During a recent six-week health crackdown in Western Australia (WA), authorities seized over 15,000 e-cigarettes, valued over $500,000.

As of October 2021, vapers in Australia are only able to purchase vaping products from pharmacies via prescription, and anyone caught violating these harsh regulations will face steep fines, and in some cases even imprisonment.

Together with other experts, Australian tobacco harm reduction expert Dr. Colin Mendelsohn had explained that the prescription model introduced in Australia does not work as it makes the products difficult to access, creating a higher demand and subsequent growth in the black market.

“The government’s set up this complex system which just isn’t working; to find a GP who will prescribe and then to find a pharmacy that will sell it – it’s just not a workable solution,” he said. “So people are going to the black market to buy unregulated products and the black market is thriving and selling these products to kids.”

W letter dated Wednesday July 20th, Aktywiści na rzecz waporyzacji z całego świata zaapelowali do australijskiego Ministerstwa Zdrowia o zaprzestanie ataków na lokalny przemysł e-papierosów. Akcja ta była odpowiedzią na pismo otrzymane od departamentu zdrowia stanu Australia Zachodnia przez właścicieli sklepów z e-papierosami w całej Australii Zachodniej, w którym wezwano ich do zaprzestania działalności w ciągu 14 dni.

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