Canada to Regulate Vaping Products
The Liberal government says it plans to introduce legislation later this fall to regulate vaping.
Health Canada offered few other details Tuesday beyond saying it would both protect young people from nicotine and allow adult smokers to use vaping as a quit-smoking aid or as a potentially less harmful alternative to tobacco.
In a statement, the department said it is also renewing the federal tobacco control strategy for one year, giving the government time to develop a new long-term plan. The strategy was introduced in 2001 and last renewed four years ago.
Health Minister Jane Philpott will host a national forum early next year to discuss the future of tobacco control.
In an interview Tuesday, Philpott said Canadians will be pleased the federal government is proceeding with regulatory standards for e-cigarettes and vaping.
"It is a challenging area because, for one thing, we are lacking adequate evidence to completely understand...
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