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Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169] Laws vary across Australia's states and can conflict. In April 2014 a court decision made it illegal to sell or supply e-cigarettes regardless of their appearance or nicotine content (even if zero) in Western Australia. [170] Previously they were banned if they looked like cigarettes.
The 2019 NDSHS showed that cannabis continues to have the highest reported prevalence of lifetime and recent consumption among the general population, compared with other illicit drugs, for people aged 14 and over in Australia 36% had used cannabis in their lifetime, up 1% from 2016 and 11.6% had used cannabis recently up 1.2% since 2016. Note ...
Cannabis in the Australian Capital Territory has been decriminalised for personal recreational use since 2020. [1] By way of federal law, Hemp is legal. [ 2 ] Medical cannabis is also legal via federal law, since the passing of the respective law in October 2016. [ 3 ]
Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes in January, the Health Minister said on Tuesday, the first step in a crackdown aimed at curbing the growing popularity of these nicotine-filled ...
Australia has announced that it will ban recreational vaping in an attempt to crack down on teenagers using e-cigarettes. Government officials want to ban disposable vapes, many of which come in ...
E-cigarettes were not ‘sold as a recreational product – especially not one for our kids,’ says health minister
It is illegal to smoke in cars while children (under 16) are passengers. [21] Since April 2012, smoking is not allowed beneath covered public transport waiting areas, including bus, tram, train and taxi shelters. [22] South Australia banned smoking inside prison cells starting in January 2015.
A pictogram used to denote a vaping ban. Laws regulating the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as "vaping", vary across the United States. Some states and municipalities prohibit vaping in every location where smoking is prohibited, while others contain more permissive laws (or no laws at all) regarding vaping. Since 2012, minors have ...