What Signals Is Warsaw, Poland Sending for the E-Cigarette Industry?

Eastern Europee-cigarettes, has always been a focus. Especially the recent Global Nicotine Forum(GFN23) Right here Warsaw, the capital of Poland in Eastern Europe is being held and is sending a global e-cigarette signal.

In the past six months, the biggest hot spot in the global e-cigarette inventory has been" one-time ". Behind the one-time extension is the sustainability issue of the industry and the series of impacts of e-cigarette compliance supervision.

The reason why this meeting is important is also related to this year's Tenth Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to find new solutions for the future of nicotine security. Because the WHO's "Conference of the Parties" in November will discuss the control and disclosure of tobacco product ingredients,new tobaccoKey issues such as product supervision have been launched.

From this forum, we observed several information points:

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E-cigarettes are positioned as the dominant choice for harm reduction!

This Polish conference, attended by 70 speakers and hundreds of representatives, was themed" Reducing Tobacco Harm-The Next Decade "and focused on a safer future for nicotine. Among them, products in the fields of e-cigarettes, nicotine bags, oral tobacco products and heated tobacco products are focused. Among them, representatives focused on encouraging adults who cannot quit smoking to switch to safer nicotine products, including e-cigarettes.

(What e-cigarette signals will Warsaw reveal?)

In fact, last year, experts from the Global Nicotine Forum encouraged adult smokers who were unable to quit nicotine to replace harmful flammable or oral products with safer nicotine products, including e-cigarettes and non-tobacco nicotine bags andHNB, because the harm is obviously less.

At the Nicotine Conference, there were remarks against e-cigarettes and remarks in support of e-cigarettes. Experts have pointed out that the role of consumers in e-cigarette policies and the advocacy of e-cigarette enthusiasts are crucial. Clive Bates, the group's host and director of The Counteractual, said,"'User advocacy,'which protects consumers by telling personal stories, is a winning mechanism for getting regulators and politicians to understand the positive potential of nicotine-containing products."

02

Scholars believe that vape is a" revolutionary product."

Global Nicotine Forum, participants include many e-cigarette giants, such as Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT), as well as relevant tobacco control agencies in the field of public health, people from the World Electronic Cigarette Association, etc.

We Vape and Director of the Snuff Users Association Mark Oates(Mark Oates) makes a refreshing point. 

(Warsaw expert market perspective)

He said that e-cigarettes are only suitable for smokers. He compares e-cigarettes to electric cars because it is a revolutionary product. "There will be people who will start driving electric cars whose internal-combustion engine cars have never damaged the environment.。We should not say to them,"You haven't damaged the environment before, so you shouldn't drive." Therefore, there will be people who have never smoked who will want to use nicotine. It would be better to use a more secure version,"he explained.

03

Smoke-free regulation has become the focus, emphasizing the regulation of e-cigarettes more than the prohibition.

talked about a core issue about the ban, the consequences behind the ban.

" Harm reduction is not just about eliminating products or behaviors, recognizing that bans often lead to unintended consequences." This is the general opinion of experts from the 10th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN23) gathered in Warsaw.

At the meeting, some scholars said that the pure prescription e-cigarette model is a laughing stock, and the rampant e-cigarette epidemic highlights the failure of supervision in Australia. Dr. Carolyn Beaumont, an Australia general practitioner and founder of MedicalNicotine, joined other scholars on Australia's regulatory failure over e-cigarettes, implying that a more effective approach is needed to address the problem.

For example, focusing on Mexico, which is banned, in the future, e-cigarettes should focus on how to legalize and collect taxes, rather than prohibiting them.

04

Disposable e-cigarettes and sustainability issues.

e-cigarette industryIncreasingly aware of the waste problem caused by e-cigarettes. This time, GFN23 focuses on the issue of e-cigarette waste.

For example, U.S. e-cigarette manufacturer Pure Labs recently urged authorities to pay attention to the unsustainability of disposable e-cigarettes and take corresponding action. "Not only are disposable e-cigarette devices contributing to the global popularity of e-cigarettes among young people, but these disposable plastic e-cigarettes are also contributing to the increasing amount of toxic waste that plagues our planet," the manufacturer said.

Scholars say that the future will also be the best time to start manufacturing sustainable e-cigarettes.

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proposes a new concept of" medical e-cigarettes ".

portant;"> For example, benefits: Medically licensed e-cigarettes can promote the health and medical benefits of the product; are not subject to the EU Tobacco Products Directive/Tobacco Product Regulatory Regulations, and do not require restrictions on nicotine content andsmoke oilCapacity; prescription sales of products may translate into sales of commercial products, as prescription e-cigarettes are likely to have continued purchase demand; consumers may switch to commercial products after exceeding the typical 12-week reimbursement limit. Academics also shared that 50% of e-cigarette users in the UK have used e-cigarettes for more than three years. As a drug, prescription e-cigarettes can also enjoy social reimbursement; and another benefit of medically licensed e-cigarettes is that it may change the public's perception of e-cigarettes. However, scholars believe that prescription e-cigarettes still need to be distinguished from consumer e-cigarettes, and cannot use the same brand as consumer products. Medical e-cigarettes require a completely different way of thinking because it requires different sales strategies, different distribution channels, and is regarded as a completely different product category.

Polish signal, e-cigarette Security Question, Disposable environment Questions, other New tobacco regulation The problem will be some signals of the new global e-cigarette framework in the future, and even Second half Some concerns.

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