GFN•TV will bring the conference's platform for rational and inclusive debate on the future role of safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction to an audience all year round. GFN•TV will also be broadcasting live from Warsaw in June. Tune in to hear world-leading experts, tobacco harm reduction advocates and nicotine consumers discuss the latest scientific, regulatory and policy developments. From our unique annual event, to year-round reporting of the issues that matter in tobacco harm reduction, GFN has got it covered.
In the wake of a major vaping regulation overhaul in France, Claude Bamberger joins us to uncover the extent of the new disposable vape ban and where this leaves people who want to quit smoking.
📅 14 Mar 2025
GFN News #142 | EYECATCHING ADDITIONS TO #GFN25 PROGRAMME | Featuring #GFN25 Programme Director Jessica Harding
In this very special episode we're joined by Jessica Harding, Programme Director of this year's Global Forum on Nicotine conference! We unpack the A-list lineup of guest speakers, plenaries and much much more that you can expect at #GFN25 which takes place 19 - 21 June 2025.
📅 11 Mar 2025
GFN News #141 | SOUTH AFRICA'S MYSTERY VAPE TAX UPDATE
Mystery surrounds South Africa's upcoming budget announcement, with fiscal policies regarding vapes and tobacco products likely under scrutiny. But with little concrete information available, wihat could change in the coming weeks? Kurt Yeo joins us on GFN News to explore these regulatory changes and South Africa's current problematic approach to safer nicotine products.
GFN News #140 | NEW ZEALAND'S ASTOUNDING THR SUCCESS | Featuring Will Godfrey
New Zealand's acceptance of safer nicotine products has spearheaded an unprecedented drop in smoking rates in its indigenous communities - can its neighbour Australia leaern a thing or two from New Zealand's success? In this latest episode of GFN News Will Godfrey joins us to highlight a recent paper by Colin Mendelsohn exploring New Zealand's plummeting smoking rates.
Belgium has become the first country in Europe to ban disposable vapes, but will this actually have an impact on youth vaping rates, or will it just reduce access to safer nicotine products for millions of adults who smoke in Belgium? Joining us today is Alberto Gómez Hernández, Policy Manager at the World Vapers' Alliance, to dissect Belgium's vaping crackdown and the impact this could have on adult vapers.
GFN News #138 | EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIAN SPECIAL PART TWO | Featuring Giorgi Mzhavanadze
In the second episode of our Easter Europe and Central Asia special Giorgi Mzhavanadze highlights divergent attitudes towards safer products across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
GFN News #137 | TACKLING SMOKING IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Featuring Giorgi Mzhavanadze
Could safer products such as nicotine pouches offer a solution to significantly high rates of tobacco use in Eastern Europe and Central Asia? Joining us today is Giorgi Mzhavanadze, an economist who has worked with Knowledge-Action-Change on the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report, to highlight trends in tobacco use in the region.
Mexico's smoking rates have stagnated, so why is the government insisting on amending their constitution to ban vapes? Tomás O'Gorman joins us to explain these latest developments in Mexico in this brand new episode of GFN News!
GFN News #135 | NEW ZEALAND'S SUCCESS STORY | This Is How New Zealand Outpaced Australia feat. Colin Mendelsohn
Why has New Zealand's smoking rate dropped so far below Australia's in recent years, and what can we subsequently learn from New Zealand's approach to safer nicotine products? In this episode of GFN News THR advocate Colin Mendelsohn highlights the striking difference in approach to vaping in New Zealand and Australia. Enjoy!
📅 4 Feb 2025
GFN News #134 | FDA's RISKY LOW-NICOTINE PLAN | Featuring Will Godfrey of Filter
Low nicotine cigarettes form the basis of the FDA's latest plan to reduce tobacco consumption, but will it actually work? Will Godfrey of Filter Magazine joins us to discuss the details of this proposal, and why this not-so-new idea may cause a significant headache for US smoking cessation efforts.
