{"id":5708,"date":"2024-07-17T09:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2024-07-17T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:52:38","slug":"kings-speech-vape-bill-new-government-old-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/kings-speech-vape-bill-new-government-old-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s Speech: Vape Bill &#8211; New Government, Old Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>17 July 2024, London<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 During today\u2019s King\u2019s Speech, King Charles announced the new government\u2019s plans to \u201cimpose limits on the sale and marketing of vapes\u201d by reintroducing an updated version of the Tobacco &amp; Vapes Bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance, commented:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is already clear that the generational smoking ban won\u2019t work, because prohibitions never work. What makes the plan even worse is the crackdown on less harmful alternatives. Less harmful alternatives like vaping must be key elements of an anti-smoking strategy. Science and real-life examples like Sweden are proof. Harm reduction works, prohibition fails. The UK must not go down this path.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ignoring the evidence and pursuing failed policies will only lead to more harm and higher smoking rates.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 July 2024, London \u2013 During today\u2019s King\u2019s Speech, King Charles announced the new government\u2019s plans to \u201cimpose limits on the sale and marketing of vapes\u201d by reintroducing an updated version of the Tobacco &amp; Vapes Bill. 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