e-cigarettes

MPs have voted to back Rishi Sunak's progressive smoking ban. Can it work?

The Tobacco & Vapes Bill includes new legislation to increase the smoking age by one year, every year, banning the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 1st January 2009. MPs have voted the bill through its second reading and it is now in the committee stage.

The tobacco firm Philip Morris International have pledged to move away from selling cigarettes, and instead focus on heated tobacco products. In this episode, Becky Slack is joined by Dr. Moira Gilchrist of Philip Morris International, to discuss the company's plans for a "smoke-free future" and whether Britain - and tobacco firms - really can kick cigarettes for good.

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A Times investigation has found that tobacco companies have been engaged in a secret lobbying campaign to try and boost their e cigarette sales. They've bankrolled scientific papers playing down the risks of youth vaping and funded so-called independent foundations, which then try and lobby the government. How has this gone unchecked?

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Trump wants to ban flavored e-cigarettes because his wife doesn't like them. We'll talk about why the talk of a "vaping crisis" is overblown and why this move is politically disastrous for the president. Also, a gaggle of conspiracy theorists rallied in DC yesterday and Hillary Clinton put on the saddest and most embarrassing display anyone has ever seen. Date: 09-12-2019

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E-cigs, vapes, whatever you call them they have been touted as a safer alternative to tobacco and even a way for people to quit smoking. But recent studies have found that perhaps they’re not so harmless after all. So who’s right?

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Sam Tripoli is a stand-up comedian who also hosts his own shows, "The Naughty Show" and the "Punch Drunk Sports" , with co-hosts Ari Shaffir and Jason Thibault. "Punch Drunk Sports" is available on Spotify.