Tag: international
IMF Publishes Call for Risk-Proportionate Nicotine Taxation
The International Monetary Fund has published a call for risk-proportionate taxation of nicotine products—in ...
Vaping Is Safer Than Smoking: Now It’s Official in France
France’s national health and safety agency, ANSES, has published a report concluding that vaping ...
Why Ecuador Is Partnering in US Drug-War Strikes
On March 6, the United States “Department of War” released its latest Hollywood movie ...
Irish Government Grows Ever More Hostile to Vaping
The Irish government has ramped up its hostility towards safer nicotine products by approving ...
The Kingpin Effect: Violence From “El Mencho” Killing Far From Over
Violence erupted across Mexico in the immediate aftermath of the February 22 killing of ...
England May Ban Vaping in Cars When Kids Are Present
Vaping in cars carrying children could be banned in England under new proposed measures ...
“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 ...
