People accessing vapes through the ‘black market’ in Australia

Action for Smokefree 2025 Director Ben Youdan says people trying to quit smoking using vapes, and young people are “accessing them through the black markets”.

Mr Youdan’s comments come as concerns were raised that the federal government’s prescription model is feeding a thriving black market for vaping.

“Unlike New Zealand where we have a regulated model … we don’t have any idea really what the providence is of the products that are coming into Australia and getting into the hands of people.

“There’s actually no ability, for example, to say the nicotine should be capped at this level or you shouldn’t be selling these flavours because we know that the chemical is more harmful than another chemical.

“Australia is currently in a situation where I think you are in a bit of a lose-lose situation with your policies.”

[leeevans]

Good for them. Never seen the government act so quick on something because they’re not getting the tax from it like smokes.

[bread]

Chemist warehouse has a stake in Australian Vaping company liber pharmaceutical. They are all shareholders and set to profit from the prescription vapes scam. Look it up.

[SimonHardy-rtub]

You don't even know me. You say that i'm not living righht.
You Don't understand me. So why do you judge my life?

[whitemanriding]

The vape black market is thriving in Adelaide . Governments create black markets.

[Blackjack_Official]

Anyone like to answer why they listen to Media & then speculate upon the designed script?

Anyone like to have a quick thought then answer?

[indiaandrews]

Of course there is a black market. That’s what happens whenever an addictive desirable substance is banned.

[mk]

Not that this is and other distractions will even matter when we'll be under a nuclear fallout.. 😂

[DOWNUNDER.]

– Black Market :
Promoting a racial slur in the guise of reporting on illegal or "under the table" activities .
I think a term such as " the labor party market " would be more demonstrative of wrong doing