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Australia Bans Vape Sales Outside Pharmacies

  • #Australia
  • #Legislation
  • #Vaping
  • #Health
Australia Bans Vape Sales Outside Pharmacies
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JUL 2024
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story last updated JUL 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

Vaping is increasingly becoming a gateway for youngsters to cigarettes. Besides highly addictive nicotine, vapes contain dangerous substances like diacetyl, formaldehyde, and acrolein, which are highly harmful to the lungs and heart. Consumers must be protected from the tobacco industry's misleading promotion of vapes as being safe.

Australian Medical Association

Narrative B

This vaping ban is misguided and overly harsh. Unlike smoking, vaping — an alternative believed to be less harmful — is heavily demonized. While countries like New Zealand embrace vaping as a safer alternative to smoking, Australia's approach — even with its October loosening — merely drives the market underground, making it harder to control and pushing people toward illegal purchases.

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Metaculus Prediction


Articles on this story

Medicinal vapes to be sold over the counter at pharmacies after Labor and Greens reach deal
GuardianJUN 2024
With the Liberals non-committal, Labor was driven into the arms of ‘anti-prohibition’ Greens on vaping
GuardianJUN 2024
Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week
Associated PressJUN 2024