Ukraine Cracks Down on Vaping
On July 31, Ukraine's legislature passed a law banning the use of vaping devices in public places, as well as advertising, sponsorship, and promotion of such products. The law also prohibits the sale of flavored e-liquids other than tobacco flavor. Accord
On July 31, Ukraine's legislature passed a law prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public places, as well as advertising, sponsorship, and promotion of e-cigarettes. The law also bans the sale of flavored e-liquids other than tobacco flavor.<\/span><\/div>
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According to the Independent Women's Forum, lawmakers defended their actions by referencing a recent report from the World Health Organization, which indicated that e-cigarettes are harmful and as dangerous as traditional cigarettes. Legislators also claimed that the ban would reduce vaping among minors in Ukraine.<\/span><\/div>
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In a report on July 27, the WHO praised countries that have banned the sale and use of e-cigarette devices.<\/span><\/div>
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Tobacco harm reduction advocates and representatives from the vaping industry condemned the WHO's report as "absurd and dangerous."<\/span><\/div>
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WHO Director-General John Dunne stated: "The WHO has long taken an anti-vaping stance, and this latest attack on an industry that is actually saving millions of lives worldwide is weak in the face of scientific evidence, common sense, and harm reduction." UKVIA.<\/span><\/div>
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Epidemiology professor John Britton said: "This report shows that, unfortunately, the WHO still does not understand the fundamental difference between smoking addiction, which causes millions of deaths each year, and nicotine addiction, which does not." at the University of Nottingham.<\/span><\/div>
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