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Meanwhile… across the pond:

In 2017, North Bristol NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, bowed to public pressure and introduced two smoking shelters outside the main entrance and maternity ward.

Now it has admitted its ‘smoke-free’ policy is not working, and has said it is re-thinking its approach, with the possible introduction of designated outdoor areas where people can smoke e-cigarettes and the sale or provision of vapes on site.

Read the entire article HERE.

Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

Caught in a state of perpetual motion, the War on Vaping powers on this week with yet another alarming television news report from Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC.
Featured on the flagship newscast “The National,” the CBC report sites new data provided by University of Waterloo professor Dr. David Hammond that purportedly shows teen vaping in Canada has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

True to form, the CBC leaves no room for doubt regarding its position on vaping as the report is tagged on-screen throughout the entire piece with the graphic “Teen Vaping Calls to Action” and in the lead, the CBC states Health Canada is not acting quick enough to protect a new generation of youth from becoming addicted to nicotine.

These are shocking developments no matter which way you view them. And for some, it must feel a bit like Déjà Vu.

Joining us to talk through the CBC report and to discuss Dr. Hammond’s new data is national vaping activist Maria Papaioannoy-Duic from Rights4Vapers.

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Live Streamed: October 21, 2021
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Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch

Joining us today to unpack the big news in vaping over the past few weeks, including the FDA’s decision to grant its first marketing authorization for a nicotine vaping product, is Charles Gardner, Executive Director of INNCO and one of the most incisive voices in the world of tobacco harm reduction.

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Released: October 14, 2021

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Find Charles Gardner’s Article “Smoke and Mirrors: Orwellian Echoes of 1984” here

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Vuse has been granted a PMTA while the little guys with virtually the same technology struggle, go out of business, lose their livelihoods, and their ability to save the lives of smokers. Angry yet? I am. Hoping the lawsuits are swift and many!

Premarket Tobacco Product Marketing Granted Orders

Hi Phil. How are you? I’m hoping your mom and dad get down here soon. I want to hug mom and do some fishing with Dad. Anyway, I wanted to tell you, I work doing Medicare supplements and Advantage Plans so I speak to people that are 65 and older. I had a customer call me today and thank me for talking to him about vaping. He had tried everything to quit and nothing worked. He smoked 2 packs a day. He wanted to let me know that the day he picked up the vape, he never smoked another cigarette and is now hardly even vaping. He is no longer on blood pressure medicine and no more inhaler. He also got 2 of his friends to try and they also no longer smoke cigarettes. He was so happy he wanted to thank me. I thought that was great and he passed it on and helped 2 friends. Hope to see you all soon.

Thanks Amanda Wheeler!

In the letter, dated Sept. 14, the trade associations argued that if the price of tobacco products spikes, buyers would move to the tobacco black market where sellers don’t abide by standard regulations and often prey on young people.

“When the price of a product rises too much too fast, illicit purveyors will seize the opportunity to exploit and take advantage of current users and entice new users without discriminating based on age,” the letter read. “This undermines the responsible measures our retailers have taken and creates a problem for society as a whole.”

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