Hazy facts link jail threat to new vape crackdown

18 December 2023

This story by AAP FactCheck quotes PHAA's Dr Becky Freeman, and PHAA CEO, Adj Prof Terry Slevin.

Claim: Australian vapers face up to two years in jail under Labor’s new vape ban.

Verdict: Misleading. Vapers already face the potential of two-year sentences in some states and territories. However, nobody has ever been jailed for vaping.