Australia has introduced a national school-based anti-vaping program, OurFutures, aimed at curbing youth vaping. Developed by the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, it targets students in Years 7 and 8, offering four online lessons addressing vaping harms, social media influence, assertive communication, and seeking help. Early trials in 40 schools have allegedly shown promising results, with […]
With a lack of consultation with the pharmacy sector and the strong opposition from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, this new iniative was set up for failure. A recent nationwide survey of Australian pharmacies revealed that new regulations aimed at providing low-nicotine vapes (≤20mg/mL nicotine) without a prescription (as Schedule 3 medicines) have been largely […]
Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) entered into a distribution agreement with Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC) to bring medical cannabis vaporizers to the Australian market, the company announced Monday. The agreement allows Flora’s subsidiary, Australian Vaporizers, to distribute Canopy’s Storz & Bickel medical vaporizers throughout Australia. Storz & Bickel makes high-end vapes, including […]
