Media Release: Petition to Legalise Vaping to be presented in parliament

Legalise Vaping Australia, the nation’s largest pro-vaping advocacy body today commended Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz who will table a Senate Petition to legalise vaping in Australia.

“Thanks to Senator for Tasmania Eric Abetz, our petition to legalise vaping will be presented when parliament resumes. This petition has over 35,000 signatures, and will show our politicians that vaping has changed many lives for the better. We believe it will be one of the biggest petitions to ever be tabled in the Senate." said Legalise Vaping Australia (LVA) Campaign Director Brian Marlow.

“Presenting this petition to the Senate will finally give vapers a voice in our democracy. Something that they have been denied of time and time again."

“Every year 21,000 Australians die from tobacco-related illness. It’s time to give Australians consumer access to legal vape products. We have high hopes that when the members of the Senate see this petition, they will place the health of Australians above politics.”

"Senator Abetz has been one of the strongest advocates for Australia's 500,000 strong vaping community and I would like to thank him on behalf of Australian Vapers for everything he has done to support them."

Campaign Director, Brian Marlow and Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz holding a copy of the Senate Petition to be tabled

Campaign Director, Brian Marlow and Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz holding a copy of the Senate Petition to be tabled

Note - the text of the petition is as follows:To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

The petition of the undersigned shows:

That legislative changes are required to regulate for, and provide consumer protections to, Australians who wish to use nicotine or nicotine free e-cigarettes.Your petitioners ask that the Senate:

Call on the Minister for Health to allow Australian smokers access to e-cigarettes by:

  1. Amending the poisons schedule to permit the sale of e-cigarettes containing nicotine

  2. Ensure that regulations protect users of e-cigarettes (with or without nicotine)

ENDS


Brian Marlow is the Campaign Director of Legalise Vaping Australia, a grassroots advocacy campaign, funded by the community. LVA does not accept funding from the tobacco industry. Brian is also Executive Director of the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance.

Brian Marlow