Rights 4 Vapers is a movement dedicated to advancing evidence-based regulations on vaping. We are an informal collection of committed volunteers who believe that vapers deserve to make an informed choice. We are guided by unpaid academic advisors.
Rights 4 Vapers (R4V) is a consumer advocacy organization that supports access to all safer nicotine products for adults who smoke.
That’s why we launched UnlockThePouch.ca — a grassroots campaign that makes it easy for Canadians to send a personalized letter directly to the Minister of Health. We believe adults deserve access to a full range of lower-risk alternatives, including nicotine pouches, and that the voices of consumers should be part of the conversation.
In just a few minutes, Canadians can share their experiences and help advocate for greater access, choice, and harm reduction options across Canada.
We are writing to you not as advocates, not as Canadians with an agenda, but as human beings speaking to another human being. Because at the heart of this conversation, that’s what this is really about. Real Canadians.
You are one of the millions of Canadians who smoke. We and the others that use safer nicotine products, do not, and would never judge you for that.
British Columbia’s new Vaping Products Damages and Health Care Cost Recovery Act is being sold as a way to make vaping companies pay for health-care costs. Our first question is exactly how is vaping costing the provincial health care system? We would argue that vaping is saving the health care system millions in smoking-related costs.
I couldn’t help thinking about how the anti-vaping crowd clings to the most ridiculous stories about safer nicotine products. It’s like they’re on a never-ending mission: either you quit their way, or you keep smoking. And the myths they’ve cooked up? Absolute comedy gold. Canada has spawned some of the wildest vaping tall tales, everything from “vaping
Today, we officially submitted our thoughts to Health Canada’s Third Legislative Review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA). Our message was clear: the current framework is failing Canadians. By lumping vaping and other safer nicotine products under outdated tobacco rules, the TVPA is doing a disservice to the very people it should be helping
