The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) is urging Brazilian authorities to legalize and regulate e-cigarettes, directly responding to Argentina’s landmark decision to end its 15-year vaping ban. This regional shift highlights the growing pressure on Brazil to replace its prohibitionist policies with science-based harm reduction strategies.
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On May 14, the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy advanced critical amendments empowering Russian regions to ban the retail sale of vapes. This legislative shift, embedded within a broader government bill on tobacco and nicotine licensing, initiates a five-year experiment to evaluate the economic and social impacts of a potential nationwide prohibition.
Read moreThe Philippine Department of Health (DOH), backed by prominent senators, is urgently calling for a total ban on vape products. This aggressive push follows revelations that current regulations have failed to stop a dramatic surge in youth nicotine addiction, with adolescents easily bypassing online age restrictions.
Read moreThe Argentine Ministry of Health has officially lifted a decade-long ban on vaporizers and nicotine pouches, replacing it with a comprehensive regulatory system. Published in the Official Gazette as Resolution 549/2026, this major policy shift acknowledges that prohibition failed to curb usage, instead driving a booming black market devoid of health standards.
Read moreUkrainian lawmakers are pushing to radically overhaul youth nicotine regulations with the introduction of Bill №15196. Drafted by MP Heorhiy Mazurashu, the legislation aims to ban the sale and use of all smoking devices, including modern vapes and hookahs, for anyone under 17 to combat rising youth addiction rates.
Read moreKyrgyzstan authorities have drafted a resolution to extend the temporary ban on the import of e-cigarettes and e-liquids for another six months to curb youth nicotine addiction.
Read moreRussian State Duma deputies, including Health Protection Committee Deputy Chairman Leonid Ogul, have proposed a lifetime ban on the sale of cigarettes and vapes to anyone born after 2008. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Health, seeks to eradicate tobacco addiction in future generations by permanently denying them legal access to nicotine products once they turn 18.
Read moreAs of January 16, 2026, Mexico has officially implemented a comprehensive ban on the sale, production, and distribution of all vaping devices and e-cigarettes, regardless of their nicotine content.
Read moreStarting May 15, Vietnam will enforce strict new penalties under Decree 90/2026/ND-CP, fining individuals up to VND 5 million for using e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products to combat rising youth addiction.
Read moreMultiple studies, including recent research from the University of Missouri and Yale, confirm that restricting or banning flavored e-cigarettes has the unintended consequence of driving young adults back to more dangerous traditional combustible cigarettes.
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