The French government have announced plans to ban disposable vapes, with the Prime Minister citing the 'gateway effect' of vapes leading young people to smoke.
In this episode, Will Godfrey debunks outdated notions around the gateway effect, and the reaction of THR experts to this ban.
0:00 - Intro with Joanna Junak 0:24 - France plans disposable vape ban 1:57 - THR activists react with dismay 3:24 - Vape bans predicted across Western Europe 3:45 - Closing remarksThe Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has taken place every year since 2014 and is the only international conference to focus on how vapes, nicotine pouches, Swedish snus and heated tobacco can help people switch away from smoking. Building on the success of an event that attracts hundreds of in-person participants and thousands of online delegates, this is the homepage of GFN•TV, the new broadcast arm of the GFN stable.
Want to watch livestreamed sessions and regular GFN•TV Commentary Team discussions from the ninth edition of the conference in Warsaw (June 21 - 24 2023)? Tune in to hear world-leading experts, tobacco harm reduction advocates and nicotine consumers discuss the latest scientific, regulatory and policy developments.
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