From BMJ, 4 May 2023:
The importation and sale of all e-cigarettes, regardless of whether they are labelled as containing nicotine or not, will soon be banned in Australia, unless they are supplied by prescription through a licensed pharmacist.
The crackdown by the Australian government was announced amid concerns that a growing black market in vapes is fuelling a rise in child and adolescent vaping and nicotine addiction.
The move also includes a ban on all single use disposable vapes, restrictions on flavours, a shift to plain packaging, and a reduction in the concentration and volume of nicotine permitted in the devices. Read more.
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