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COP11 Day 4: First Cracks in the ideological wall

It is day 4 of COP. After 104 country delegate statements, the policy discussions are underway, and the first leak has emerged. The EU Commission and Denmark are pushing for bans on vaping and …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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COP11: Day 3 No Updates – Doors are closing on consumers & the p …

Welcome to the third day of COP11. Unfortunately, we don’t have any new updates to share with you today because consumer voices and the public are being shut out from these important negotiations about …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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COP11 Day 2: Voices Breaking Through the Noise

Day two of COP11 offered something unexpected. While most delegations continued the well-rehearsed ritual of announcing bans and restrictions, a handful of countries broke ranks again. They demanded evidence, transparency, and a seat at …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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COP11 Day 1: The Echo Chamber Effect

Today, COP11 has opened with the same old story. Countries patting each other on the back for ever-stricter restrictions on less harmful nicotine products, while barely glancing at what the evidence actually shows about …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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YouTube’s Crackdown on Harm Reduction Voices Is Back — and Worse Than E …

Back in 2022, I wrote about how YouTube was quietly removing, age-restricting, and demonetizing videos from long-time vaping creators like Nick “Grimm Green” Green, Matt Culley, and Phil Busardo — the very people who …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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Study: Switching to Vapes Boosts Fitness

Most smokers know they should quit. But the thought of giving up nicotine entirely can feel overwhelming. What if there was a way to keep nicotine and still feel better, breathe easier, and move …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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New WHO paper: Misinformation vs Evidence

A recent WHO paper released just before COP11 is another example of the organisation doubling down on fear and misinformation rather than embracing evidence and real-world progress. They call once again to treat all …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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COP11: 11 Reasons Why the WHO’s Tobacco Treaty Is Failing Harm Reduction

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) aims to protect health by reducing the harms of smoking. The Conference of Parties (COP) should set global tobacco policies based on evidence and harm reduction. …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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Does the EU Commission think you are a rat?

Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi used the FILTERED Conference to address the EU cardiovascular plan and signalled that the EU Commission plans to increase taxation and regulation on less harmful nicotine products, such as vaping and …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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