The famous e-cigarette « Juul ”Which is a hit in the United States continues to be controversial. Its imminent arrival in Switzerland gives rise to real fears, these being mainly due to the high nicotine levels present in the product.
AN INTERROGATION ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE E-CIGARETTE
The “Juul”, this new generation e-cigarette is all the rage among young Americans, to such an extent that the brand has passed into everyday language. But his arrival in Switzerland worries some circles. The green liberal member of Vaud Graziella Schaller has thus challenged the cantonal government on the legal status of the electronic cigarette.
Because it is now extremely easy to get it in Switzerland. " For now there is no law" , remember Isabelle Pasini, Swiss Vape Trade Association (SVTA), the Swiss association of industry professionals, which brings together retailers and the main players. " But we all agreed to install a kind of self-control. We wrote a code of conduct, called a codex, where everyone agreed not to sell e-cigarettes containing nicotine to minors.“, She emphasizes.
In the absence of a law on the issue, we can therefore sell an electronic cigarette and its refill to anyone, regardless of their age, without risking penalties. The only cantonal exception: Valais will require you to turn 18 from next year.
Because this device has an unexpected legal status at the federal level. " It's completely paradoxical, it's assimilated to food, it's dealt with in the same law“, Notes Graziella Schaller. " Probably that will change, but not before 2020 or 2022. There is a consultation going on, and I really hope that it will be likened to tobacco products to protect young people, who currently can have extremely easy access to these. products."
Source : Rts.ch/
