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News and views article in the official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (UK): Promote harm reduction for smokers and let

An extended cspnet article, discussing e-cigs (market/marketing) in regard to this magazine’s audience.

Haven’t read his name before, but Prof. Stimson appears to have been executive director of the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA). Traditionally, IHRA has been mostly concerned with questions relating to illict drug use - but also kept an eye on alcohol and tobacco. In this recent...

The EU Commission just published minutes of their latest meeting with UK’s trade association ECITA (note: that’sprobably the only “e-cig interest group” that managed to be recognized by the officials!) here.

This infomercial magazine was distributed in print with “The Times” newspaper (thanks for this info to Kate on Vapers Network). Not that I’m a great fan of advertisements. It’s great to see, however, that the UK has a functioning trading organization. An organization, that can bind together...

I guess, that most of you are well aware that the pending Revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive is likely to determine the future - or the extinction - of e-cigs on the EU Community market. On March 07, Commissioner Dalli is scheduled to meet with stakeholders. As far as I know, the only...

trib.com, local news, February 13: Casper City Council will draft public smoking ban; also K2Radio News smoke-free-draft-ordinance-on-its-way council packet pdf with alphabets‘ wishlist (search e-cig)

CA Riker, K Lee, A Darville, EJ Hahn (2012): E-Cigarettes: Promise or Peril? Nursing Clinics of North America, 47(1), 159-171. Well, this abstract reads nearly innocent. Outline includes topic “The role of E-cigarettes in the “harm reduction” debate” and there it might get interesting - but...

World Radio Switzerland (2 February, 2012): E-cigarettes—quitter's best friend or new health hazard? The linked video is a synchronized English version (original show aired October 11 in French) End of first part (03:52) briefly mentions some Swiss analyses detecting traces of impurities, no...

“Charlie Sheen does it. Lindsay Lohan e-puffs, too. The market for smokeless smokes has lit up. Does that mean you can smoke anywhere?” Are E-Cigs Cool? - Businessweek

and David Sweanor makes the case for e-cigs more here:E-cigarettes popularity in N.B. sparks debate - New Brunswick - CBC News

Smoking? Or non? Jacksonville may soon be smoke-free | KETK

News article: Saugus health board aims to regulate e-cigarettes

//www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-e-cigarettes-idUSTRE8041WB20120105"]Reuters article [/URL]on a recent e-cig study: CI Vardavas, N Anagnostopoulos, M Kougias, V Evangelopoulou, GN Connolly, PK Behrakis: Acute pulmonary effects of using an e-cigarette: impact onrespiratory flow...

Source: my non-authoritative translation of this German news article: Die E-Zigarette ist brennend interessant, RNZ, Dec 1 2011 Background: the Stabsstelle Krebsprävention is the WHO Collaborating Centre on Tobacco Control in Germany. Similar to the TobReg club at WHO, the Stabsstelle...

ANTZ commentary paper: S. Lee, H. Kimm, J. E. Yun, S. H. Jee (2011) Public Health Challenges of Electronic Cigarettes in South Korea. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 44, 235-241. Abstract: direct link to full pdf

Column by Brad Rodu on occasion of the Great American Smokeout: Smoke-free tobacco has few risks (Cincinnati.com) ACSH statement on a similar theme

“Hospitals won't hire smokers” Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 16, 2011

well, not only outdoors, not only vaping ... City weighs smoke-free plan (The Orion, Nov 15, 2011) for actual details and legal definitions of the customized ALA Sample Ordinance see this file: 11-8-11 Internal Affairs Committee Agenda Packet

Alberto Alemanno, international law and regulation expert (see his profile) posted an extended article on e-cigs and regulation at his web page. Good read, actually. Electronic cigarettes: the future or the end of smoking? (November 12, 2011) Related previous posts by Alberto Alemano on the...