Western Australians Risk $45,000 Fine For Vaping Nicotine

Perth, Western Australia

In Australia, government regulations have effectively banned electronic cigarettes despite a growing body of evidence suggesting that they could prove beneficial to the country’s smokers. For residents in Western Australia, the situation is grim for nicotine vapers as they face the possibility of being fined $45,000 if they’re found to be in possession of the …

Vaping In Australia: Government Says No, But There Are Those Who Disagree

For Australians, vaping nicotine currently lacks government approval, however, many Australians disagree with the administration’s current stance on electronic cigarettes. The Australian Government’s Department of Health recently released a written defense of their regulatory approach and current policy on e-cigs in the country. In their defense, they cite evidence that goes against the growing body …

Australian Senator Questions Professor Simon Chapman’s Expertise On Vaping Matters In Lengthy Rebuke

Australian politician David Leyonhjelm, a Senator for New South Wales who represents the Liberal Democratic Party, has gone on the record questioning the credibility and expertise of the professor who provided what The Australian newspaper reported to be a series of “factual errors” to the parliamentary inquiry into vaping and electronic cigarettes. By Senator Leyonhjelm’s account, …

Nicotine Vaping Products Remain Banned In Australia Despite Substantial Interest

In Australia, a federal ban on nicotine e-liquid and e-cigarettes remains in place despite substantial interest in vaping in the country. While vaping is legal in the country, the purchase of prefilled nicotine cartridges and e-cigs as well as the purchase of nicotine e-juice remains illegal under federal law. Of course, there is an exception: …

Vaping Nicotine Is Illegal In Australia

In Australia, it’s illegal to to use or possess liquid nicotine, which is what electronic cigarettes and liquid vaporizers use to deliver nicotine aerosols (“vapor”) to their users. Meanwhile, it’s perfectly legal, so long as one is of age, to buy and smoke cigarettes, which also contain nicotine. However, there’s a catch: vapers who want …