Saturday, July 27, 2024

Canada

Canada’s New Vaping Measures: Tax Increase and Flavour Ban to Discourage Youth Use

The Canadian government has implemented a new 12% tax on vaping products, effective July 2024, as part of its strategy to curb youth vaping and reduce tobacco consumption overall....

Canuck Vapers Brace for a Price Hike in July—Fruity Flavors Remain Unchecked

As of July 1st, vaping enthusiasts across Canada should prepare for a bit of sticker shock. The Canadian federal government, in its recent budget...

30,000 Canadians Oppose Flavour Ban on Vapour Products

Amid concerns of a looming public health crisis, Canada's Health Minister, Mark Holland, announced plans in March to push through regulations to ban all...

Canada’s Nicotine Pouches: A Regulatory Rollercoaster

In recent years, Canada's approach to nicotine pouches has exemplified a significant regulatory struggle, showcasing widespread systemic issues among various stakeholders. Originally, Health Canada...

Canadian experts: e-cigarettes may improve the public health environment

Recently, a tobacco harm reduction expert and the chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the...

What’s Sweet About CO2 Honey Oil?

There is a wide variety of extraction used to produce cannabis concentrates. One of them is the CO2 extraction. This kind of extraction produces...

Stop the flavour ban: Rights4Vapers tour makes a stop in Windsor

WINDSOR, ONT. -- Flavoured e-cigarette products could soon be banned in Canada following a proposal put forward by Health Canada. It’s an attempt to reduce...

Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking

On June 19, Health Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s health policy, released a proposed regulation that would ban flavored vaping products, with the exception...

Canadian Vaping Association’s response to the 2020-2021 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Project

Beamsville, ON, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia, with funding from Heart and Stroke,...

Canadian Vapers Unite for World Vape Day

TORONTO, May 30, 2021 /CNW/ - Despite ongoing threats of flavour bans, nicotine limits and increased taxes as well as a persistent misinformation campaign, Canadian vapers are...

New Saskatchewan vape regulations draw mixed reaction

Youth vaping rates in Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada. Against this backdrop, the province is introducing new measures in an attempt to curb those...