A spike in U.S. youth vaping rates back in 2018 sparked a worldwide moral panic over teen vaping. But the so-called “epidemic” was short-lived. In just 4-years, U.S. teen vaping fell over 60% to a historic low in 2023. It’s good news for everyone except those campaigners who profit from panic.

Guest: Michelle Minton, Senior Analyst, Reason Foundation

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Canadian tobacco harm reduction advocate and nicotine vape retailer takes a stand against anti-vaping critics at home while preparing to take on the WHO at the upcoming FCTC COP10, the Conference of the Parties in Panama, this November.

Guest: Maria Papaioannoy-Duic, Vaping Activist, Canada

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Canadian flavour bans were sold as a public health win, but the data says otherwise.

In this episode of RegWatch, economist Dr. Michael Pesko breaks down new research examining the real-world impact of provincial bans on flavoured nicotine vaping products. Using retail sales data from across Canada, Pesko and his co-authors found that nicotine vape sales fell by roughly 30 percent after provincial flavour bans took effect, while cigarette sales rose by nearly 10 percent.

It’s evidence of a substitution effect in action—cutting directly against public health goals.

We also examine Canada’s escalating excise taxes, the growth of illicit markets, and prohibition-style violence targeting vape retailers, reminiscent of dynamics long associated with organized crime.

Is this policy failure, or exactly the outcome economic theory predicts?

Find out, only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.

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