Australia should pass bill to ban non-prescription vapes, Senate committee finds

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/08/australia-should-pass-bill-to-ban-non-prescription-vapes-senate-committee-finds

Recommendation comes after two days of hearings and nearly 300 submissions from health, education, pharmaceutical and other sectors

Archived version: archive.ph/Ms39z

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kowcop@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
At this point there is zero logical reason that cigarettes aren’t banned. The only logical reasons are that the government likes the $40/pack tax more than Australians dying, or big tobacco donations… I am not advocating the ban of ciggies, it just makes zero sense to continue to go after vapes when turning a blind eye to the other ‘death maker’

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- galoisghost@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  or big tobacco donations
  
  I don’t think the Labor party gets these anymore or they wouldn’t be go after vapes in the first place.
  
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ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Pathetic, anything to protect big tobacco

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- TassieTosser@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Big tobacco are the same people selling those vapes. The bill is going to nip that revenue stream in the bud before it can mature.
  
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  - ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    They’re not though, in Australia. Most black macket vapes are coming from random Chinese companies. Almost all legal nicotine is coming from independant suppliers overseas who source it from Asian manufacturers. Vapes and related equipment are no different, SMOORE are probably one of the biggest manufacturers - en.smooretech.com
    
    I used to sell the shit before the government got overzealous with legislation and now everyone is back on the ciggies
    
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Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
There are prescription vapes? 😯

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- Heavybell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Does ventolin count? :P
  
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  - galoisghost@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I don’t think you need a prescription for that anymore
    
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- scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  In Australia, yes.
  
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- mfdoom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  They can be prescribed for Medicinal Cannabis and also to help quit smoking.
  
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- blindsight@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I assume as a smoking cessation tool? idk, just speculating.
  
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