Tag: international

    “Disguised” Vape Flavor Ban Threatens Harm Reduction in Germany

    Germany has set its sights on banning menthol vapes and other flavors that contain ...

    Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible

    Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” ...

    Mexico’s Vape Prohibition Is Already Biting

    A mandate to ban nicotine vapes was enshrined in Mexico’s constitution in early 2025—a ...

    Ten Years After UNGASS, a Resurgent Global Drug War

    A decade ago, the United Nations General Assembly held a Special Session on drugs ...

    Up to Six Months in Jail for Vape Use in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh has imposed total prohibition of nicotine vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products. The ...

    New Zealand Embraces Vapes to Cut Smoking—and Cuts Youth Vaping

    In countries where nicotine vapes are generally available to adults, with corresponding reductions in ...

    The Merseyside Experiment: Will UK Recall Its Heroin-Prescribing History?

    “The war on drugs has failed,” Zack Polanski told reporters in October 2025. The ...

    Drugs Barely Even a Pretext Anymore in Trump’s Regional Nightmare

    On January 19, Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) vowed to pass a war powers resolution ...

    Nicotine a Heart Threat, Per “Expert Consensus Report.” Experts Disagree.

    Nicotine, regardless of the delivery system, is a “potent cardiovascular toxin,” states a recent ...

    Asia-Pacific’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot Is Costing Lives

    Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die ...