In some regions, the tax difference per carton (200 cigarettes) can exceed $50
Additionally, physiological barriers such as the bloodbrain and blood-testicular barrier restrict THC accumulation in the brain and testes during acute exposure, and similar protective mechanisms may exist in other tissues as well (Huestis 2007)
No clarity on the place of ST on the nicotine risk continuum
Cross-sectional evidence also linked e-cigarette use with prediabetes and insulin resistance, but these findings cannot establish causality
To assess the amount of nicotine and smoker satisfaction that nicotine lactate e-cigarettes provide under real-world conditions, it would be beneficial to conduct a long-term study that allows subjects to adapt their behaviour to product use
For groups like the World Lung Foundation, the hard work has just begun