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The coalition government is cracking down on the sales of illegal vapes this week, by making them even more illegal.
As of October 1st, e-cigarette devices, or vapes, containing nicotine will only be available in chemists with a doctor’s prescription meaning that medical professionals now get a say in whether or not you should be inhaling toxic substances.
This means vapers will no longer be able to pick up their raspberry donut flavoured lung-shorteners from a dodgy tobacconist that cleverly hides their vape range on a sticky taped bit of downward-facing cardboard that was once a box of Monster Energy Drink.
According to government spokesmen, the change is to discourage teenagers from forming a lifelong nicotine addiction that can lead to adverse health conditions.
Although already illegal to sell, purchase and possess, e-cigarette devices have surged in popularity in Australia allowing social smokers a less guilty puff and giving nicotine faithful something to do indoors between darts.
Despite being illegal, vape devices have become commonplace amongst 15-25 years olds which is why the government is making them super illegal.
Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said these harsh measures should reduce nicotine addictions amongst teenagers until tobacco companies figure out another legally grey way to lock them in young.
“My advice to teenagers is the same as it’s always been; don’t smoke something that’s not a cigarette,” said the acting Prime Minister.
