Canadian Vaping Association Denies Flavors Cause Youth Vaping

On May 2nd, the Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) stated that health advocates' attribution of an increase in youth vaping to flavored e-cigarettes is unfounded and lacks supporting data. Instead, CVA believes the real issue is Canada's lack of enforcement against illegal e-cigarette trade and underage purchases.

According to survey data cited by CVA, the primary reasons young people use e-cigarettes are as follows:

People use nicotine for reasons such as curiosity, addiction, coping with stress and anxiety.

Therefore, there is no statistical data to support the claim that a "flavor ban" can effectively reduce the smoking rate among adolescents.

According to the data obtained by CVA, it believes that taste is not the reason why teenagers smoke.

The problem is the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors through underground channels.

CVA stated that it has implemented appropriate measures, requiring its affiliated association members to implement strict age verification measures and actively cooperate with law enforcement to prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

Darryl Tempest, spokesperson for the CVA, announced that they will be reaching out to health advocacy groups to establish a task force.

Our intention is to work together to solve these complex issues and find practical and feasible solutions.

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The Canadian Vaping Association reports that flavors are not responsible for the increase in youth vaping.