New Zealand announced a ban on disposable vapes Tuesday, tightening the nation's chokehold on smoking as it also phases in a near-total prohibition on tobacco sales. | News24_Business
Disposable vapes - defined as those without removable or replaceable batteries - will be banned from August, Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said.
Six months ago, New Zealand announced it would make cigarettes permanently unavailable to anyone currently aged under 14 -- effectively raising the smoking age each year until the whole population is covered.But Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the new vape restrictions were needed for the young. Nearly one in five school-aged teenagers vape at least once a day in New Zealand, according to a 2021 study by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation.
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