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Government Intervention - Australia Bans Imported Disposable Vapes
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28th November 2023
Australia is banning the import of disposable vapes among a range of measures to tackle a perceived rise in vaping among young people. The other measures include stopping single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied in the country. This is despite the fact that you already need a doctor's prescription to buy vapes in Australia.
Is this good economics though? There seem to a be a lot of costs associated with all of these moves, and what's the evidence on whether or not vaping is better than smoking? And given the preponderance of vaping, won't a shadow market for vapes simply emerge?
Australia to ban disposable, single-use vape imports from January to help cut addiction in children https://t.co/j8VFS1gWc1
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) November 27, 2023
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