"UK Implements Ban on Disposable Vapes to Protect Children"

The U.K. government plans to ban plastic disposable vapes, restrict flavors, and regulate packaging and displays in an effort to combat the rising number of young people trying vaping, with one in five British youths aged 11 to 17 experimenting with it last year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that the ban aims to prevent the marketing of vapes to children and address the unknown long-term impacts and highly addictive nature of nicotine in vapes, while still allowing them to be available for adults trying to quit smoking.