A licence to vape: is it time to trial a nicotine licensing scheme to allow Australian adults controlled access to personal vaporiser devices and refill solutions containing nicotine?

摘要

Australia has some of the most restrictive laws concerning use of nicotine in e-cigarettes. The only current legal option for Australians to legally possess and use nicotine for vaping is with a medical prescription and domestic supply is limited to compounding pharmacies that prepare medicines for specific patients. An alternative regulatory option that could be implemented under current drugs and poisons regulations is a \u27nicotine licensing\u27 scheme utilising current provisions for \u27dangerous poisons\u27. This commentary discusses how such a scheme could be used to trial access to nicotine solutions for vaping outside of a \u27medicines framework\u27 in Australia. (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.