Harm reduction

Spain has recently initiated a public consultation on a new Draft Royal Decree amending Royal Decree 579/2017, which introduces several concerning measures that could significantly hinder harm reduction efforts. The most contentious proposal for consumers is the inclusion of a flavour ban for vaping products and nicotine pouches. This move is part of a worrying […]

In September 2024, the Danish government published a proposal to limit the nicotine content of tobacco substitute products to 9 mg per pouch. The Tholos Foundation, in collaboration with international polling agency IPSOS, has released exclusive research exploring how Danish consumers might respond if the proposed nicotine limit for nicotine pouches were implemented. Consumers Use […]

As many as half a million vapers could relapse or return to smoking as a result of the UK government’s plan to ban disposable vapes.  This would effectively undo the last four years or more of success in smoking cessation services across England. More smoking, not less! The government’s own impact assessment has revealed that as […]

Every case of nicotine poisoning is a tragedy but how many daily severe poison cases does France have linked to alcohol? The ban on nicotine pouches In an interview with Le Parisien, Health Minister Darrieussecq stated that nicotine pouches target youth, but according to the latest Eurobarometer report, almost 75 per cent of people aged […]

France will ban nicotine pouches in the coming weeks, according to the country’s health minister Geneviève Darrieussecq. Darrieussecq told Le Parisien that the products are dangerous because they contain high doses of nicotine. On Wednesday, France’s health minister announced in Le Parisien that nicotine pouches will soon be banned in the country. The reason, according […]

From 1 June 2025, it will be illegal to sell disposable vapes in the UK, a decision welcomed by environmental experts. The ban aims to reduce the increasing amount of waste these products generate. The reason for the decision is that disposable vapes have become a symbol of the ‘throwaway’ culture, and their negative environmental […]

A brief, submitted to the US Supreme Court, argues that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of e-cigarettes is arbitrary and capricious and has been detrimental to public health. The amicus curiae brief was submitted by the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA). An amicus curiae brief is a brief written by an individual or a […]

Smoking is disappearing in a lot of countries – because young people are not taking it up! But this seems to be a point that is either lost on tobacco control or they are just simply ignoring it in what seems like a bid to push for prohibition! Governments, even in those countries where smoking […]

“Stock up or settle for artificial tobacco flavor” The message was clear from one of California’s many vape producers as the state government passed two new laws set to come into effect January 2025. Vapers face a comprehensive flavor ban, as well as a ban on all online sales and private imports of all nicotine […]

Whether the FDA overlooks the harm reduction potential of flavored e-cigarettes may soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Global Action to End Smoking has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case regarding the FDA’s regulation of e-cigarettes. The brief argues that the FDA’s practical ban on flavored e-cigarettes disregards their potential to […]