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An Australian high school is facing the wrath of parents after it removed the majority of student toilets and cubicle doors to prevent teens from vaping and smoking. The move – which has been described as a ‘massive violation’ of human rights –even sparked an online petition, which has already gained more than 450 signatures. One horrified critic said the situation in Tasmania’s New Norfolk High School is ‘worse than prison’, while another called it ‘unacceptable’. According to the petition, the change means students are now forced to wait in lines for 30 minutes when they want to use the bathroom.

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Many of Charles’ followers were shocked by the news, with one tweeting: “You’ve been the voice of so many…we fight on!” The vocal advocate responded to messages of support by joking that the rumours of his death have been ‘greatly exaggerated’, saying he was leaving with ‘great love and immense respect’ for INNCO.

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WE WON’T SAND FOR Smoking!

Iconic coastal party spot Miami Beach has banned deadly cigarettes across public parks and beaches in a bold effort to protect the environment. However, reports suggest visitors are ignoring the new rules and are still using the area like a ‘giant ashtray’. In an interview with CBS4, Dave Doebler of Volunteercleanup. org said people are flouting the no-smoking policy, expressing his concern over ‘toxic cigarette waste’ and secondhand harms. Speaking a week after the ban came into play, Doebler said there were still thousands of littered cigarette butts in the area but hoped it would ‘reduce significantly’ over time.

Harm reduction advocates and experts were appalled when a doctor said vaping is worse than smoking in a recent Twitter post. In a controversial statement, Physician Gayle May said it can take just one use before e-cigarettes cause ‘permanent lung damage’. The former engineer then asked: “How can this be legal. Both are bad, but real cigarettes are better.” Critics came down hard on May’s claims –which were in response to a now deleted Tweet – pointing the doctor towards a wealth of evidence that vaping is less harmful than smoking. One commentor said: “This post is horribly destructive and uneducated.”

An image of French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne with an e-cigarette in hand has emerged on social media, earning the attention of global harm reduction advocates. One of the people to share the picture was Colin Mendelsohn, who said it was ‘great to see’ the reduced risk alternative is helping the her ‘avoid an early death’. Twitter user Andrew Thompson also commented on the image, joking that the 61-year-old vaping politician embodied the ‘harmful effects of youth vaping’.

KEEP YOUR Cash!

Popular vape brand ELFBAR tried to donate thousands to the American Cancer Society, but the health body is rejecting the funds, according to new reports. Justifying its decision, the ACS said it won’t partner with or accept money from ‘tobacco companies’… which can be confusing when you consider the vapes ELFBAR sells don’t contain tobacco. The donations came as part of ELFBAR’s ‘Lighthouse Guardian Program’ which is intended to combat youth use. However, the ACS – which accepts funds from known antivape organisation Bloomberg Philanthropies – has ordered ELFBAR to stop suggesting they work together…even launching a cease and desist against the brand.

TAX TO STOP TEEN Vaping?

Public health charity Action on Smoking and Health is calling for a £4 excise tax on disposables to prevent youth access. The group

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MEXI-NO TO SMOKING IN Public

Mexico has introduced a total ban on smoking across public spaces as part of a strict bevy of new regulations. Under the measures, which are considered to be some of the toughest in the world, lighting up is now prohibited in parks, beaches and hotels. This builds on existing laws which ban smoking in places such as bars, public transport, workplaces and restaurants. The new regulations also mean the advertising and promotion of tobacco will be completely outlawed. said single-use devices – which ASH says are the most popular amongst children - can be purchased for ‘under a fiver’. However, if a £4 tax is enforced, the cost of disposables would be at the same level as the ‘cheapest re- usable’ vapes, making them less affordable for minors. ASH Chief Executive Deborah Arnott said: “In one simple step this would reduce both child vaping and the vast quantities of single use vapes being thrown into landfill.”

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There’s no doubt that cigarettes are a bane on the environment and are still one of the most littered products in the world. It’s difficult to walk through a city centre or along a public beach without stepping through a graveyard of discarded cigarette butts…but Spanish policymakers think they might have a solution. Under new environmental regulations, tobacco companies will now be charged to clean up smoking waste from the streets and beaches of the sunny European nation. The greenminded policy came as part of new laws also prohibiting the singleuse plastics that pose a threat to the planet.