Australia’s Harsh Nicotine Law Passes – SMOORE Achieves Global VIP Status – And An Early Christmas Present For Vapers In Estonia
23/12/2020
Not such a g’day for vapers and smokers down under as the government rubber stamps Australia’s harsh nicotine law.
On hearing the ruling, Australian advocacy group Legalise Vaping warned that lives will be lost as vapers return to smoking in their droves, and says the ‘gloves are now off…‘
The new legislation will mean that from October 2021, nicotine for use in e-liquids can only be obtained via a prescription, and with many doctors anti-vaping, the demand may not be met.
It wasn’t all bad news though, a move by the idiotic health minister Greg Hunt – yes it rhymes – had tried to ban the importation of ALL vape devices.
However thanks to a ‘rebellion’ by 28 Coalitions MPs and senators, Hunt has backed away from the total ban.
Greg Hunt MP
Liberal senator Hollie Hughes said:
After the TGA and Hunt announcements, it’s clear they’ve listened, reversed position on the regulation, and that’s no longer on the table.
We welcome that move.
We’ve gone from an attempt to restrict vaping to what is fundamentally the status quo [on personal importation] with a step to legalisation through a national prescription scheme.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration says allowing the import of vape devices may sweeten the pill of the new nicotine rules adding:
…individuals attempting to import commercial quantities of nicotine e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine may be subject to importation and seizure of products and potential fines under existing regulation.
One member of the TGA that supported the ban told the media there was no proof vaping helped smokers quit:
…while some individual smokers have successfully used nicotine e-cigarettes to quit smoking, evidence at a population level is lacking.
Without any hard figures to hand, I still call BS on that one…
Australian vape advocacy group, Legalise Vaping vowed to fight on.
Spokesman Brian Marlow said:
The TGA’S decision to implement an October 2021 prescription only model for nicotine vaping is a slap in the face for Australia’s 500,000 vapers who have done the right thing and quit smoking for good.
At the recent Senate Inquiry into Tobacco Harm Reduction, we heard from public health experts, tobacco treatment specialists, vapers and even frontline health workers who all outlined why a prescription model simply will never work and will drive vapers back to smoking.
harsh penalties if caught with illegal nicotine in Australia
Yet the TGA has ignored all of the overwhelming evidence and is pushing ahead with a prescription model anyway.
Legalise Vaping Australia is calling on all pro-vaping MPs to fight back against the TGA’s decision and will be committing all resources towards this effort.
If my organisation has to mobilise 500,000 vapers against anti-vaping MPs, that’s what we’ll do.
The gloves are coming off.
The tough times down under keep on coming and NOW is the time for ALL Australia’s vapers to get involved by supporting, donating and signing up to Legalise Vaping.
It really IS time to prepare for the fight of your lives…literally.
For more info, read just 3 of my articles on Australia’s fight to legalise vaping:
It’s called the AEO Advanced Certificate, and vape giant SMOORE has received the first ever in China’s electronic atomization industry history.
Known as the ‘Global VIP Pass’, it will give the parent company of Vaporesso the edge on its competitors as it will save 30% of time spent clearing customs in over 40 countries.
It’s an incredibly tough thing to get and has taken SMOORE 2 years to achieve its goal and is rightly proud.
A spokesman said:
Applying for the AEO Advanced Certificate is far from easy.
It’s a complicated program involving a number of departments such as human resource, accounting, supply chain, logistics, quality inspection.
According to the customs statistics, there are in total 3,239 enterprises owning the AEO Advanced Certificate, accounting for only 0.22% of the registered enterprises in China.
The application requirements reach up to 30.
Even from the perspective of experts, the application difficulty is similar to that of a Mini-IPO.
To pass the exam, SMOORE set up a program team back in 2018.
9 departments have participated, over 30 training have been organized, and a 7,524-page file has been submitted.
The whole application thing lasts for nearly two years.
Great news and I guess congratulations is in order
