The federal government's drug policy spokesperson, Hendrik Streeck (CDU), welcomed Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer's (CSU) plan to ban menthol and other addit... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34202 | #news #ban #ecigarettes #endorses #flavor

'I'm a psychiatrist and this is how I help my patients quit vaping'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/im-psychiatrist-how-help-patients-36666809

The German federal government is planning a broad ban on specific ingredients used in e‑cigarettes. Business Insider and the "Welt" report that ministries are c... https://news.osna.fm/?p=31480 | #news #additives #aims #banish #ecigarettes

The Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls MP has deployed the new closure powers against illegal tobacconists and chop-shops over the Summer Break.

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104117

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/15m-in-goods-seized-148-qld-stores-closed-during-10-day-tobacco-blitz-20251207-p5nlhp.html

'More than 13,000 days of closure orders issued in nation’s biggest illicit tobacco and vapes operation

The Crisafulli Government has wasted no time using its new 90-day closure powers to shut down 148 illegal stores in a 10-day statewide operation.

Totalling 13,320 days in closures, this is the largest ever operation against illicit tobacco and vape retailers in Australia.

Operation Major netted more than $15.7 million worth of illegal vapes, cigarettes and loose tobacco.'

#tobacco #ecigarettes #vapes #enforcement #healthlaw #auslaw #auspol #qldpol

Vaping Boosts Heart Attack Risk. Those who regularly vape with e-cigarettes have a 53% higher risk of being cut down by a heart attack. #smoking #ecigarettes #quitting #heartattack #stroke
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkth-SjsRS/

Health Minister: E-Cigarette, Vape Ban To Be Tabled Early 2026 #ecigarettes #news #vaping

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/376383/health-minister-e-ciggarette-vape-ban-tabled-early-2026/

The #OCC did not divulge specifics on the #banks in its preliminary report, but vowed to hold the firms "accountable," including potential referrals to #DOJ, once it concluded its review. It said banks had restricted access to industries including #oil & #gas, #coal #mining, #tobacco & #ecigarettes, & #crypto products.

#Trump #law #finance #regulation #sustainability #Corruption

NC Newsline: North Carolina AG calls on Shopify to take action against illegal online e-cigarette sales. “More than 200 online stores who do business using e-commerce platform Shopify illegally sold electronic cigarettes or other tobacco products, circumventing age and safety requirements, according to a letter sent by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the attorneys general of 25 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/27/nc-newsline-north-carolina-ag-calls-on-shopify-to-take-action-against-illegal-online-e-cigarette-sales/

Africa: Vapes Are 3,000 Times Dirtier Than the Average Toilet Seat, Study Reveals: [Capital FM] Vapes and e-cigarettes have 3,000 times more germs than the average toilet seat. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPNmHt #VapeHealth #Ecigarettes #PublicHealth #GermAwareness #ToiletSeat

NYT reports the previously undisclosed names and organizations funding the #trump imperial #ballroom. Many have business contracts on the line and stand to make lots more money through their supposed donations. #Chipmaker #Nvidia; Greg Brockman president of #OpenAI; Vantive - kidney care; Extremity Care; #Blackrock; #JeffYass #billionaire financier; Stephen A. Schwarzman #Blackrock; Ripple, Coinbase, Tether; Booz Allen Hamilton & Lockheed Martin; #tobacco #ecigarettes Altria & Reynolds American.

#eCigarettes #MarchéNoir #SantéPublique
📉 La prohibition des cigarettes électroniques pourrait renforcer le marché noir ! Découvrez les enjeux derrière cette situation alarmante et le cri d'alerte d'un père en deuil. #eCigarettes #MarchéNoir #SantéPublique
https://www.monassurancefacile.com/actualite/zombies-singapour-sevit-face-aux-cigarettes-electroniques-contenant-drogue

E-cigarettes are fueling an "alarming" new wave of nicotine addiction, with millions of children now hooked on vaping, the World Health Organization warned Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/science-health/children-ecigarettes-who/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #ecigarettes #smoking #health #children

While rivals have set ambitious targets for "smoke-free” products, Japan Tobacco has focused more on conventional combustible tobacco products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/04/companies/japan-tobacco-cheap-cigarettes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japantobacco #smoking #health #ecigarettes #vaping #philipmorrisinternational #britishamericantobacco

South Korea’s National Assembly Finance Committee approved a bill redefining tobacco to include synthetic nicotine, closing regulatory gaps and imposing new controls on e-cigarettes.
#YonhapInfomax #TobaccoBusinessAct #SyntheticNicotine #NationalAssembly #ECigarettes #YouthProtection #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=83462

South Korea's National Assembly subcommittee approved an amendment to the Tobacco Business Act to classify synthetic nicotine as tobacco, paving the way for stricter regulation and taxation of e-cigarette products containing synthetic nicotine.
#YonhapInfomax #TobaccoBusinessAct #SyntheticNicotine #NationalAssembly #ECigarettes #Regulation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=82819

I've just added another item to the "why most humans don't deserve this planet" list (it's getting really big…):

Disposable #vapes (aka. electronic #cigarettes) now pack enough compute to run a web server on them:

https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/vapeserver/

#ecigarettes #embedded #embeddedsystems #slip #modem #usb #arm

#Vaping may be causing #irreversible #harm to #children’s #health, doctors say
"experts said they're “extremely concerned” abt harmful effects of #ecigarettes on millions of teenagers & youths, incl'g exposure to toxins & #carcinogens.. raising risk of #addiction & injury to develop'g brains of adolescents.. when children & youth start vap'g, they may become dependent on te nicotine & it can become a gateway to #smoking.. there shld be a #ban on sales of e-cigs worldwide"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/01/vaping-may-be-causing-irreversible-harm-children-health-doctors

Clear-type E-Cigarettes Rot Your Heart Faster. So-called “clear e-cigarettes that contain synthetic cooling agents that trigger greater blood pressure and heart rate increases than menthol. #ecigarettes #vaping #clear #cooling #menthol #hypertension #heartfailure #stroke
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN023UfWjJq/

Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces FDA Authorization of Juul E-Cigarettes as Step Backward in Fight Against Youth Nicotine Addiction https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-krishnamoorthi-denounces-fda-authorization-juul-e-cigarettes-step #ecigarettes #vaping #uslaw #uspol

'U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized JUUL Labs to keep selling its e-cigarettes on the U.S. market' -

“For years, I have sounded the alarm on the dangers of the youth vaping epidemic and pushed FDA to use its enforcement tools, follow the law, and regulate these e-cigarettes...
“I call on FDA Commissioner Makary to immediately reverse this decision and will be launching an investigation into the troubling circumstances that led to this decision.”
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-statement-on-trumps-fda-allowing-juul-e-cigarettes-to-stay-on-the-market-addict-children #vapes #ecigarettes #uslaw #uspol