Retailers welcome vaping admission from health officials

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed an admission by a senior Department of Health official at yesterday’s Senate...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed an admission by a senior Department of Health official at yesterday’s Senate Estimates Committee confirming that smoke-free nicotine products are safer alternatives than cigarettes. Under questioning from Senator Hollie Hughes, the Deputy Secretary of the Department for Health, Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, said...

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Chemist monopoly vaping “solution” already unravelling

The proposed monopoly for chemists over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products is already unravelling, with both pharmacists and...

The proposed monopoly for chemists over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products is already unravelling, with both pharmacists and doctors raising concerns about the proposal. The National Retail Association has consistently called for small businesses who currently sell cigarettes and other nicotine products to be given access to less harmful...

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Retailers blast “ridiculous and inconsistent” vaping decision

The National Retail Association (NRA) says today’s draft ruling to restrict the sale of vaping and smoke-free nicotine products...

The National Retail Association (NRA) says today’s draft ruling to restrict the sale of vaping and smoke-free nicotine products to chemists is “ridiculous and inconsistent”, considering cigarettes are sold freely. The TGA’s draft ruling captures “nicotine when prepared for use in e-cigarettes, e-juice heat-not-burn tobacco products, chewing tobacco, snuff and...

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Chemist monopoly on vaping “worst of both worlds” for small business

The National Retail Association (NRA) has expressed its concern about a Federal Government proposal to hand pharmacies a monopoly...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has expressed its concern about a Federal Government proposal to hand pharmacies a monopoly over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb said the proposal represented the “worst of both worlds” for small convenience retailers who currently rely on tobacco sales for...

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