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EDITORIAL Editor - Patrick Griffin Journalist - Jordan Millar Junior Journalist - Oliver Smith

DESIGN Head of Design - Hayley Parker Lead Designer - Aaron Rana Graphic Designer - Ayaz Arshad Graphic Designer - Amy Harrison Design Support - Lucy Booth

MARKETING Marketing Director - Katie Loomes Web Developer - Kain Alden Marketing Executives Alicia Snow-Simpson Carrie Strouther

SALES Head of Sales - Tom Slack + 44 7969 170 828 Client Partnerships Manager Steve Culf + 44 7795 200 167 Sales Executive - Peter Masters + 44 7305 960 345 Sales Executive - Baz Bassra + 44 7823 887 753 China Sales Executive - Arlen Luo + 86 137 012 666 84

ACCOUNTS Finance Director - Kris Worton Finance Executive - Rochelle Warsop Office Assistant - Anna Difusco

EVENTS DIRECTOR Abida Razaque

MANAGING DIRECTORS Pom Kaila David Turner

CEO Paul Caplin

With Christmas and the new year just around the corner , I firstly wanted to wish you all a happy holidays ! The past 12 months have been critical in guiding the future of the vaping industry so , as we approach the end of 2021 , it ’ s important to reflect on some of our victories and some of the fights still left to win . Of course , the World Health Organization ’ s COP9 tobacco control conference is the secretive elephant in the room . While global leaders met to decide the fate of billions of smokers , dedicated advocates , pro-vaping experts and millions of consumers were needlessly shut out … and what ’ s worse , the world-changing event barely broke headlines . It would have been brilliant if we got even a fraction of the coverage that the COP26 climate summit had , both issues are hugely important and deserve our full attention . Thankfully the industry refused to be silenced , with brave voices across the globe speaking out against the anti-vaping WHO . On a brighter note , Dubai ’ s first international expo , the World Vape Show , and our very own Vapouround Awards have been and gone … and it ’ s safe to say they were a MASSIVE success . Seeing so many familiar faces and experiencing the true community values of the industry was amazing and celebrating the very best that vaping has to offer is always a great honour . However , while Dubai ’ s blossoming vape market is sure to push the industry further than ever before , it was a shame to learn that a British football coach is facing 25-years in prison … over just four small bottles of CBD vape liquid . My heart goes

out to London-born Billy Hood and his family , who are currently fighting for the 24-year-old ’ s freedom – read our article ‘ Mother ’ s anguish as son jailed for 25 years in Dubai ’ for the full story . Despite the endless work of consumers and advocates , it ’ s clear that vaping still faces huge discrimination and misinformation on a global scale . Especially when you consider that school staff in Canada thought it appropriate to ‘ strip search ’ children as young as 13 because they were suspected of carrying vape products . While youth and non-smokers shouldn ’ t be using e-cigarettes , advocates rightly highlighted that we shouldn ’ t treat our

children like criminals and cross lines that should NEVER be crossed because of a moral panic about vaping . We can only hope that public health officials , anti-vape campaigners and international sceptics make a resolution to think more pragmatically and logically about vaping and the power for good that it has become .

Thank you for your continued support .

Patrick Griffin | Editor

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