More vaping lobbyists linked to Big Tobacco
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A second lobby group that played a key role behind the scenes in a government backbench revolt that killed vaping regulation last year has links to tobacco industry funding.
As 28 backbenchers were pushed on June 23 to sign a letter condemning a proposed ban on importing nicotine solution for e-cigarettes, sparking a Senate inquiry, Legalise Vaping Australia set up a fighting fund in partnership with the Australian Retail Vaping Industry Australia, a lobby group which was secretly funded by Philip Morris.
The links further expose the hidden money trail behind e-cigarettes, which have otherwise been promoted as hurting the tobacco companies.