{"id":5735,"date":"2024-08-09T07:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2024-08-12T07:55:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:55:14","slug":"the-global-movement-towards-disposable-vapes-bans-why-is-it-worrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/the-global-movement-towards-disposable-vapes-bans-why-is-it-worrying\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Movement Towards Disposable Vapes\u2019 Bans: Why is it Worrying?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only days ago, Vaping Post outlined New Zealand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2024\/08\/07\/new-zealand-is-well-on-its-way-to-reach-its-smoke-free-target\/\">progressive and successful smoking cessation strategy<\/a>, one which is drawing the nation closer to achieving its smoke-free goal.\u00a0However the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has just expressed serious concerns over the country\u2019s recent decision to ban disposable vaping products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.govt.nz\/system\/files\/documents\/information-release\/smokefree_2025_-_cracking_down_on_youth_vaping_cab-24-min-0084_black_box_watermarked.pdf\">Announced<\/a> by New Zealand\u2019s Ministry of Health, the ban prohibits the production and sale of all non-rechargeable and non-refillable vapes, including single-use devices like pre-filled tanks, pods, and cartridges. WVA Policy Manager Alberto G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, emphasized that while preventing teenagers from using nicotine products is essential, strict age regulations are key to achieving this.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the proposed ban clearly overlooks the important role that disposable vapes play in helping adult smokers quit cigarettes. Banning disposables and pod systems for adults could harm public health and undermine the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2023\/07\/26\/__trashed-7\/\">smoke-free progress achieved<\/a> in recent years. The WVA is urging New Zealand\u2019s health authorities to reconsider this prohibitionist stance and to continue supporting progressive tobacco harm reduction strategies that have been successful in lowering local smoking rates.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2024\/08\/09\/the-global-movement-towards-disposable-vapes-bans-why-is-it-worrying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only days ago, Vaping Post outlined New Zealand\u2019s progressive and successful smoking cessation strategy, one which is drawing the nation closer to achieving its smoke-free goal.\u00a0However the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has just expressed serious concerns over the country\u2019s recent decision to ban disposable vaping products. 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