“WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT
THIS REGULATION WILL HAVE ON BOTH
THE VAPING INDUSTRY AND ON ADULT
SMOKERS IN ONTARIO WHO SEEK A LESS
HARMFUL ALTERNATIVE” – CVA
He added: “We have serious concerns about the
potential negative impacts that this regulation will
have on both the vaping industry and on adult
smokers in Ontario who seek a less harmful
alternative.”
CVA president Shaun Casey said it demonstrated
“a lack of understanding of how much education
and training it takes to transition people from
smoking to vaping.”
He added: “This regulation will make the transition
for adult smokers almost impossible, leading to
fewer people finding and trying vaping, thereby
reducing access for adult smokers and ultimately
shutting down the industry and turning it over
to less-effective Big Tobacco products to again
dominate this space.”
Treating e-cigarettes and combustibles as one
and the same under regulations is certainly
nothing new, but few in recent years have been
so potentially stifling. Vape shops and companies
have found ways to survive and adapt to mandatory
changes in bottle size, packaging, marketing
techniques and e-liquid recipes. Though difficult
and very costly, the response to the EU’s Tobacco
Products Directive (TPD) has largely been a
success story highlighting a resilient and safety-
friendly industry doing what needed to be done
and working with regulators in a spirit of mutual
good faith.
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