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VPZ urges Scottish government to adopt UK licensing scheme for vape retailers

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Vaping retailer VPZ has written to the Scottish health secretary urging the Scottish government to adopt the UK government’s proposed licensing scheme for retailers of tobacco, vapes, and other nicotine products. In a letter to Neil Gray, its operations director stressed the urgent need for…

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