A new cap on the nicotine concentration allowed in e-liquids will give Nova Scotia the stiffest vaping regulations in the country, according to an article on cbs.ca.
An order in council signed last week amending the Tobacco Access Act regulations will restrict the sale of e-liquids to a maximum nicotine concentration of 20 milligrams per millilitre. The move follows an amendment the government passed earlier this year banning flavoured vape products.
The content cap, which is aimed squarely at products that tend to be favoured by young people, comes into effect on Sept. 1 and is in step with measures used in the United Kingdom.
In an email, a Health Department spokesperson said the change “will enhance our efforts to protect youth from the harms of nicotine by reducing their exposure to highly addictive concentrations.”
Kelly Cull, a spokesperson for the Canadian Cancer Society, said the move isn’t a surprise, but her organization is “excited and encouraged” by the decision.
Although both opposition parties and advocates wanted the government to include the cap in legislation along with the flavour ban, Health Minister Randy Delorey said at the time that he favoured doing it through regulations so it could be more quickly changed if necessary.