Does knowledge of new nicotine products influence MEPs’ attitudes?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th March 2021

ECigIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

News analysis

Upheaval in China as draft e-cigarette regulations threaten massive changes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th March 2021

A new draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law to regulate tobacco-alternative products, including e-cigarettes, as traditional tobacco threatens big changes to the local vapour market, and has already hit share prices ...

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Opinion survey report: what do MEPs think about new nicotine products?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th March 2021

ECigIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

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The more EU politicians know about vaping, the less risky they think it is

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th March 2021

How much politicians know about e-cigarettes and other novel tobacco products has a major effect on their perceptions of safety and risk, new ECigIntelligence research suggests ...

Blogs

Why high-nicotine vapes might make a big difference to schizophrenia sufferers

Written by Aidan Semmens | 19th March 2021

A new study has found that the use of high-strength nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders quit smoking. And that can be both a life-saver and a life-improver ...

Blogs

Vaping cannabis ‘more dangerous than smoking cigarettes’! Or is it?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 12th March 2021

This week’s most prominent vaping story has come with headlines like “Teens vaping pot face more health risk than cigarette smokers”. Which turns out on examination to be somewhat less than the truth ...

News analysis

Swiss referendum backs age limit and tighter vaping regulation in Bern canton

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th March 2021

The sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s is set to be banned in the Swiss canton of Bern after a referendum revealed a very clear majority in favour ...

Blogs

E-cigs to be BANNED? Never let the facts get in the way of an arresting headline

Written by Aidan Semmens | 5th March 2021

Who plans to ban e-cigarettes? You may well ask. But if you only read the headlines on the news stands – and, let’s face it, that’s how a lot of people get their general sense...

News analysis

City of Chicago takes legal action as well as inspections to enforce flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th March 2021

Six months after implementing a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, the city of Chicago has cited several businesses for breaking the rules and announced a lawsuit against a business accused of selling non-compliant vaping products ...

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US trade officials demand e-cigarette firms reveal sales and advertising data

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd March 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked five leading e-cigarette manufacturers to disclose their 2019 and 2020 data on sales, advertising and promotional expenditures ...

Blogs

Covid-19 and vaping: the facts and figures behind the newspaper horror stories

Written by Aidan Semmens | 19th February 2021

When it comes to scare stories that whip up unfounded associations with Covid-19, you have to question how responsible that is. Take these two recent reports from the British press ...

News analysis

Germany proposes new €0.02 per mg tax on nicotine e-liquids from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th February 2021

The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments” ...

Blogs

Why ‘the devil you know’ – smoking – appears to be making a comeback

Written by Aidan Semmens | 12th February 2021

Is negative publicity for e-cigarettes driving people back to smoking? It seems something is, at least in the US – despite, or perhaps even because of, the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Blogs

It’s the not-burning question: When is an e-cigarette not a vape – and vice-versa?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 5th February 2021

What is an e-cigarette? You would think that by now that would be an easy question to answer – but it seems some folk are still confused, and spreading confusion ...

News analysis

European Commission commits to taking ‘stricter’ approach to tobacco alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd February 2021

The European Commission has committed itself to a more restrictive legislative approach to tobacco-related products, to protect the public “from picking up lasting habits that are damaging to health” ...

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Podcast: Global predictions and analysis of the e-cigarette sector for 2021

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd January 2021

Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence's managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss the key developments coming up in 2021 and the drivers that shape the market ...

Blogs

New powers in Washington suggest a whole new world for US vapour

Written by Aidan Semmens | 22nd January 2021

Will a new political era in the US mean a new regulatory landscape for e-cigarettes? ...

Blogs

Is it just coincidence that as youth vaping rises, cigarette smoking declines?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 15th January 2021

How do levels of youth vaping relate to smoking levels? This question goes right to the heart of attitudes and policy on e-cigarettes ...

News analysis

Italy’s budget brings in new taxes on
e-liquids, with and without nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th January 2021

Italy has entered 2021 with new excise duties on e-liquids after the Senate passed the 2021 Budget law (Legge di bilancio) ...

News analysis

2020: the year of flavour bans, Juul cases, taxation, China – and that other thing

Written by Aidan Semmens | 30th December 2020

Who isn’t glad to see the back of 2020? ECigIntelligence looks back on what a generally cataclysmic year has meant for the world of e-cigarettes, from flavour bans to taxation, with Juul in the dock...