As of January 1st, 2024, Australia will officially ban the importation of all disposable vaping products, including popular disposable vape brands like Elf Bar and Hyde. This decision comes amidst growing concern that vapes are hooking a new generation on nicotine addiction and acting as a gateway for young people to transition to smoking traditional cigarettes.
Read moreIgnoring successful harm reduction approaches globally, Ireland recently revealed prohibitive vape laws likely to impede smoking cessation efforts by driving consumers toward dangerous black markets.
The legislation proposed by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly establishes an age limit of 18 for purchases, restricts vape advertising, and most controversially, bans both flavored e-liquids and disposable vape devices.
While aiming to limit youth access, public health groups argue these blanket constraints on adult consumers directly contradict research showing vaping’s efficacy as a smoking alternative. Read more
The French parliament has unanimously voted in favor of banning the sale of all disposable e-cigarettes amid mounting concerns over youth usage and environmental damage from the single-use devices.
The proposed legislation will outlaw the retail of disposable vaping products, commonly called “puffs” in France, by September 2024 if fully ratified into law following further approvals.
Read moreThe New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS), representing over 7,000 delis and bodegas statewide, has moved to end celebrity promotional partnerships with manufacturers of flavored nicotine vapes banned for retail since 2020.
In an aggressive push, the merchants’ group sent “cease and desist” warnings to rapper Snoop Dogg, boxer Mike Tyson, and wrestler Hulk Hogan – stars whose name and likeness currently back sweet flavored disposable e-cigarettes illegal for sale yet still readily available, and hugely popular with, teens online. Read more
Regional Government Leads Spanish Initiative in Line with European Majority
The Government of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community in Spain, will impose a tax of 0.10 euros per milliliter on vaping products and e-cigarettes starting in 2024, according to the articulated text of the modification to the law regulating the tax on tobacco products. This measure, included in the draft budget for the Autonomous Community for the upcoming year, positions the Canary Islands as the first Spanish region to collect specific taxes on these products, until the central government is expected to do so for the rest of the autonomous regions.
Read moreGovernment Aims to Curb Rising Youth Vaping Rates and Address Public Health Concerns
The Lao government has announced plans to amend and supplement certain provisions of the law on drug prevention and control, with the intention of including e-cigarettes in the list of substances and precursors classified as addictive. This move comes as part of the nation’s efforts to address the growing concern over the increasing use of e-cigarettes among Lao youth and the potential public health implications.
Read moreImporting disposable vapes faces blanket prohibition in Australia beginning January 1st, 2024. The federal policy forms part of extensive vaping reforms reclassifying nicotine vaporizers as smoking cessation tools available exclusively through medical channels rather than unregulated consumer products. Read more
In a move that has garnered support from the domestic tobacco industry, the Greek Ministry of National Economy and Finance is moving forward with a plan to tax non-tobacco products containing nicotine in a manner similar to tobacco products. The new regulations, included in a tax bill put up for public consultation by Minister of National Economy Kostis Hatzidakis, aim to cover all new tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
Read moreNew Zealand’s newly elected government, led by the National Party in coalition with New Zealand First, has announced its intention to repeal the country’s groundbreaking generational tobacco ban. The ban, which was passed in December 2022, made it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009.
Read moreNorway, one of the few European countries that still allows menthol and click cigarettes, is set to implement a ban on these products in 2024. The ban, which is part of the EU Tobacco Directive, will also prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, making Norway’s tobacco regulations more closely aligned with those of its European counterparts.
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