Firebombed shops. Violent cartel rivalries. Businesses forced to close.
Australia’s illicit tobacco trade is spiralling into violence. This is the real-world cost of prohibition.
Australia’s illicit tobacco trade is spiralling into violence. This is the real-world cost of prohibition.
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Watch the full interview to hear how the black market is reshaping Australia’s streets and putting businesses at risk.
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WHO misinformation about vaping and nicotine has real consequences. When public health messaging distorts science, smokers may be discouraged from switching to safer alternatives or even pushed back to cigarettes.
Public health needs facts, not fear.
Public health needs facts, not fear.
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Could e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches be the greatest medical breakthrough since penicillin?
Their life-saving potential is enormous, yet products like nicotine pouches remain banned in Australia.
Why are safer alternatives being kept out of smokers’ reach?
Their life-saving potential is enormous, yet products like nicotine pouches remain banned in Australia.
Why are safer alternatives being kept out of smokers’ reach?
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Watch full interview with @Tim_Andrews of @PDNWmedia, available now on GFNTV!
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Don't miss today's interview with @Tim_Andrews ⬇️
Australia is a textbook example of what NOT to do.
250+ firebombings. Murders. Criminal cartels taking over the nicotine market. Breakdown of society.
This is what happens when governments embrace prohibition.
Our spokesman @Tim_Andrews discusses Australia's policy disaster at @GFNicotine
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Tomorrow on GFNTV Interviews, @Tim_Andrews joins @brentstafford to discuss Australia’s booming illicit market, the consequences of vaping restrictions, and why prohibition can come at a devastating cost to public health and society.
Don’t miss it!
Don’t miss it!
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📺 Click the bell icon to not miss it! youtube.com/watch?v=G06g0s…
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Does regulation shape what we believe about nicotine?
Economist Fernando Briseño explores how regulatory status may influence perceptions of vaping, smoking and nicotine-related health risks, drawing on survey experiments in Latin America.📺⬇️
youtu.be/DeeTBH-S19Q
Economist Fernando Briseño explores how regulatory status may influence perceptions of vaping, smoking and nicotine-related health risks, drawing on survey experiments in Latin America.📺⬇️
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🚨 Are Canada’s nicotine pouch restrictions backfiring?
Todd Prochnau explains how restricted pharmacy access may be contributing to a massive illicit market, raising concerns about product safety and youth access.
Todd Prochnau explains how restricted pharmacy access may be contributing to a massive illicit market, raising concerns about product safety and youth access.
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▶️ Watch the full Science Lab analysis on YouTube to hear the complete discussion.
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Authorised pouches are restricted to pharmacies. Unauthorised products remain widely available. Pharmacists face added burdens and a large illicit market persists.
Todd Prochnau examined the unintended consequences of Canada’s approach at #GFN26.
youtu.be/jSU9Gf_xcbs
Todd Prochnau examined the unintended consequences of Canada’s approach at #GFN26.
youtu.be/jSU9Gf_xcbs
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HIGHER TAXES, BIGGER BLACK MARKET
Higher taxes don’t eliminate demand - they push consumers toward the black market. And unregulated products can put their health at risk.
Higher taxes don’t eliminate demand - they push consumers toward the black market. And unregulated products can put their health at risk.
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When tax revenue takes priority over public health, who pays the price?
Poland’s $11 tax on vaping devices raises serious questions about policy, the growing illicit market, and the lack of coordination between health and finance authorities.
Poland’s $11 tax on vaping devices raises serious questions about policy, the growing illicit market, and the lack of coordination between health and finance authorities.
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🇵🇱 POLAND’S NICOTINE TAX EXPERIMENT
Steep excise taxes. Tighter restrictions. Flavour bans under discussion.
Are Poland’s nicotine policies protecting public health or pushing consumers towards the black market?
youtube.com/watch?v=rn2uI1…
Steep excise taxes. Tighter restrictions. Flavour bans under discussion.
Are Poland’s nicotine policies protecting public health or pushing consumers towards the black market?
youtube.com/watch?v=rn2uI1…
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Sweden’s smoking rate is below 5%. 🇦🇺 Australia keeps ignoring the evidence.
Make legal alternatives affordable, reduce demand for illicit products, and follow the data. The solution isn’t complicated.
So why is Australia still getting it wrong? 👇
Make legal alternatives affordable, reduce demand for illicit products, and follow the data. The solution isn’t complicated.
So why is Australia still getting it wrong? 👇
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🚨 Firebombings in Melbourne. Criminal gangs fighting for territory. Businesses struggling to get insurance.
@drjoesDIYhealth says Australia’s nicotine crackdown is fuelling a black market - while New Zealand is taking a different path.
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@drjoesDIYhealth says Australia’s nicotine crackdown is fuelling a black market - while New Zealand is taking a different path.
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