Tag: international
Irish Government Uses EU Urgency Procedure to “Ram Through” Vape Tax
Ireland’s government has cynically “rammed through” a move to impose heavy taxes on vape ...
“Moral Panic”—Irish Government Plans Sweeping Anti-Vape Legislation
Ireland’s health minister, Stephen Donnelly, has received cabinet approval to move forward with a ...
“Merci la Vape”—French Advocates Counter Relentless Anti-Vape Moves
Tobacco harm reduction has been under attack in France, despite the country’s high rates ...
“The Forgotten Substance”—Harm Reduction Vaping Groups in Portugal
When more people in harm reduction are considering how to integrate tobacco harm reduction ...
Brazil Scraps Flight Ban on Vapes, in Win for Consumer Advocacy
In late July, a speech therapist and public university professor in Campina Grande, Brazil, ...
Spanish Advocates Fear Worsening Outlook for Tobacco Harm Reduction
“It is difficult to imagine what the real intentions of the government will be,” ...
The Majority of Brits Who Quit Smoking Now Do So With Vapes
Just over half of British adults who quit smoking in the last five years ...
New Zealand Boosts Heated Tobacco Products for Harm Reduction
New Zealand has halved its excise tax on heated tobacco products—a move which many ...
Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States
In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built ...
Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?
Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions ...
