On the 1st of June 2025, all disposable vapes will be banned in England, Wales and Scotland. Reusable and chargeable vapes will remain legal and available to buy but with a higher tax.
The aim of the ban is to limit new starters from getting addicted, as breaking the habit once you’re addicted can be too hard to even comprehend.
Jamie McKinley has been smoking since he was 11 years old, he isn’t looking to give up anytime soon after going between vaping and smoking for the past few years.
He said: “I’ve given up trying to give up, I’ve smoked for 39 years, it’s a hard habit to break, it’s a routine.”
After smoking for so many years McKinley went on to vaping, after 2 years of vaping his doctor instructed him to stop vaping because of fluid in his lungs. He went back to smoking due to this.
The main reason for the vaping ban is to stop children from getting addicted to nicotine, in any form.
According to Ash Smokefree GB Youth Surveys, 8% of 11-17-year-olds were vaping in April 2023, which has increased by 4% from 2020.
McKinley’s friend Kostas Papanastasiou is younger and only vapes, he wants to give up vaping for his health. He said: “You shouldn’t smoke and you shouldn’t vape.”
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