Arguing against the Netherlands’ proposed flavour ban

I responded to the Netherlands’ consultation on flavour bans: my submission [PDF]

The proposed “whitelist” approach to ingredients will amount to an almost complete ban on commercially viable vaping products. It will assist the continued dominance of the cigarette. The impact on public health depends on how current users and future potential users will respond to the measure. The government cannot just assume they will become abstinent. Simply removing one appealing aspect of one product category does not address the deeper drivers of nicotine, tobacco or substance use.

Also, see the submission by ETHRA (and on the ETHRA website)