Anti-vaping legislation may keep vital info from public

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The Canadian federal government is attempting to limit public access to scientific data in its proposed anti-vaping legislation, Bill S-5, which was introduced in November 2016.

The Bill prohibits manufacturers or purveyors of e-cigarettes from sharing scientific information comparing the health effects of smoking traditional combustible tobacco cigarettes with vaping.

There have been several studies demonstrating that the effect of smoking on health is far worse than that of vaping, with one study which showed that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco, but even sharing a simple statistic like this would mean breaking the law if public access becomes limited.

Despite many health authorities in other countries, like the UK for example, seeing vaping as beneficial to public health, the federal government seems to have other ideas.

If the restriction goes ahead, making people aware of a peer-reviewed scientific journal article in a vape shop could result in a fine of up to $500,000 and a two-year prison term, something many people are saying removes their freedom of speech.

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