That’s good news for the Aussies. I’m happy for you guys.
I live in the UAE and it was banned when I began 3 years ago. Then in Feburary 2019 the gov’t announced it would be legal in April. No explanation, nothing, but it was a good thing and a sign that not all is lost for vaping.
I’m happy as the overall result, but still in AU you need a doctor for a nicotine prescription, but don’t need a doctor to start smoking… clever innit?
But if you look closely (well, not even that close really) they endorse Varenicline not vaping… saying that it’s a low percentage bla bla bla, they just had to, otherwise Pfizer closes the purse…
I only discovered a month ago that it was illegal to buy nicotine for personal use without a medical certificate.
But I know someone who’s been vaping for 6 years and never knew they were supposed to have a prescription to import a small volume of nicotine for personal use. They just go online and purchase enough to last 3 months and then it’s delivered to their door a week later. Customs even opened one of the parcels once but it still got delivered.
Customs are no doing anything about it at all currently but if you dont have a script and piss someone off you can be charged with possess controlled poison - max penalty 45k fine / prison (not that that would ever happen)
I didn’t know for a short while either - til I joined here,
Had one (script) for a year but it expired & have not been able to get another from the same dr as it was online & he is no longer doing that.
My biggest concern is the SA laws now banning online sales - so if they were to get strict about it & started checking OS sales - It could be a double penalty - one for the Nic & one for the post!
Looks like I will have to speak to my GP yet again and provide him with the prescribing info. His last response was positive, as was another Dr’s but neither of them would physically write a script - it wasn’t on their prescribing system - so said they couldnt - computer says no
Can South Australian customers get into trouble if they buy from interstate or overseas?
No. The law imposes penalties on vendors who sell to South Australian customers, but does not impose penalties on South Australian customers who attempt (successfully or otherwise) to order vaping products.
@woftam, ok, you can buy 10 cartons of cigarettes but can’t get liquid nicotine??? WOW!!! Pie R squared… no, Pie R round, cake R squared!!!
sheesh… I think I posted something about big tobacco, big pharma??? big brother??? well if you get the max penalty for this, you’ve just seen “big turd”
Whilst I welcome this change, we still have a long way to go. I’m forever the optimist, however, I’ll bring out the bubbly once the TGA amend their restrictions on liquid nicotine. This will be a reason to celebrate.
Hey @Charles_Vaper great to see you mate and I am with you 100%. Right now it is baby steps once that Hunt is gone hopefully things will progress a bit faster
A bunch of people got sick (and a few tragically died) from vaping bathtub THC made with vitamin E.
The reaction? Pass a law banning all flavored nicotine juice.
@Joe98 I wish it was localized only there but yeah, we’re stuck on stupid ALL OVER THE PLACE. 3 weeks after the story broke, I could still find the Vitamin E Acetate for sale on line. Ban the stuff that’s not hurting anyone, drive them back to the stuff that is ?? !!!
I hate the word “ban”. It makes me feel like I’m a child having a toy taken from me.
I hope vaping Vitamin E acetate has stopped but there will be those that still do it. Maybe the best approach is teaching our kids, “you’ll die fast doing that!”?
Sometimes I think technology just makes things worse? It’s just my opinion.
One man’s tool is another mans weapon.