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Misguided Malaysia

The Malaysian Ministry of Health has announced that it intends to introduce a complete and “non-negotiable” ban on all vape products – despite high smoking rates and a black-market threat. Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad …
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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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Smears, Bots, and Bureaucrats: The Next Phase of the EU Attack on THR

In the final hours of the European Economic and Social Committee’s (EESC)* session on the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), a manoeuvre emerged that has left observers stunned. Andris Gobiņš, a Latvian member of the …
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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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When Evidence Is Ignored: Youth Data, Adult Smokers, and the Reality of Har …

For years, public conversation around nicotine has been dominated by one word: youth. Every headline, press release, and policy proposal seems to revolve around the fear that a new generation is on the brink …
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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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Impact Unfiltered and the Politics of Silencing

In recent weeks, a little-known NGO called Impact Unfiltered has found itself at the center of a troubling controversy in Brussels. The organization claimed that thousands of consumer submissions to the EU Tobacco Tax …
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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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THR Weekly Wrap-Up: Harm Reduction Advances Amid Global Pushback

Hi THR supporters, I’m back with the latest updates from the vaping world. Let’s start with some good news – because why not? I was particularly excited about this one. The French health agency …
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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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Australia’s Vape Prohibition is Fueling a Violent Black Market

CANBERRA, 13 February 2026– The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has officially submitted its evidence to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, warning that Australia’s restrictive vaping laws are the primary driver of …
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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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French Health Agency Confirms: Vaping Less Harmful Than Smoking

Paris, 12 February 2026 – The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) welcomes a new report from the French health agency ANSES, which clearly acknowledges that vaping is less harmful than smoking and should remain available …
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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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EU vs. Consumers: The Commission is Choosing Ideology Over Lives

The European Commission constantly prides itself on the promise to legislate based on evidence and open public consultation. Yet, as we approach the critical update of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), that promise is …
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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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Proposed Vape Ban May Drive Consumers to Black Market, WVA Warns

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10.02.2026 – The Malaysian Ministry of Health plans to introduce a full-scale ban on vaping products, starting with open-pod systems, via amendments to its tobacco control legislation, a move the Health …
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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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