News-n-Views 16th/22nd November

We gather weekly the most important Vaping news.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

COP9 AGREES TO STRENGTHEN FUNDING

The Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has closed with an agreement to embark on an innovative multi-million-dollar financial plan to strengthen global tobacco control measures.

DIVIDED OPINIONS ON STRICTNESS OF TASMANIA’s VAPING REGULATIONS

The state government has been called out by the Tasmanian Small Business Council chief executive Robert Mallett, after it was revealed Tasmania is the only national jurisdiction that requires pharmacies to hold a license to stock nicotine vaping products.

OPINIONS

DEBATE: ARE E-CIGARETTES BENEFICIAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH? PRO/CON

For the first time, the FDA has authorized some e-cigarettes, citing evidence they help smokers quit. The decision has left experts divided.

WHO NEEDS REDUCTION TO ESCAPE UNSUCCESSFUL ‘QUIT OR DIE’ TOBACCO STRATEGY

The WHO is already an advocate for harm reduction when it comes to sexual health, opioids, and other drugs. Yet, when it comes to tobacco, they instead aim to eliminate all use and exclusively promote prohibition-style tactics.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

COMPARING THE REGULATION AND INCENTIVIZATION OF E-CIGARETTES ACROSS 97 COUNTRIES

E-cigarette use continues to increase globally. This creates unique challenges for governments as they attempt to optimally regulate and positively or negatively incentivize these products.

STORY OF THE WEEK

TIME FOR EUROPE TO RETHINK VAPING?

Vaping is a hot topic in the EU right now, with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan coming up. So how should the EU treat vaping?