The parliamentary inquiry will coincide with a crackdown on laws and regulations governing smoking,vaping and retail sales.
The Cancer Council NSW is calling on whichever government prevails at this month’s state election to ban the sale of vaping products outside of pharmacies.
Footage of a 10-month-old boy inhaling a vape was uploaded to social media this week. Vision:Seven News.
NSW Police said they had spoken to the family of the 10-month-old boy,who was filmed vaping in disturbing footage uploaded to social media.
Will the provision of more detail satisfy the questioners and lead any of them to publicly support the Voice amendment?
But Health Minister Mark Butler’s biggest battle won’t be against cigarettes. This time around,it’s the runaway vaping market that appeals to the tobacco industry and has the health sector most concerned.
As retailers and tobacco companies call for the government to allow vapes to be sold behind the counter,GPs warn the tobacco lobby is using cynical strategies.
The lobby group,which counts major tobacco companies as members,says vapes should be sold in shops from behind the counter.
Louise Kuchel had never touched a cigarette in her life. She got lung cancer anyway.
The rules,which come into force on Friday,were approved as part of a law banning single-use plastics such as cutlery and straws.
A couple who took their neighbours to a tribunal to stop them smoking on their apartment balcony say the NSW government should bring in a statewide ban.