{"id":6147,"date":"2025-04-10T04:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6147"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:54:14","slug":"5-takeaways-from-the-survey-when-policies-ignore-the-people-who-matter-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/5-takeaways-from-the-survey-when-policies-ignore-the-people-who-matter-most\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Takeaways from the Survey – When Policies Ignore the People Who Mat …"},"content":{"rendered":"

We often talk about how vaping policies around the world aren\u2019t focused on consumers. Policymakers may have good intentions\u2014like reducing smoking rates or protecting young people from nicotine\u2014but the policies we end up with often contradict those goals. Is that an oxymoron? Not really. That\u2019s just how prohibitionism works. Or rather\u2014how it doesn\u2019t work.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the world of tobacco harm reduction, you\u2019ll often meet adults who\u2019ve quit smoking thanks to less harmful alternatives like vapes, pouches, or snus. But in government circles, you\u2019re more likely to hear discussions about banning vape flavours, raising taxes on safer products, or banning vaping altogether. The success stories are often ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how did we end up with this huge disconnect between consumers and policymakers?<\/span><\/p>\n

The WVA launched a survey to highlight this gap. Even as vaping faces growing restrictions worldwide, people are still using it to quit smoking. Policymakers need to listen. We received 219 responses from vapers who shared their feelings about current and proposed restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

We asked vapers how they felt about different restrictions.<\/span>
\n<\/span> Here are five key takeaways:<\/span>
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