Medicinal vapes to be sold over the counter at pharmacies after Labor and Greens reach deal
by Josh Butler from on (#6NQR2)
Government's original proposal would have made vapes a prescription-only product but Greens raised concerns about criminalising users and cost of seeing a GP
Plain-packaged vapes will be sold over the counter at pharmacies as a therapeutic tool under amendments to the Albanese government's crackdown on vaping products.
Greens amendments to the model, which will now allow access to vapes as a medical product without a prescription, also include an eight-month amnesty period after concerns about criminalising users.
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