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Dutch Vape Flavor Ban Backfires

Black Market Booms, Youth Vaping Rises, Smoking Increases

Published: May 2026

When the Netherlands banned flavored vapor products in 2024, policymakers claimed the move was necessary to prevent a so-called “youth gateway effect.”

Instead, the exact opposite appears to have happened.

According to new data highlighted by Prohibition Does Not Work (PDNW), the Dutch flavor ban has fueled illicit sales, increased youth vaping, and may even be pushing people back toward smoking combustible cigarettes.

Rather than eliminating demand, the policy simply pushed consumers away from regulated products and into underground markets.

“The Dutch experience is a textbook example of policy backfiring.”
— Tim Andrews, Founder of Prohibition Does Not Work

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VLOG! Juul Sued The FDA! Genesis Retro Vapes | Terrible Beer

Hello and welcome, welcome and hello. Got another action-packed VLOG for everyone tonight. Juul sued the FDA so we are gonna talk about it. Brian King from FDA said something smart and we are going to talk about it. I’ve REALLY REALLY been enjoying Twitch lately.

Sinister cooler arrived, and I have a Genesis atomizer to retro vape tonight. The beer is truly awful, like…. good lord the worst beer ever.

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VLOG!! A STUBBY Build!! Brian King VS Vapers | BASED Steve Forbes!!

Hello and welcome, welcome and hello!!!!!!! The new head of CTP at FDA Brian King spoke to Politico and all that came out of his mouth was a bunch of bullshit. Brian King scares me, Brian King’s power scares me. Otherwise, it should be a hella action-packed VLOG.

I’m like 90% sure I have a Stubby here that we will totally and absolutely build and vape. Beer ‘n mail ‘n stuff too. Maybe a record discussion.

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VLOG! AUG 25TH REPLAY | Some Actual good News | RENO Band Review!!

Hello and welcome! WELCOME AND HELLO! This is finally the AUG 25th REPLAY Livestream from Twitch. Back on the Tube. We had some actual good news this week as an 11th circuit court judge ruled that FDA’s decisions were “arbitrary” and “capricious”.

If I’m being honest, this was a week ago and I can’t quite remember what happened. I remember drinking too much beer. I remember some rocking good mail. I remember reviewing a band from my old hometown of Reno NV.

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THE VLOG! Back-Attack! Running Long + A Crazy embarrassing story

Hello and welcome, welcome and hellooooooooo! We’re back from “The Summer Of Nick” and holy crap I’m ready to dish out some hot VLOG action. Feelin good today and I believe we have a full full schedule. Obviously running long tonight.

Let’s see… Beer yes, Retro yes, Mail yes, News yes, Building something? YAS! Random liquid tasting, yes. A crazy embarrassing story that happened during the Patreon – YOYOY – Knots Berry Farm meet-up… unfortunately, yes.

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THE VLOG! A More Dignified Stream | A BAND REVIEW | UH OH YouTube

Well Hello and Welcome!! Time for some hot vape VLOG DAY action. Much to discuss tonight. YouTube might not actually be a feasible option anymore for vapers. I’m going to stick it out, but the rules are almost un-follow-able. What you SAY in a video can now be used against you.

Retro vape for sure, liquid tasting for sure, beer for sure ( low ABV lol ). Got some news about the American Heart Association, they just continue to lie and lie and lie and lie.

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VLOG! Vaping and Diabetes?! New Records! Atemporal RTA – Hella Retro Vaping

I hate that the title of the vlog, has just become like a click-baity headline. YouTube is a rough place man, but I gotta try to get those views. Anyway…. Well hello and welcome! Time for some hot vape VLOG DAY action. Volume warning about an hour in.

I ordered a record from Sweden and it’s here! This actually arrived last Friday and I’ve been keeping it so I could open it on the VLOG. So mail for sure, beer for sure, retro vape FOR SURE. Hella even. Of course random liquid tasting, of course, news and advocacy because HYPOCRISY!!.

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TBN! Stanton Glantz | Big Tobacco’s Little Helper

Welcome back to TBN. Vape industry news, advocacy, and information. Today’s Topics Include: Some good news in Maine, some strange news from Mass and our MAIN THING this week is all about our favorite vape prohibitionist Stanton Glantz.

One of our favorite people Marc Gunther wrote an INCREDIBLE and revealing piece about Big Tobacco’s Little Helper Stanton Glantz. Cathartic rage sweat and truth butter will be flowing today.

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