Burning tobacco kills – not nicotine; Vegter clears the air
Public Health England has long heldΒ an admirable position on vaping and ought to be encouraged in the campaign against tobacco.
Public Health England has long heldΒ an admirable position on vaping and ought to be encouraged in the campaign against tobacco.
Tobacco harm reduction products, e-cigarettes and vaping can aid in tobacco harm reversal. Heavy, ill-considered regulation only punishes smokers for quitting.
Chris Axelson told Medical Brief that a flat tax rate on electronic nicotine delivery systems β based on the amount of liquid they contain β has been agreed upon in principle.
National Treasury is setting its sights on the e-cigarette and vaping market, with a discussion paper on the intended taxation of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems.
While defenders of vaping and e-cigarettes are quick to claim they deliver less nicotine than cigarettes, the flood of unregulated products on the market lays waste to their arguments on a population level.
If vaping is dangerous, it should be banned, especially since it seems to disproportionately affect children. But we know cigarettes are dangerous. Why not ban them?
In South Africa there have been calls to ban e-cigarettes, as India has and China seems likely to do, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has spoken about a tax on the vaping sector to dis-incentivise the uptake of e-cigarettes.
While this story includes the use of cannabis oil vaporisers which research indicates increases lung injury and death, e-cigarettes and vaping are taking a hiding following their linking to three US deaths.
Conventional wisdom has it that sin stocks β booze, cigarettes, gambling β are a solid bet: safe, reliable, and recession-proof. But are they?
In South Africa, the proposed Tobacco Bill generated some controversy by categorizing e-cigarettes and vaping with traditional cigarettes.