On October 8th, according to foreign reports, Nancy Loucas (Nancy Loucas), co-founder of the e-cigarette advocacy group Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA), said: The latest report concluded that Australia's anti-vaping The complete failure of the system shows that New Zealand's tobacco control strategy is on the right track.

Her comments come after Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) expert and physician Dr Colin Mendelsohn published a comprehensive review of Australia's prescription-only nicotine e-cigarette regulations.

“Australia is living proof of the failure of the vaping ban. The black market is booming across the market, youth vaping is surging, and smoking rates in Australia are still too high. By contrast, New Zealand is one of 70 countries that are Regulation is in place to provide a safer and more supportive environment for quitters,” Ms Loucas said.

New Zealand MPs on the Health Select Committee continue to evaluate proposals for the Government's smoke-free environment and regulated products (smoked tobacco) amendments.

The act limits the number of retailers who can sell smoked tobacco products, prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or later, and aims to reduce the attractiveness and addictive properties of tobacco products.

“Politicians need to keep an eye on the prizes and do what they can to smash the deadly tobacco. While it may be tempting to get off track by vaping, they need to remember that 2020 has a host of rules and regulations in place, but there are still many Get involved," she said.

Regardless, the AVCA is urging the government to undertake more compliance checks and greater enforcement, arguing that continued retail breaches are eroding public confidence.

“Rogue dairy owners who continue to sell e-cigarettes to minors need to be prosecuted. Dairies are also set up and registered as specialty e-cigarette retailers so they can sell all flavors, which also needs to be tightened. However, the overall said New Zealand's regulations are a million times more effective than Australia's nicotine vaping ban," she said.

In his report, Dr Mendelssohn declared that the Australian experiment had failed. We need to accept this, admit our mistakes and adopt a more realistic regulatory model to support Australian smokers and vapers.

Last month, a Malaysian political delegation visited New Zealand to find out what it was doing to achieve a smoke-free New Zealand by 2025 - defined as regular smoking of 5% or less. After confirming Australia's anti-vaping regime has failed, Ms Lucas is now calling on key members of the Australian government to also visit, learn and listen.

"Our vaping regime is not perfect, but it has enabled smokers to switch to less harmful nicotine products and has been key to halving the overall smoking rate in New Zealand over the past decade. That's how you do THR," she said.

In a submission to parliament, ASH reminded New Zealand MPs that in 15 years, not a single person has died from vaping.

“Australia bans vaping products, while cigarettes are still readily available, killing 20,000 Australians every year. It doesn’t make sense to ban safer options because every measure shows that Australia’s approach to tobacco control is a disaster. We were hopeful when the new Labour government took office. Now is the time for them to take control," Nancy Loucas said.