Australia to ban recreational vaping in major crackdown on e-cigarettes as teen use soars

CNN
May 03, 2023

Australia to ban recreational vaping in major crackdown on e-cigarettes as teen use soars


The Australian government will ban e-cigarettes through a heavy set of controls on imports and packaging to discourage vaping, especially among teens, under its biggest smoking reforms in more than a decade.

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler on Tuesday said vaping has become a top behavioral issue in high schools and a growing problem in elementary schools but recognized the products have a therapeutic use under the right circumstances.