Planet of the Vapes

The Independent British Vape Trade Association responds to proposal to cut business rates relief and expresses “surprise” that the vape retail sector has been branded anti-social planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @TheIBVTA #vape #vapingnews #businessrates #vapeshops

The government has come in for predictable criticism for saying vape shops are “anti-social”, but you know they’ve seriously overstepped when Action on Smoking and Health join in planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @AshOrgUK #vape #vapingnews #Vapeshops #vapingsaveslives

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates is warning that a Philippines health controversy raises new questions over World Health Organization and Bloomberg policy influence planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @caphraorg #vape #vapingnews #Philippines #Coruption

Ireland’s anti-vaping position is condemning adult smokers to be trapped by cigarettes, so says a new report from the harm reduction experts at Smoke Free Sweden planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @SmokeFreeSweden #vape #vapingnews #smokefree #harmreduction #Ireland

The United Kingdom has been praised for driving down smoking rates - but this comes against a backdrop of a rise in the number of adults who believe vaping is as bad or worse than smoking planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @AshOrgUK @SmokeFreeSweden #vape #vapingnews #tobaccoharmreduction

Prime Minister has been accused by the UK Vaping Industry Association of demonising vape shops while handing tax break to alcohol venues planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @Vaping_Industry #vape #vapingnews #PrimeMinister #vapeshops #retail #Tax

The European Union is choosing ideology over science, according to harm reduction advocates Smoke Free Sweden, and ECigIntelligence warns that more bans are on their way for the block planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @SmokeFreeSweden @ECigIntel #vape #vapingnews #TheEU #Ideology #VapeBan

The new Prime Minister has announced plans to slash business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues - but makes worrying comments about vape shops planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… #vape #vapingnews #AndyBurnham #businessrates

Smoke next door: over 1,300 complaints reveal why landlords shouldn’t ignore cigarette smoke drift – findings from Freedom of Information requests by nicotine pouch retailer Alternix planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @_alternix #vape #vapingnews #landlords #2ndhandsmoke

Thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes have been seized across East Cambridgeshire in a multi-agency operation led by Cambridgeshire Trading Standards planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… #vape #vapingnews #illegalvapes #blackmarket #raid #busted

James is wild about the vaping products duty stamp scheme and Snowden peaks his excitement on the subject of standardised plain packaging for vaping products planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @jamesowild @Dan4Barnet @A_J_Snowden @SharonHodgsonMP #vape #vapingnews #politics #parliament

New research from Action on Smoking and Health finds that smoking pushes 417,000 UK households into poverty, something that cheaper vapes would help solve planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @AshOrgUK #vape #vapingnews #smoking #poverty #costofliving

New data from Action on Smoking and Health shows 3.3 million ex-smokers used vapes to quit, but the charity says more action on youth regulation still urgently needed planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @AshOrgUK #vape #vapingnews #quitsmoking #harmreduction #smokefree

In what should be a cautionary tale about vape legislation to politicians, researchers at University College London have discovered that the tobacco black market has doubled since 2023 planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @DrSarahEJackson @jamiebrown10 @HazelCheeseman #vape #vapingnews

Researchers across seven countries have submitted evidence to Brazil urging end to nicotine product ban planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @SmokeFreeSweden #vape #vapingnews #Brazil #safernicotine

OXVA hit us with a double whammy with the launch of the new NeXLIM 2 and the NeXLIM 2 Mini planetofthevapes.co.uk/reviews/pod-sy… @OXVAOfficial #vape #vapingreviews #NeXLIM2 #Podkit #VapeTech #vapelife #vapenation

Sharon Hodgson, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention, has released a statement about the government’s vape consultation planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @SharonHodgsonMP #vape #vapingnews #vapeconsultation #plainpackaging

Wildly prohibitionist charity ASH Scotland has calls for the Scottish Government to introduce restrictions on ALL vapes and nicotine pouches as UK-wide consultation launches planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @ASHScotland #vape #vapingnews #antivape #smokefree

Health Secretary James Murray appeared on BBC Breakfast stating the government wants vapes to seen more like cigarettes, the ACS warns this carries a huge burden for the retail sector planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @jamesmurray_ldn @ACS_LocalShops #vape #vapingnews #plainpackaging

Harm reduction expert Clive Bates has schooled Professor Chris Whitty on Twitter/X about the UK Government’s plans to push forward with dangerous changes to vape laws planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-ne… @CMO_England @Clive_Bates #vape #vapingnews #plainpackaging #harmreduction