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In addition to our original coverage, RegWatch curates top stories on issues and impacts arising from the regulation of economic, social and environmental activity in Canada and the U.S.

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European survey: 80 percent of vapers stopped smoking completely

More than 80 percent of smokers who switched to e-cigarettes have completely stopped smoking. Around 65 percent of vapers in Europe use fruit or...

Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry?

Tobacco use is the top modifiable global health problem, but the global tobacco market grows 3% annually. Most anti-tobacco measures to date target demand...

Life insurance for smokers

If you’ve been looking for a good reason to quit smoking, here’s one: your premium rates for life insurance as a smoker are roughly...

Study: Vaping Looks Like a Gateway Out of—Not Into—Smoking

In the United States, federal agencies and private organizations have pushed the narrative that the use of e-cigarettes threatens to get more people “hooked”...

Using Nicotine to Puff Away Sadness

Ask a smoker what they get out of cigarettes and they are likely to talk about pleasure, contentment, and an overall good feeling. Nicotine,...