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Harry’s blog 18: 23 May

May 7, 2017

The Washington Post reported, “ While the administration has not indicated what it will ultimately do about the 2016 rule, the decision to side with the industry in delaying the rule represents a...

Harry’s blog 16: 8 May

May 7, 2017

“Thus, the zeal for the almost-no-nicotine cigarette as the only way to end the pandemic of cigarette-related illness. “The vast majority of tobacco control advocates are advocates, not scientists...

GFN taking the debate on vaping on the road

April 10, 2017

Across all three dialogues some 147 people took part, representing consumers and consumer advocates, academics, public health professionals, producers and distributors of products and members of t...

GFN UK Dialogues 2017

March 5, 2017

There is still a lot of debate between scientists and policy makers about the nature, use and safety of nicotine containing products. The media has produced a lot of stories about e-cigarettes, no...

GFN UK Dialogues 2017

March 5, 2017

There is still a lot of debate between scientists and policy makers about the nature, use and safety of nicotine containing products. The media has produced a lot of stories about e-cigarettes, no...

Harry’s blog 11: 27 March 2017

Feb. 18, 2017

One posted comment came from Richard Cranfield from US Health Works who made the insightful point that the FDA (and probably most other US public health agencies) have no interest in harm reductio...

Harry’s blog 15: 24 April

Feb. 18, 2017

This is one of the very real potential problems with a legal, regulated market in drugs. Whatever the merits of the idea, if it ever happened, it is almost inevitable that the bar would be set ver...

Harry’s blog 14: 16 April

Feb. 18, 2017

Clearly cigarette sales will continue to be the industry's income mainstay for many years to come especially in regions like Africa and Indian sub-continent, the revenue from which is funding...

Harry’s blog 13: 9 April

Feb. 18, 2017

A similarly dossier of 'dodgy' provenance is being promoted to the effect that e-cigarettes cause heart attacks. Leading the charge on this is Dr Stan Glanz who has declared that we now ...

Harry’s blog 12: 5 April

Feb. 18, 2017

The law would also regulate nicotine and non-nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid by: prohibiting sale, and supply in a public place, to under 18 year olds restricting sale via vending machines to ...