FEATURE
REASONS TO BE
CHEERFUL
At the recent World Vape Show Dubai 2021 , Vapouround Magazine asked four vape industry experts whether or not they felt optimism for the future .
Words : Patrick Griffin
Vaping always seems to be under attack and as soon as one battle is won , there are others ready to take its place .
Despite the evidence , some countries ban the less harmful product out of existence and others impose such draconian restrictions that it may as well be banned .
There are only a minority of countries that actually acknowledge the life-saving potential of vaping and integrate it as part of their tobacco harm reduction policies . By late September – when the World Vape Show Dubai was in full force – the American Food and Drug Administration had failed to grant a single application for vape products to enter the market . Alarmingly , the FDA rejected 97 percent of all applications , saying it needed more time to decide on the others .
Against this backdrop , Vapouround Editor Patrick Griffin asked a global panel of experts at the WVS expo whether they felt optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the industry .
This is what they had to say :
EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE :
Dustin Dahlmann , CFO , InnoCigs and Chairman of the board , Independent European Vape Alliance ( IEVA )
“ I am absolutely optimistic about the future of the industry , because people are taking more and more care of their health .
“ There are many smokers all over the world and I hope we can solve the problem that they don ’ t know about the harm reduction potential of vaping products and the benefits they can bring .
“ So , I am absolutely optimistic for the future . Whatever regulations we will see , I think we can handle it and we will manage it in the long run .”
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