Vapes to be banned for recreational use, 'pharmaceutical' packaging to be required under crackdown

Summary

This article by Jake Evans and Tom Lowrey, writing for ABC-Australia, makes the following points:

• Vapes have created a new generation of nicotine addicts.
• Once touted as therapeutic products, vapes have become a legal loophole.
• The tax on tobacco will also increase by five per cent each year for the next three years to curb cigarette smoking.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• New Australian vaping research finds 'suite of chemicals' in liquids used in vapes, some at 'dangerously high' levels | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• MAY 2023 Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown—Reuters
• MAY 2023 Australia to ban recreational vaping in crackdown on e-cigarettes—Sky News  

Source Information:

• Article Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Media Check: ABC News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
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