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Dutch Vape Flavour Ban Backfires: New Report Shows Rise in Youth Use, Illicit Trade, and Smoking

Costa Rica Urged to Reject Counterproductive Nicotine Pouch Ban

Costa Rica Urged to Reject Counterproductive Nicotine Pouch Ban

EU Tobacco Review Risks Driving Smoking and Illicit Trade, Warns Global Coalition

EU Tobacco Review Risks Driving Smoking and Illicit Trade, Warns Global Coalition

Exclusive New Study: More Smoking, More Harm Under Failed Dutch Vape Ban

Exclusive New Study: More Smoking, More Harm Under Failed Dutch Vape Ban

Poland’s Nicotine Pouch Flavor Prohibition and Vape Restrictions Risk Driving Consumers Back to Cigarettes, Creating Black Market

Poland’s Nicotine Pouch Flavor Prohibition and Vape Restrictions Risk Driving Consumers Back to Cigarettes, Creating Black Market

Ireland Repeats Failed Nicotine Policies Seen Across Europe

Ireland Repeats Failed Nicotine Policies Seen Across Europe

When Prohibition Fails: Brazilian Prosecutors Push to End Vape Prohibition

Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry in Uberlândia has just taken a bold step challenging the country’s decade-long e-cigarette prohibition failures

When Prohibition Fails: Brazilian Prosecutors Push to End Vape Prohibition

Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry in Uberlândia has just taken a bold step challenging the country’s decade-long e-cigarette prohibition failures

Prohibition Does Not Work Appoints Former INTERPOL Assistant Director Michael Ellis as Principal Global Advisor

Prohibition Does Not Work (PDNW) today announced the appointment of Michael Ellis MSc, former Assistant Director of Police Services at INTERPOL, as Principal Global Advisor on Illicit Trade and Organised Crime , strengthening the campaign’s global expertise on illicit trade, organised crime, and the real-world consequences of prohibitionist policy.With more than 45 years of experience in international law enforcement, including leading INTERPOL’s global programme on illicit goods and counterfeiting, Ellis brings frontline operational insight into how black markets emerge, adapt, and thrive under prohibition-driven regulatory regimes. His appointment will support PDNW’s research, policy development, and international engagement on the unintended harms of prohibition.

Prohibition Does Not Work Appoints Former INTERPOL Assistant Director Michael Ellis as Principal Global Advisor

Prohibition Does Not Work (PDNW) today announced the appointment of Michael Ellis MSc, former Assistant Director of Police Services at INTERPOL, as Principal Global Advisor on Illicit Trade and Organised Crime , strengthening the campaign’s global expertise on illicit trade, organised crime, and the real-world consequences of prohibitionist policy.With more than 45 years of experience in international law enforcement, including leading INTERPOL’s global programme on illicit goods and counterfeiting, Ellis brings frontline operational insight into how black markets emerge, adapt, and thrive under prohibition-driven regulatory regimes. His appointment will support PDNW’s research, policy development, and international engagement on the unintended harms of prohibition.

Bangladesh Nicotine Ban Risks Boosting Smoking and Organised Crime

Bangladesh Nicotine Ban Risks Boosting Smoking and Organised Crime

New Mexican Study Confirms that Prohibition Doesn’t Work

New Mexican Study Confirms that Prohibition Doesn’t Work

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