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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THE VLOG! Revenge Of The 5th! I Kinda Love Roundwire | Too Much Beer

Well hello and welcome! IT’S Revenge Of The 5th! Time for some hot vape VLOG DAY action. Back over here on YouTube this week. We probably should soon have the discussion of Twitch VLOG vs YouTube VLOG at some point soon. I’m not making any decisions without you.

Most everything tonight yes, check, including a retro vape, beer boosh. Got A Retro Vape as well, might do that Dicodes? Nevermind, it’s the NIMBUS RDA. I’ve got some news kinda to toss in there. Otherwise, let’s just hang out Talk about Star Wars Tattoos.

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5/14/20 VLOG! THE “GOD” COIL from Kent – More Lawsuits – I still love Nicotine

Welcome friends to tonight’s LIVE VLOG 5/14/20!!

CASAA CALL TO ACTION #ESSENTIALTOUS

Back with another action packed VLOG tonight. We will be going through many of the regular segments this week including Beer, Retro Vaping, Liquid Tasting and more. Gates open, come on in.

All pertinent links will be available down below ( NO VAPE SHOPS OR VAPE VENDOR LINKS ALLOWED ) My main man Jeremy V will also be collecting those time stamps and they will be down below the video.

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