The Nationals want to ease rules around nicotine vapes in Australia, to provide access to them as a tool to help adults quit smoking, while tightening rules around young people accessing the highly addictive products.
The Nationals are proposing that the prescription-only model be abandonedThe party has adopted a formal position at odds with the current health approach in Australia, which only allows access to nicotine vapes with a prescription.
Under the changes proposed by the Nationals, the prescription-only model would be abandoned in favour of a regulated system where nicotine vapes can be purchased much like cigarettes. Retailers would require a license to sell the products, with significant penalties for those selling them to minors.The approach bears similarities to that taken in New Zealand, where nicotine vapes are far more widely available legally than in Australia.
Nationals leader David Littleproud said the current rules are clearly failing to prevent young people becoming addicted to vaping.Watch
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