After nearly a year of investigation, a long-awaited parliamentary report into the legalisation of e-cigarettes has delivered both an official blow and an accompanying glimmer of hope for vaping businesses in Australia.
The majority report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport more or less backed the status quo. However, three members of parliament (MPs) from the government coalition – from a total of eight MPs on the committee – have called for e-cigs to be more freely available.
One of their dissenting reports, written by Andrew Laming, an MP and medical doctor, consists of just two brief sentences: “Life is short and shorter for smokers. Just legalise vaping.”
...
Restricted content. Do you want to read more?
Register
Sign up NOW for 7 days FREE TRIAL and access our briefings section
Sign up to access our business and regulatory briefings and get the most updated news, insights and our expert analysis to keep you on top of worldwide industry trends.
By signing up you agree to our Terms and Conditions Please note trial access may take up to 24 hours to be granted as access must be qualified by a member of the ECigIntelligence team.