Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The Excise Tax rates on e-cigarettes around the US
Several states and even localities have either proposed or implemented taxes on vaping products. “The variety of taxing methods and wide range of rates...
Japan Tobacco’s strategy to catch up with PMI
Last year, both PMI and Japan Tobacco Inc. struggled to keep up with the demand of their own electronic devices. When the latter found...
Research about achieving NZ’s smokefree goal
New modelling research from the University of Otago Wellington, has pointed out the most effective ways for reducing smoking in line with the country’s...
Flavoured tobacco products banned in San Francisco
In June 2016, California passed a law to restrict the sales of tobacco products which included electronic cigarettes to adults of over 21 years...
Vaping products may be banned from public spaces in Austin TX
Several studies have been indicating that e-cigarettes are significantly safer than regular cigarettes and also much less addictive, hence their potential as effective smoking...
Sweden urged to own up to its successful harm reduction strategy
Earlier this month, Clive Bates was amongst the eighteen public health experts who wrote a letter to Mr Frans Timmerman, the EU’s Commissioner for...
RiP Trippers urges vapers to ask him questions
RiP Trippers, the most famous vape reviewer on Youtube with over 700,000 subscribers, has just launched a request. He is encouraging all his viewers...
American Lung Association spreading misinformation about smoking
"There’s still a perception that e-cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes and so for some kids who never would have tried smoking cigarettes...
