From 1 October 2026, a new UK Vaping Products Duty begins and duty stamps start appearing on retail vape packaging. Here’s what the change means in Wales — and what it does not tell you about a product.

Welsh drug-testing data has identified unexpected synthetic cannabinoids in submitted THC, CBD and cannabinoid vape samples. Here’s what we know — and what the data does not tell us.

Two new ASH Wales/YouGov reports provide fresh evidence on tobacco and vape regulation and smoking-related inequalities in social housing in Wales.

New 2025 SHRN data shows regular vaping and smoking have fallen among secondary school learners in Wales. We look at the latest figures, what they mean and why prevention work still matters.

What does peer pressure look like? Sometimes it is obvious. Sometimes it looks more like a joke, a

Wales’s leading tobacco control charity is today calling on all parties contesting the Senedd election to set out

This No Smoking Day 2026, we are encouraging the estimated 260,000 people in Wales who smoke to consider

Tiffany, 54, has lived in Cardiff all her life and now calls Llanishen home. She works as a

John Weatherbed from Newport was just 14 years old when he smoked his first cigarette. Like many people

The Senedd has voted to support the Legislative Consent Motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, marking a

Latest evidence · September 2026 This article reflects the Tobacco and Vapes Bill position in November 2025. For

Latest evidence · September 2026 This article reports ASH Wales/YouGov polling from 2025. Newer approved findings are now