up 80% of the tobacco market. I wrote about this for The Critic... The growth of the black market could
have been prevented if the government had listened to economists,
histori
2026-06-03
- dampforum.nu Australians smoke more and more, despite the fact that cigarettes are significantly more expensive🇳🇱 https://www.nu.nl/economie/6398119/australiers-roken-steeds-meer-ondanks-dat-sigaretten-fors-duurder-zijn.html
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Australians have been smoking more since 2017 but are spending less on it. Remarkable, because in the same period, the p
- fr.vapingpost.com Australia: 80% of nicotine consumed in the country comes from the black market🇫🇷 Taxing tobacco to excess and banning vaping was to reduce nicotine consumption in Australia. The opposite has happened.
The Australia article: 80% of nicotine consumed in the country would come from the market
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 3rd June
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
GSTHR and Reducing Harms ~ GFN Week Arrives ~ EU Tax Proposals Criticised ~ European Parliament declares Sweden smoke-free ~ The Aftermath of World Vape Day vs World No Tobacco Day: A Campaign Detached
- planetofthevapes.co.uk GSTHR and Reducing Harms GSTHR and Reducing Harms
- planetofthevapes.co.uk GFN Week Arrives GFN Week Arrives
- planetofthevapes.co.uk EU Tax Proposals Criticised EU Tax Proposals Criticised
- smokefreesweden.org European Parliament declares Sweden smoke-free European Parliament declares Sweden smoke-free
- x.com In a post published on its X channel on Sunday (May 31) In a post published on its X channel on Sunday (May 31)
- substack.com A Campaign Detached From Reality A Campaign Detached From Reality
- substack.com Regulation, and Future of Vaping: A Scientific and Regulatory History Regulation, and Future of Vaping: A Scientific and Regulatory History
- consideratepouchers.org How To Lose A Cigarette in 10 Days: The Swedish Way Starts With a Tin How To Lose A Cigarette in 10 Days: The Swedish Way Starts With a Tin
- consideratepouchers.org The WHO Found Its Spokeswoman. She Lives in a Palace. The WHO Found Its Spokeswoman. She Lives in a Palace.
- elpais.com spent spent
- x.com recorded recorded
- x.com put put
- pouchforum.eu every problem start looking like a nail every problem start looking like a nail
- snusforumet.se GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success GFN26 preview: Europe’s nicotine crossroads, Sweden’s smoke-free success
- substack.com 2026 WVD/WNTD 2026 WVD/WNTD
- daily-pouch.com ASH Scotland CEO Shares Their “Expertise” on STV News ASH Scotland CEO Shares Their “Expertise” on STV News
- co.za Study shows loved ones benefit when smokers switch to non-combustible alternatives Study shows loved ones benefit when smokers switch to non-combustible alternatives
- thrglobal.org South African Tobacco Control Has Lost Touch With Reality South African Tobacco Control Has Lost Touch With Reality
- clearingtheair.eu Oliver Várhelyi and the Trumpification of EU Health Policy Oliver Várhelyi and the Trumpification of EU Health Policy
- ec.europa.eu statement statement
- 2firsts.com Opinion | As EU Reviews Tobacco Rules, Experts Warn Against Overlooking Smokers’ Alternatives Opinion | As EU Reviews Tobacco Rules, Experts Warn Against Overlooking Smokers’ Alternatives
- 2firsts.com the Commission published its evaluation of the EU tobacco control framework the Commission published its evaluation of the EU tobacco control framework
- adn.com Opinion: Dunleavy should veto Alaska’s overreaching nicotine tax Opinion: Dunleavy should veto Alaska’s overreaching nicotine tax
- substack.com Gold rush on black market tobacco Gold rush on black market tobacco
- risk-monger.com Fighting the Righteous Zealots (2020s Version) Fighting the Righteous Zealots (2020s Version)
- thepublicpurview.com Pakistan’s first vaping survey finds many smokers cut cigarette use, raises concerns over youth access Pakistan’s first vaping survey finds many smokers cut cigarette use, raises concerns over youth access
- earth.com Vapes may beat patches and gum for quitting smoking, but the evidence comes with a warning Vapes may beat patches and gum for quitting smoking, but the evidence comes with a warning
- axios.com The Zyn can has become a Trade Street staple The Zyn can has become a Trade Street staple
- axios.com small small
- tobaccoinsider.com ZYN USA ZYN USA
- youtu.be World No Tobacco Day and the war on freedom | David Ansara & Dr Martin van Staden World No Tobacco Day and the war on freedom | David Ansara & Dr Martin van Staden
- vapers.org.uk On this day… On this day…
- thespec.com Tobacco users weren’t duped, no matter what the judge says Tobacco users weren’t duped, no matter what the judge says
- soundcloud.com Are e-Liquid Manufacturers Marketing To Children? Are e-Liquid Manufacturers Marketing To Children?
- fr.vapingpost.com Vietnam: the country is considering a generational tobacco ban🇫🇷 Vietnam could become one of the next countries to introduce a generational tobacco ban, after the UK and Maldives.
The Vietnam article: the country is in turn considering a generational tobacco ban is
2026-06-01
- youtube.com Why Tobacco Use in Malawi Hits the Poorest the Hardest?
- filtermag.org World Health Organization Misses the Whole Point About Nicotine Pouches The World Health Organization has released its first-ever report on nicotine pouches, portraying the safer nicotine products as a health threat and Big Tobacco marketing ploy. This has been met with a barrage of criticisms from scientists and tobacco
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 1st June
Monday’s News at a glance:
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of organic compounds and heavy metals in electronic cigarettes~ Cancer and non-cancer risk analysis of vaping. Part II ~ The Treaty That Lost Its Way: Why th
- pubpeer.com of organic compounds and heavy metals in electronic cigarettes of organic compounds and heavy metals in electronic cigarettes
- substack.com Cancer and non-cancer risk analysis of vaping. Part II Cancer and non-cancer risk analysis of vaping. Part II
- substack.com The Treaty That Lost Its Way: Why the FCTC Needs Reform, Not Reverence The Treaty That Lost Its Way: Why the FCTC Needs Reform, Not Reverence
- substack.com What’s wrong with WHO? Ten fundamentals on tobacco and nicotine What’s wrong with WHO? Ten fundamentals on tobacco and nicotine
- substack.com Why Are We No Longer Focusing on Smoking? Why Are We No Longer Focusing on Smoking?
- protectingtaxpayers.org This World Vape Day, Governments Must Promote Harm Reduction This World Vape Day, Governments Must Promote Harm Reduction
- sciencemediacentre.org shamefully shamefully
- substack.com World Vape Day – A Day of Mixed Emotions World Vape Day – A Day of Mixed Emotions
- newswire.ca Truly Wants to Eliminate Cigarettes, It Must Make Nicotine Pouches Accessible Truly Wants to Eliminate Cigarettes, It Must Make Nicotine Pouches Accessible
- consideratepouchers.org World Vape Day 2026: The Tools That Beat Smoking Are Under Attack in Europe World Vape Day 2026: The Tools That Beat Smoking Are Under Attack in Europe
- worldvapersalliance.com World Vape Day World Vape Day
- junonews.com The WHO hates how Sweden is saving lives The WHO hates how Sweden is saving lives
- substack.com No Child Should Be Threatened With Gunfire Over a Vape No Child Should Be Threatened With Gunfire Over a Vape
- disobedientmargins.com Five Points Between Two Days Five Points Between Two Days
- clearingtheair.eu Reach Out, Don’t Shun: What World No Tobacco Day Used to Mean Reach Out, Don’t Shun: What World No Tobacco Day Used to Mean
- clearingtheair.eu Smokers three times more likely to quit with nicotine vapes, trial finds Smokers three times more likely to quit with nicotine vapes, trial finds
- thrglobal.org On World No Tobacco Day, Who Speaks for the Smoker? On World No Tobacco Day, Who Speaks for the Smoker?
- westernstandard.news PAPAIOANNOY: Safer nicotine products are not going away — Canada needs to face reality PAPAIOANNOY: Safer nicotine products are not going away — Canada needs to face reality
- pakobserver.net Endit Foundation unveils Pakistan’s largest-ever vaping survey Endit Foundation unveils Pakistan’s largest-ever vaping survey
- co.za South African smokers and their families deserve better South African smokers and their families deserve better
- thecritic.co.uk The case for vapes The case for vapes
- asiantrader.biz Vaping has prevented up to 100 billion cigarettes being smoked in Britain, claims We Vape Vaping has prevented up to 100 billion cigarettes being smoked in Britain, claims We Vape
- citizen.digital A tobacco-free world is possible if we let smokers escape A tobacco-free world is possible if we let smokers escape
- theparliamentmagazine.eu Brussels promised to listen to consumers. Now it must prove it Brussels promised to listen to consumers. Now it must prove it
- theunpopulist.net Corruption Clouds the Administration’s Vaping Deregulation Push Corruption Clouds the Administration’s Vaping Deregulation Push
- wsj.com opposed opposed
- nytimes.com Rich Danker Rich Danker
- independent.org Is the FDA’s War on Vaping Coming to an End? Is the FDA’s War on Vaping Coming to an End?
- phillyvoice.com resigned resigned
- youtu.be REEM IBRAHIM ON FREEDOM, MORAL PANIC & PROHIBITION REEM IBRAHIM ON FREEDOM, MORAL PANIC & PROHIBITION
- fr.vapingpost.com France: FIVAPE denounces the misdeeds of the neutral package for vaping🇫🇷 In an impact note, FIVAPE projects up to one million vapers returning to smoking and 1,800 stores going bankrupt.
The article France: FIVAPE denounces the misdeeds of the neutral package for vaping appeared first on
2026-05-29
- dampforum.nu £2.20 tax per 10ML coming soon in the UK.🇳🇱 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-vaping-products-duty-and-the-vaping-duty-stamps-scheme/prepare-for-vaping-products-duty-and-the-vaping-duty-stamps-scheme
New load. This is also where the lungfills, pg/vg bottles e
- thevapingtoday.com Vaping Liquids vs. Cigarettes: The Chemistry Behind the Debate🇪🇸 A Mexican study compared the chemical composition of vaping aerosol and combustible cigarette smoke. Their findings reopen uncomfortable questions about combustion, toxicity, and harm reduction.
In Mexico, vaping stopped being so
- youtube.com Why Clinical Research Matters More Than Ever?
- vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest 29th May
Friday’s News at a glance:
Lord Demands Scottish Vape Bans ~ FDA Approves Fruit Flavours ~ Journal Entry – The Fear of Being Silenced ~ World Vapers’ Alliance ~ Reach Out, Don’t Shun: What World No Tobacco Day Used to Mean ~ World No Tobac
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Lord Demands Scottish Vape Bans Lord Demands Scottish Vape Bans
- planetofthevapes.co.uk FDA Approves Fruit Flavours FDA Approves Fruit Flavours
- substack.com Journal Entry – The Fear of Being Silenced Journal Entry – The Fear of Being Silenced
- co.za World Vapers’ Alliance World Vapers’ Alliance
- substack.com Reach Out, Don’t Shun: What World No Tobacco Day Used to Mean Reach Out, Don’t Shun: What World No Tobacco Day Used to Mean
- acsh.org World No Tobacco Day: How Vaping Saved Millions of Lives—Including Mine World No Tobacco Day: How Vaping Saved Millions of Lives—Including Mine
- torontosun.com actually happening at the counter actually happening at the counter
- brusselsreport.eu While the WHO Spreads Misinformation, Consumers Fight Back While the WHO Spreads Misinformation, Consumers Fight Back
- who.int World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day
- worldvapersalliance.com World Vape Day World Vape Day
- quitlikesweden.org People Back at the Centre of Public Health People Back at the Centre of Public Health
- substack.com A New Symbol, Renewed Hope for World Vape Day A New Symbol, Renewed Hope for World Vape Day
- substack.com THR THR
- substack.com Cancer and non-cancer risk analysis of vaping. Part I Cancer and non-cancer risk analysis of vaping. Part I
- doi.org https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43112-y https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43112-y
- medicalrepublic.com.au It’s time for a new approach to quit smoking, once and for all It’s time for a new approach to quit smoking, once and for all
- abc.net.au since January 2024 as crackdown continues since January 2024 as crackdown continues
- globenewswire.com Youth Vaping at Historic Lows: Why Vaping Is Canada’s Path to a Smoke-Free Future Youth Vaping at Historic Lows: Why Vaping Is Canada’s Path to a Smoke-Free Future
- consumerchoicecenter.org The TVPA legislative review report is another government fail The TVPA legislative review report is another government fail
- thr101.org Illinois’ Latest Flavor Ban Proposal Ignores Falling Youth Vaping and Smoking Rates Illinois’ Latest Flavor Ban Proposal Ignores Falling Youth Vaping and Smoking Rates
- ilga.gov Senate Bill 3148 Senate Bill 3148
- substack.com Institutional Narcissism: The Moral Goalpost Movers in Public Health Institutional Narcissism: The Moral Goalpost Movers in Public Health
- facebook.com official pag official pag
- spectator.org Michael Bloomberg Is Back at His Nanny Game Michael Bloomberg Is Back at His Nanny Game
- kqed.org nanny-in-chief nanny-in-chief
- clearingtheair.eu Sweden blasts France’s ‘absurd’ pouch ban Sweden blasts France’s ‘absurd’ pouch ban
- daily-pouch.com You’re Apparently an International Drug Trafficker Now You’re Apparently an International Drug Trafficker Now
- daily-pouch.com We Are Innovation Poll Highlights How Quitting Helps Smokers and Loved Ones We Are Innovation Poll Highlights How Quitting Helps Smokers and Loved Ones
- weareinnovation.global The Household Case for Innovation: A Five-Country Survey on Smoking Cessation, and Quality of Life. The Household Case for Innovation: A Five-Country Survey on Smoking Cessation, and Quality of Life.
- 2firsts.com Special Report | Russian Vape Compromise Faces First Hurdles Special Report | Russian Vape Compromise Faces First Hurdles
- 2firsts.com Product｜PMI Expands High-Strength Nicotine Pouch Portfolio With Zyn 16.5mg Product｜PMI Expands High-Strength Nicotine Pouch Portfolio With Zyn 16.5mg
- smokefreesweden.org EU tobacco ranking rewards prohibition failures and punishes smoke-free success EU tobacco ranking rewards prohibition failures and punishes smoke-free success
- tobaccocontrolscale.org The report, compiled by the EU-funded Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) The report, compiled by the EU-funded Smoke Free Partnership (SFP)
- tobaccoinsider.com US FDA – Tobacco: News US FDA – Tobacco: News
- vapers.org.uk On this day…2015! On this day…2015!
- ecigarettedirect.co.uk How the EU TPD Will Change Vaping How the EU TPD Will Change Vaping
- itv.com MP condemns e-cigarette office ban MP condemns e-cigarette office ban
- fr.vapingpost.com France: FIVAPE denounces the media silence around risk reduction🇫🇷 The trade union denounces a partial selection of scientific work and calls for better consideration of data relating to risk reduction.
The France article: FIVAPE denounces the media silence around
- vejpkollen.se Russia: From Prohibition to Drug Classification – 4 Million Vapers Pinched🇸🇪 Over four million Russians use e-cigarettes – but after the Kremlin has opened for regional bans, local laws risk smashing the legal market. At the same time, some politicians want to go even further and equate vaping with drugs.
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- reason.com France Is Banning Zyn and Threatening To Jail People for 5 Years
If you're planning on packing Zyn for your European summer vacation, you might want to reconsider.
On Sunday, the New York Post reported that France had banned "a number of popular nicotine-based products including Zyn pouches.&qu
- regulatorwatch.com Health Hazard | Cliff Douglas Interview | Part 2 | RegWatch For decades, public health framed nicotine as the enemy. It was addictive, dangerous, and likened to heroin or cocaine. But what if that framing, once useful in the fight against smoking, became one of the biggest obstacles to tobacco harm reduction
- filtermag.org Teen Vaping Has Long Been Falling. Why Do Schools Think the Opposite? Teen vaping in the United States has plummeted over the past six years, according to surveys from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health.
Many people nonethel
- fr.vapingpost.com Review of the TPD: public consultation is open🇫🇷 Until 15 June 2026, the European Commission invites the public and stakeholders to give their opinion in a formal consultation.
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- anesvap.es The EU is going to change the regulation that affects smokeless nicotine products. It's time to talk.🇪🇸 The EU is going to change the regulation that affects smokeless nicotine products. It's time to talk.
The European Commission is preparing the revision of the European directive regulating electronic cigarettes, flavours, disposables, bo
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- youtube.com How the UK Tobacco Bill Punishes Smokers Trying to Quit?
- filtermag.org Advocates Fear EU “Domino Effect,” as Belgium Bans Vape Flavors Belgium has confirmed a ban on vape flavors, leaving consumers with only two legal options: tobacco-flavored or unflavored. The move, which will make vaping less attractive to people who smoke, has been coming. And harm reduction advocates worry abou
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Friday’s News at a glance:
New Data Contradicts Scaremongering ~ Bang the Bangladesh Ban ~ Underage Sale Enforcement Failure ~ The False Choice in the Vaping Debate ~ The Stigma Doesn’t Help Us Quit ~ They Knew: The Government’s Own Docume
- planetofthevapes.co.uk New Data Contradicts Scaremongering New Data Contradicts Scaremongering
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Bang the Bangladesh Ban Bang the Bangladesh Ban
- planetofthevapes.co.uk Underage Sale Enforcement Failure Underage Sale Enforcement Failure
- substack.com The False Choice in the Vaping Debate The False Choice in the Vaping Debate
- fda.gov enforcement actions against retailers selling illegal nicotine products, including nicotine pouches and dissolvable tobacco products designed to resemble everyday items enforcement actions against retailers selling illegal nicotine products, including nicotine pouches and dissolvable tobacco products designed to resemble everyday items
- substack.com The Stigma Doesn’t Help Us Quit The Stigma Doesn’t Help Us Quit
- substack.com They Knew: The Government’s Own Documents Predicted Australia’s Vape Disaster They Knew: The Government’s Own Documents Predicted Australia’s Vape Disaster
- pmc.gov.au government’s own regulatory documents government’s own regulatory documents
- clearingtheair.eu Swedish Tourist Tax: snus and pouches to be taxable in countries where they’re banned Swedish Tourist Tax: snus and pouches to be taxable in countries where they’re banned
- clearingtheair.eu FDA vape row erupts as US smoking falls FDA vape row erupts as US smoking falls
- snusforumet.se EU seeks public input on tobacco regulation revisions EU seeks public input on tobacco regulation revisions
- daily-pouch.com Media Watch: The Guardian Effectively Provides Ad Space for Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Media Watch: The Guardian Effectively Provides Ad Space for Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- vapingpost.com as Experts Highlight Safer Alternatives Are Being Ignored as Experts Highlight Safer Alternatives Are Being Ignored
- uq.edu.au Why some anti-vaping campaigns miss the mark Why some anti-vaping campaigns miss the mark
- nypost.com E-cigarettes get a bad rap — but scientists say they can help in 2 ways: study E-cigarettes get a bad rap — but scientists say they can help in 2 ways: study
- dailycaller.com A Long Overdue Course Correction At The FDA On Vaping A Long Overdue Course Correction At The FDA On Vaping
- wfsb.com Biden administration Biden administration
- townhall.com FDA’s New Guidance Recognizes What Law Enforcement Already Knows FDA’s New Guidance Recognizes What Law Enforcement Already Knows
- washingtontimes.com Trump’s FDA shakeup defends harm reduction over politics Trump’s FDA shakeup defends harm reduction over politics
- washingtontimes.com Marty Makary Marty Makary
- youtu.be Former Vape Store Owner Reveals What Helps People Quit Smoking Former Vape Store Owner Reveals What Helps People Quit Smoking
- wordpress.com Titration Theories Titration Theories
- ucsd.edu National Study Looks at Advertising National Study Looks at Advertising
- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | David J. Ettinger | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
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- filtermag.org Vape Taxes Won’t Increase Smoking, Study Claims. Here’s the Problem. As a lifelong Iowan, studying public health policy and cancer prevention in a state with one of the nation’s fastest-rising cancer rates, I care deeply about reducing smoking. Cigarettes are still the leading cause of preventable cancer, disease an
- fr.vapingpost.com USA: the appalling images of this new anti-vape campaign🇫🇷 His angle: to present vapers and users of nicotine bags as "lab rats" of "Big Nicotine".
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- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Gabriel Barnard | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Charlene Liu | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
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- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Katie Skaggs | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Rick Avila & Willie McKinney | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
- fr.vapingpost.com TED: a secret provision would allow taxing prohibited products at the border🇫🇷
- thevapingtoday.com The platform and the void🇪🇸 On how lived experience becomes visible and what it takes for it to count as evidence.
It begins to seem, over time, that the difficulty is not in what is said, but in how it is allowed to appear. The stories are there,
- youtube.com When Public Health Denies Harm Reduction
- filtermag.org Argentina Repeals Vape Prohibition After 15 Years Argentina has ended its prohibition of vapes and other safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm reduction advocates welcome the repeal as an overdue admission that bans do not work. But they still have some worries about the country’s new direction.
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- fr.vapingpost.com “I AM Marlboro”: when Philip Morris advertises the cigarettes he promises to stop selling🇫🇷 Philip Morris says he is determined to end cigarette sales. However, he launches an advertising campaign for Marlboro.
The article "I AM Marlboro": when Philip Morris advertises the cigarettes he promises to stop
- vejpkollen.se Argentina lifts ban on e-cigarettes after 15 years – 'Not working'🇸🇪 In parallel with an increasing number of countries tightening the rules around e-cigarettes, Argentina is now choosing a different route. After 15 years of prohibition, the government has instead decided to legalize and regulate road products. The message is seen as a clear thread
- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Chris Allen | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
- regulatorwatch.com RegWatch Briefs | Jessica Zdinak | E-Vapor Law Symposium 2026 Recorded on location at Keller and Heckman’s 10th Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium, RegWatch Briefs features short-form conversations with scientists, regulatory experts, and industry leaders discussing nicotine regulation, tobacco harm red
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