Display Ban Slammed
October 07, 2026 by planetofthevapes.co.uk
Display Ban Slammed
Retail visibility is not just advertising; it is how many adult smokers discover that alternatives to cigarettes exist. A display ban may make vaping less visible, but it could also make the lower-risk option harder to notice while combustible tobacco remains familiar through habit, history and availability. The policy question should be practical: does hiding legal vapes help people stop smoking, or does it simply make harm reduction less obvious? Public health gains little from making safer choices harder to see.
11.80% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 6.7 million current smokers in United Kingdom 13.60% of men are current smokers but only 10.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
