{"id":1557,"date":"2022-06-26T18:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T22:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2022-06-28T18:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T22:09:41","slug":"the-swedish-parliament-votes-against-the-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/the-swedish-parliament-votes-against-the-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish Parliament Votes Against The Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last February Sweden\u2019s Ministry of Social Affairs announced plans of a vape flavour ban. 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