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Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’ (www.vice.com)

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Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’::The New Zealand-based seller issued a notice to its Australian customers that shipments will continue regardless of the government's vape reform.

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[–] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Vaping is still available in Australia as an aid to quit smoking. It just requires a prescription.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Which decreases availability and increases price, both of which makes it unnecessarily difficult for people who just want to not die from smoking-related diseases.

Almost all other smoking cessation methods, which are generally much less effective, contain nicotine and are freely available without a prescription. Those aren't legal for kids either, which is properly enforced.

To limit vape availability in this way is medically arbitrary symbolic politics and will cost many needless deaths.