New Zealand
MOH stop-smoking guidelines ignore the best way!
The Ministry of Health’s latest stop-smoking guidelines are disappointing. They do not include the vape option for smoking cessation providers to discuss with Kiwis keen...
New Zealand
Alarming! Lockdown forces more Kiwis back to cigarettes
New Zealand’s lockdown has seen many ex-smokers return to cigarettes. Stress or boredom are often to blame, but brand-new retail restrictions on vape products...
New Zealand
Call for pharmacists to get ahead of medicinal cannabis surge
New Zealand’s over 3,500 practising pharmacists need to urgently familiarise themselves with medicinal cannabis. Patient enquiries and demand are set to surge when Kiwi-made...
New Zealand
New regs: Terrible timing for vape businesses and consumers
New Zealand’s costly vape regulations will drive many small to medium-sized businesses to the wall. Rising prices will also leave many vapers with little...
New Zealand
Banning 70% of vape products will only help Govt coffers
Today – 11 August – marks the first day that New Zealand general retailers cannot sell a wide range of vape flavours. One industry...
New Zealand
Healthcare professionals encouraged to attend cannabis summit
With the availability of highly desired local medicinal cannabis products fast approaching, healthcare professionals are being encouraged to attend MedCan 2021.
The call comes as MedSafe...
New Zealand
Panel discussion to pull apart WHO’s latest tobacco report
“The WHO is condemning millions of smokers to certain death by denying them the right to safer alternatives. With biased evidence and bad science, its...
New Zealand
Otago study sends mixed messages on best quit smoking tool
/New Zealand/ A University of Otago study that claims the transition from cigarettes to vaping is not as straightforward as many think is not...