{"id":1340,"date":"2021-01-27T13:31:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2022-05-12T06:30:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:30:07","slug":"dutch-vapers-strike-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/dutch-vapers-strike-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch vapers strike again in a protest against the \u2018war on vapes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the success of the previous lightshow in November, Dutch vapers once again took to the streets and buildings of the Dutch political capital, the Hague, on Tuesday evening campaigning against State Secretary Blokhuis\u2019 draft law to ban vape flavours.<\/p>\n

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The installation was organised in light of a public consultation on the proposed flavour ban, which has already seen more than 800 submissions, 98% of them in opposition to the ban and in support of vaping flavours. The huge public interest for the matter forced the government to extend the consultation by two weeks.<\/p>\n

In response to the success of the consultation, the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) Director Michael Landl said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe passion expressed by the Dutch vaping community through the consultation process has been incredible. The vast majority of submissions explicitly state that vaping helped them quit smoking or that taking away flavours would drive them back to cigarettes. The government must listen to these stories and drop this ridiculous legislation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Organised by the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance, a Covid-friendly lightshow was projected onto landmark buildings in the Hague, starting at 18.00 and ending before curfew.<\/p>\n

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\nSpurred on by what WVA Director Michael Landl has called an \u201cincredible public consultation response\u201d, Dutch vapers delivered a vital message to country\u2019s lawmakers based in the Hague:<\/p>\n