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Now served with a community note.

Vapers Digest 15th April vapers.org.uk/vapers-digest-…

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The Lung Foundation Australia submission starts strong on the harms of smoking, and that part is accurate and important. But once it moves into solutions, it becomes clear it’s not really addressing the problem in front of it. It’s defending a model that’s already breaking. Because at the same time it calls illicit tobacco a “significant threat,” it pushes for more restrictions, fewer retail outlets, higher penalties, generational bans, and even less access overall. That’s the contradiction. You can’t acknowledge a massive, growing black market and then double down on the exact conditions that created it. The document insists illicit trade exists because of weak enforcement, not high prices or over-restriction. But that ignores basic reality. When legal products become too expensive or too hard to access, people don’t just stop, they look elsewhere. And that “elsewhere” is exactly what this submission describes, a thriving illegal market. It also lumps everything together, smoking, vaping, and emerging products, into one broad “threat,” without properly separating levels of risk. That makes it easier to justify blanket restrictions, but it avoids a key question. Are all these products equally harmful, and if not, why are they being treated the same? There’s also a heavy reliance on the idea that reducing availability will reduce use. In theory, that sounds logical. But in practice, the document itself admits availability hasn’t been reduced; it’s just shifted into illegal channels. So the response is to restrict legal supply even further. That’s not solving the problem. It’s pushing it deeper underground. And then there’s the mindset behind it all. The goal isn’t to manage reality, it’s to eliminate it. A “vape-free generation,” fewer licences, banning online sales, and removing access points. It’s a vision built on the idea that if you restrict enough, behaviour will follow. But the evidence sitting inside the same inquiry shows the opposite. Demand hasn’t disappeared. It’s adapted. So what you’re left with is a submission that recognises the scale of failure, acknowledges behavioural resistance, documents a massive illicit market, and then recommends more of the same. That’s not a serious response to a crisis. It’s a refusal to rethink the strategy that helped create it.

It is a sad state of affairs when a researcher has to write to @CDCDirector to beg them to tell the public the truth. Jut another day in tobacco control industry la-la-land.

If India bans most OTC NRT, will it receive another award from @DrTedros & @WHO like it did when it banned vapes? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/experts-…

Director of @QuitLikeSweden @SuelyDeCastro1 on Sweden’s achievement of a smoking rate of just 3.7% 👇 “The principle is simple: When smokers have access to lower-risk options, many switch.” filtermag.org/sweden-smoke-f…

In response to the @EU_Commission's evaluation report on the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), published on 2 April 2026, Quit Like Sweden, alongside Professor @MarewaGlover and Dr Anders Milton, has formally submitted an evidence document to Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi, members of his cabinet, and senior officials in DG SANTE (@EU_Health). Our formal communication identifies a critical gap in the evaluation's treatment of non-combustible nicotine products. The evidence on their relative risk profile, their role in smoking cessation, and the real-world consequences of overly restrictive regulation deserves fuller consideration as the Commission prepares its revision. The supporting document draws on peer-reviewed literature, including sources cited within the Joint Research Centre's own report, and points to the experience of Sweden, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as evidence that a large-scale transition away from combustible tobacco is achievable with proportionate, evidence-informed policy. We respectfully urge the Commission to ensure the forthcoming TPD revision draws on the full breadth of available evidence. Read the full document here: quitlikesweden.org/news/QLS_TPD_2…

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Die Ursache verschweigen Sie jedoch! Durch Ihre verfehlte Regulierungspolitik haben mit dem Aromenverbot die Grundlage für einen explodierenden Schwarzmarkt für E-Zigaretten geschaffen. Laut Daten Ihres Gesundheitsministerium stammen 87% der E-Zigaretten vom Schwarzmarkt. Jugendschutz und Produktsicherheit Fehlanzeige. Sie tragen die Verantwortung dafür. Wir haben Sie vor dieser Entwicklung vorher gewarnt. Wir hatten leider Recht! Sie sollten anfangen Ihre falsche Politik selbstkritisch zu reflektieren. Die Niederlande und Australien sind reale Beispiele dafür, wozu eine falsche Verbotspolitik führt. Schwarzmarkt ohne Jugendschutz und in der Konsequenz steigt der Tabakkonsum wieder an. Sie können weiter Desinformationen verbreiten. Im Ergebnis werden Sie die negative Entwicklung weiter verschärfen.

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International health experts are advocating for European policymakers to consider Sweden's successful anti-smoking model, with a low smoking rate of 3.7%. smokefreesweden.org/2026/04/15/cha…

Sky-High European Cigarette Taxes Drive Thriving Black Market reason.com/2026/04/15/sky…

@WHO and @BloombergDotOrg's global scheme to outlaw vaping, the most effective method ever devised to quit smoking.

I estimate that tobacco excise needs to drop to about 2010 levels before the authorities have any chance of combatting the black market. heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustr…

The mayhem continues unabated... Video here: facebook.com/reel/148301366…

@Adamnogender @RooodCanadian @ChaunceyGardner After 12 years of vaping, I'm still waiting for any sign of a *detrimental* effect on my life. Meeting (charitably) 2 of the criteria, I have a "mild tobacco use disorder" if that makes you happy. Severe (6 or more) is what correlates with an addiction. rjionline.org/news/understan…

I don't understand why every country in the world doesn't just give up and COPY SWEDEN. Seems so obvious.