Electronic cigarettes

Blockbuster Mayweather vs Paul Boxing Match Provided Global Exposure for TAAT™, Driving New Engagement and E-Commerce Activity

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The Company has developed TAAT, which is a tobacco-free and nicotine-free alternative to traditional cigarettes offered in "Original", "Smooth", and "Menthol" varieties.

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  • The Company has developed TAAT, which is a tobacco-free and nicotine-free alternative to traditional cigarettes offered in "Original", "Smooth", and "Menthol" varieties.
  • TAAT's base material is Beyond Tobacco, a proprietary blend which undergoes a patent-pending refinement technique causing its scent and taste to resemble tobacco.
  • The statements in this news release have not been evaluated by Health Canada or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • Disclosures relating to investor relations firms retained by TAAT Global Alternatives Inc. can be found under the Company's profile on http://sedar.com .

Snowplus Experiences Global Growth Despite COVID

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Friday, June 4, 2021

Snowplus , a leading global vape company, and its global business have flourished despite challenges posed by the COVID pandemic that has impacted business around the world.

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  • Snowplus , a leading global vape company, and its global business have flourished despite challenges posed by the COVID pandemic that has impacted business around the world.
  • Since the pandemic started they have still seen a growth increase of around 350% in their global business.
  • However, localized strategies have enabled responsive and agile decision making, and have also minimized any negative impact from the current unforeseen global crisis.
  • Founded in April 2019, Snowplus is dedicated to replacing combustible tobacco through consistent quality and a commitment to innovating better vaping experiences.

Canadian Vaping Association: It’s time to end the war on vaping

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Surgeon General, and as a lawyer representing injured smokers and state attorneys general in litigation against the tobacco industry.

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  • Surgeon General, and as a lawyer representing injured smokers and state attorneys general in litigation against the tobacco industry.
  • The THR community emphasizes the potential benefits of vaping for adult smokers who cannot or will not quit smoking otherwise.
  • The Canadian Vaping Association commends Douglas for trying to bridge the gap between tobacco control and vape advocates.
  • There are ways to prevent youth use that wont inflict harm on adult smokers, said Darryl Tempest, Executive Director of the CVA.

Pure Extracts Commences Production of 1 Gram FSO Vape Cartridges in Preparation for Retail Distribution and Revenue

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Pure Extracts CEO, Ben Nikolaevsky, remarked, We are proud to be a leading innovator in the cannabis vape sector.

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  • Pure Extracts CEO, Ben Nikolaevsky, remarked, We are proud to be a leading innovator in the cannabis vape sector.
  • The combination of a larger form factor with our exceptional cannabis extracts will definitely build on the loyal following Pure Pulls already has in-place.
  • These 510 vape cartridges are produced by a global manufacturer and adhere to the highest North American test standards.
  • Pure Extracts Technology Corp. features an all-new, state-of-the-art processing facility located just 20 minutes north of world-famous Whistler, British Columbia.

The Canadian Vaping Association: Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control continues to deny the science on vaping

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control issued a release advocating for the implementation of a flavour ban and a nicotine ceiling in Quebec.

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  • BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control issued a release advocating for the implementation of a flavour ban and a nicotine ceiling in Quebec.
  • The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) cautions the Government of Quebec, that while these measures are well intentioned, they will result in increased smoking rates and harm public health.
  • Vaping could be the greatest harm reduction product of our lifetime if it werent for unfounded fears and the misinformation surrounding vaping.
  • Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control claims that vaping acts as a gateway to smoking, but the data suggests vaping is a gateway out of smoking.

Canadian Vapers Unite for World Vape Day

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

"This is the fight for our lives," said Maria Papaioannoy, spokesperson for Rights4Vapers one of Canada's vapers right organizations.

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  • "This is the fight for our lives," said Maria Papaioannoy, spokesperson for Rights4Vapers one of Canada's vapers right organizations.
  • "We are grateful that we have a day where we can talk about our lived experiences as vapers without the filter of cynicism and doubt that permeates media coverage of vaping."
  • Public health authorities around the world have made it clear that vaping can be an effective tool to help smokers quit smoking.
  • According to research published by the Consumer Choice Center, there are upwards of 1.5 million adult Canadian vapers in Canada.

Truth Initiative And Kaiser Permanente, In Collaboration With The American Heart Association And EVERFI, Named 2021 Halo Award Winners

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Friday, May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and EVERFI, have been named the winners of a 2021 Silver Halo Award in the Best Health Initiative Category for their work on Vaping: Know the truth, the national vaping prevention curriculum and quitting resource for students.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and EVERFI, have been named the winners of a 2021 Silver Halo Award in the Best Health Initiative Category for their work on Vaping: Know the truth, the national vaping prevention curriculum and quitting resource for students.
  • "Youth vaping has become an epidemic," said David Grossman, MD, MPH, interim senior vice president for community health at Kaiser Permanente.
  • "Protecting the health of our youth is paramount to our mission of longer, healthier lives," said Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO.
  • The truth about tobacco and the tobacco industry are at the heart of our proven-effective and nationally recognized truth public education campaign.

BAT's Vuse becomes world's first global carbon neutral vape brand

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Friday, May 28, 2021

LONDON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BAT today announced that Vuse has become the first global carbon neutral vape brand.

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  • LONDON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BAT today announced that Vuse has become the first global carbon neutral vape brand.
  • In March this year, BAT announced a further ambition to be carbon neutral across its value chain by 2050, representing around 90% of its total carbon footprint.
  • Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer at BAT, said: "Vuse becoming the first global carbon neutral vaping brand is a significant milestone.
  • BAT is also reducing its carbon footprint by:
    Improving the energy efficiency of factories by upgrading to more efficient and lower-impact equipment.

On World No Tobacco Day, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Urges Smokers to Quit or Switch to Harm-Reduction Products

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Friday, May 28, 2021

The calls by the World Health Organization (WHO) for smokers to quit using fairly ineffective interventions suggest we need new approaches.

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  • The calls by the World Health Organization (WHO) for smokers to quit using fairly ineffective interventions suggest we need new approaches.
  • On World No Tobacco Day, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Urges Smokers to Quit or Switch to Harm Reduction Products
    On this WNTD (May 31), the Foundation urges adult smokers to commit to quit smoking combustibles and chewing toxic smokeless tobacco products or switch to a growing range of less harmful nicotine-based alternatives.
  • However, they never mention a role for tobacco harm-reduction (THR) products as part of tobacco control policy.
  • Denying the value and benefits of THR products is irresponsible and blatantly discounts the research showing they can help smokers quit."

The Canadian Vaping Association urges New Brunswick to preserve adult access to flavoured vape products

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Beamsville, ON, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An opposition bill that would ban flavoured vape products has passed second reading with unanimous support in the New Brunswick Legislature.

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  • Beamsville, ON, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An opposition bill that would ban flavoured vape products has passed second reading with unanimous support in the New Brunswick Legislature.
  • The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) has previously cautioned New Brunswick that banning flavours will increase smoking rates and urges the Government of New Brunswick to change course before it is too late.
  • There is still time for New Brunswick to follow the science and support vaping for adult harm reduction.
  • Increased education, consistent enforcement and restricting flavoured products to age-restricted specialty stores is a more effective pathway that balances youth protection with adult harm reduction.