Flavoured vape liquid ban bill passes second reading
An opposition bill that would ban flavoured vape liquids has passed second reading in the New Brunswick Legislature. Bill 17 was introduced last fall and received unanimous support after a debate Thursday.
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Canada Proposes Making Quitting Smoking Harder for Adults
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 18, 2020 /CNW/ - Today, the Canadian federal government proposed lowering allowable nicotine levels in regulated vapour products, which would minimize their value to adult smokers seeking to transition to a reduced risk category.
The effectiveness of vaping as a harm reduction product is contingent upon smokers having access to an alternative with sufficient nicotine. A limit of 20mg/mL is simply too low for many smokers, said Allan Rewak, Executive Director of VITA of Canada. Adult smokers need access to higher nicotine vapour products at the beginning of their journey from smoking to vaping. Lowering this limit is just going to keep more smokers smoking.
Health Canada aims to cut nicotine limit for vaping products
Health Canada is proposing lowering the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarette products, changes federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says will help reduce the appeal of vaping to young people.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 4:06 PM ET | Last Updated: December 19, 2020
A woman exhales after vaping in New York City s Times Square during the COVID-19 outbreak in March. The federal government is seeing public comments on a proposal to lower the concentration of nicotine allowed in vaping products in Canada.(Brendan McDermid/Reuters)