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Regulators in the U.S. have not been able to prevent vapes being sold to kids. ... more than twice the level allowed in Canada and Europe. ... CEO of the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association.
Therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL or less are available from a pharmacy to anyone 18 years or older subject to a pharmacists approval. Therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration greater than 20 mg/mL or for anyone under 18 require a prescription. [168] Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169]
In December 2002, Statistics Canada published a report on smoking prevalence from 1985 to 2001. In that report they found from 1985 to 1991, the prevalence of "current smoking" (which they defined as daily smokers and occasional smokers) declined overall, for both sexes and all age groups except for those aged 15 to 24.
In Canada, e-cigarettes had an estimated value of 140 million CAD in 2015. [382] There are numerous e-cigarette retail shops in Canada. [ 383 ] A 2014 audit of retailers in four Canadian cities found that 94% of grocery stores, convenience stores, and tobacconist shops which sold e-cigarettes sold nicotine-free varieties only, while all vape ...
To try to keep young people from becoming addicted to tobacco, Congress took two steps in 2020 to keep minors from posing as adults to buy vaping products online: It barred e-cigarette sites from ...
More 13-15 year olds are using vapes than adults in all WHO regio ... "Kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get hooked to nicotine," said Tedros Adhanom ...
A similar organization, named Tobacco21.ca, [59] has advocated increasing the smoking age in Canada to 21. [60] On March 1, 2020, Prince Edward Island became the first Canadian province to raise its smoking age from 19 to 21. [61]
It comes as the Local Government Association urged tobacco-style regulations on the display of vaping products in shops, also to deter under-18s.