Final reminder.
Forest’s latest Talking Liberties webinar takes place tomorrow evening (Wednesday) when the subject is ‘Why Should Smokers Switch To Vaping?’.
The event coincides with the last week of VApril, the annual ‘vaping awareness month’ now in its fourth year.
Our five panellists are John Dunne, CEO of the UK Vaping Industry Association; Joe Dunne, spokesman for Respect Vapers (Ireland); Daniel Pryor, head of programmes, Adam Smith Institute; vaping advocate Judy Gibson; and confirmed smoker Dan Donovan.
One or two people have queried why Forest is hosting a webinar about vaping. Perhaps this will help. According to Tobacco Reporter (Smoker Group Forest to Host Webinar on Vaping):
“E-cigarettes have been a mainstream consumer product for the best part of a decade and vaping is credited with encouraging millions of smokers to switch to what evidence suggests is a significantly reduced risk product,” says Forest director Simon Clark.
“Despite that, millions more seem resistant to switching and the latest figures suggest that the number of vapers in the UK may have fallen from a peak of 3.6 million to 3 million. The question is, why?
“Confirmed smokers are often excluded from public debates about vaping and smoking cessation,” says Clark. “It’s misguided because their views are essential to understanding why more smokers don’t want to quit or switch.
“We believe adults should have the freedom to make informed choices, so this is an opportunity for confirmed smokers to learn more about reduced-risk products, and for vaping advocates to understand why many smokers still prefer combustible tobacco and to respect that choice.”
The meeting has also been reported by Planet of the Vapes here.
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