Government waters down vaping ban to win support of Greens (www.abc.net.au)

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In short: Australia will restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies from next week, as the Greens agree to pass a proposed ban.

The government has agreed however to water down restrictions that would have required adults to obtain a prescription.

What's next? The laws will be debated and put to a vote in parliament later this week.

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[-] Kayel@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

So they're looking to defund the vape industry. Likely to allow further changes in the future.

Labor left the legislation open to charge individuals before the Greens pulled them up on it.

At least the Greens prevented a black market from centralising to organised crime, but if they think this is going to stop an online-first generation from accessing vapes they're dreaming.