GFN.TV Interviews #90 | BLACK MARKET MAJORITY | 76% of Global Vaping Is Now Illicit
June 26, 2026 by gfn.tv
GFN.TV Interviews #90 | BLACK MARKET MAJORITY | 76% of Global Vaping Is Now Illicit
If most global vaping now sits outside legal markets, prohibition is not controlling nicotine use — it is losing control of it. Illicit supply leaves consumers with weaker safeguards, less product transparency and fewer age controls, while cigarettes often remain legally available. The lesson is straightforward: demand does not disappear when safer products are banned or overrestricted. Harm reduction needs regulated access, not black-market dependence.
