Australia could soon be home to the toughest regulations on vaping in the world.
in the world after the government introduced new legislation to parliament today to address what it described as a "public health menace".
However, they will still be legal to buy from pharmacies so they can be used to treat nicotine and help people quit smoking.Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled new laws to crack down on vaping. "If vapes are therapeutic goods then it is entirely appropriate that Australia should regulate them as therapeutic goods, instead of allowing them to be sold alongside chocolate bars and bubble gum in convenience stores, often down the road from schools.
"This is a major public health issue. We won't allow another generation of Australians to be lured into addiction by big tobacco."Buttler said the new laws will help protect young people from developing vaping addictions.
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