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The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has strongly condemned the Bulgarian Parliament\u2019s \u201creckless<\/i>\u201d decision to\u00a0ban\u00a0all vaping products. The organisation calls it a \u201cmisguided policy<\/i>\u201d, sparked by a tragic incident involving a black-market THC vape, and that it will only exacerbate the real problem: the unregulated black market for dangerous products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to current data, Bulgaria has the highest smoking rate in the European Union – at 37%, 50% higher than the EU average.<\/p>\n

The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance says that despite this alarming statistic, Bulgarian politicians have chosen to get rid of a proven harm-reduction tool that has been shown to help smokers quit. Instead of addressing the root cause – illegal and unregulated products – the government has opted for a policy that will push adult vapers back to smoking or into the hands of black market dealers, it adds.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, the Director of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance, stated:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis ban is not just irrational; it\u2019s dangerous. Banning regulated vaping products will not solve the issue of illegal vapes\u2014it will make it worse.\u00a0The tragic death of a teenager in Pleven was caused by a black-market THC vape, not by legal nicotine products.\u00a0By banning legal alternatives, Bulgaria is opening the floodgates for more unsafe products to flood the market.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

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The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has strongly condemned the Bulgarian Parliament\u2019s \u201creckless\u201d decision to\u00a0ban\u00a0all vaping products. The organisation calls it a \u201cmisguided policy\u201d, sparked by a tragic incident involving a black-market THC vape, and that it will only exacerbate the real problem: the unregulated black market for dangerous products. 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