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Open Letter to the EU
The World Vapers' Alliance has sent an open letter to the European Commission and EU Member States, stating that 100,000 Europeans reject its attack on vaping and nicotine pouches
Be More Like Sweden
Pakistan must learn from Sweden to cut 164,000 annual smoking deaths says a report, Tale of Two Nations: Pakistan vs. Sweden, published by Smoke Free Sweden
Study Slated for Selection Bias
Harm reduction expert Clive Bates has joined in the condemnation of the recent study from the University of California San Diego, slating it for selection bias
Parliament Matters
This week’s trip to the House of Commons sees Labour’s Paul Davies worried about funding for smoking cessation programmes and Lib Dem Susan Murray wanting plain packaging
The WHO Tobacco Treaty is Failing
At 20, the WHO’s tobacco treaty is failing those who need it most, says Dr. Delon Human of Smoke Free Sweden in an op-ed for Planet of the Vapes
WHO Parties While Smokers Die
The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is celebrating 20 Years; meanwhile 4 million people will die from deadly tobacco in Asia because it won’t accept tobacco harm reduction
Experts Respond to UoC Study
Genuine experts in tobacco harm reduction have reacted to the study described in our other feature article today that claims vaping doesn’t work as a quit smoking tool
UniCal At It Again
Researchers at the University of California have added to its published catalogue of anti-vaping papers, this time claiming that vapes prevent smoking cessation
España: Que Lastima!
Despite growing evidence proving the relative safety of flavoured vapes and how successful they are at transitioning smokers away from tobacco, Spain is pushing forward to ban them
Parliament Matters
In this week’s coverage from Parliament, one MP is concerned that vape shops are evading tax while another MP wants to see vape tank size reduced even further