continues to ban nicotine for vaping. Director of Hawker Britton Government
Relations, Claire March recently said in a television interview with Sky News
Australia that given the relative low harm of vaping versus smoking, “It's a
complete no-brainer on a public policy front” to regulate vaping
Down Under.
On the rise
According to research carried out by Euromonitor International, published
by the BBC, there are 40 million vapers in the world and rising. The number
of people using e-cigarettes has been increasing rapidly in recent years
in this young industry – from approximately seven million in 2011 to 35
million in 2016. Euromonitor estimates the number of adults who vape will
reach almost 55 million by 2021.
Out with the old
Non-profit housing developer Options for Homes is banning cigarettes from
its new condos in Toronto – but e-cigarettes are allowed