The Canadian Vaping Association: Quebec’s proposed vape policy is a failure to public health
BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With Quebec’s proposed flavour ban looming, it is clear that Minister Dube has not been paying attention. Minister Dube has chosen to remain wilfully ignorant to the science supporting vaping as harm reduction. Flavours are the key to adult adoption and success. Despite every major health organization stating that vaping is less harmful than smoking, Quebec remains on course to ban flavours, the key component making vaping the most effective smoking cessation product in history.
Quebec must look at the global data on flavour bans and recognise that they are ineffective and harmful to public health. Every region that has implemented a flavour ban has seen an immediate increase in smoking rates ranging from 3-9%. This data was again replicated in our own country with Nova Scotia’s flavour ban. The Atlantic Convenience Store Association has stated that cigarette sales had an unprecedented increase as a result of the ban. Surveys conducted by Abducus Data found that nearly 30% of Nova Scotian ex-smokers were at risk of returning to traditional cigarettes.