https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A nightclub manager in southern France has been left with second degree burns after his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161102/video-frenchmans-exploding-e-cigarette-caught-on-camera Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:26:32 +0100 video-frenchmans-exploding-e-cigarette-caught-on-camera France's health authority has advised a ban on smoking e-cigarettes in restaurants and clubs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160225/france-advised-to-ban-e-cigarettes-in-cafes-and-restaurants Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:58:41 +0100 france-advised-to-ban-e-cigarettes-in-cafes-and-restaurants A young Frenchman was left with burns to his right hand and complained he could have been left disfigured after his electronic cigarette exploded in his hand. He said it was like a grenade going off. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150518/frenchman-injured-by-exploding-e-cigarette Mon, 18 May 2015 11:11:27 +0200 frenchman-injured-by-exploding-e-cigarette France will seek to outlaw a new electronic cigarette containing cannabis, a minister announced on Tuesday, on the very day the product was launched. The so-called e-joint claims it provides all of the relaxation but none of the mind-altering effects of marijuana. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141216/france-to-ban-e-joint Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:31:46 +0100 france-to-ban-e-joint Electronic cigarettes containing cannabis extracts which give you the relaxing and pain-killing effect of the drug but without the high are about to go on sale in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141215/legal-marijuana-e-cigs-due-for-launch Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:31:00 +0100 legal-marijuana-e-cigs-due-for-launch In an effort to end the French love affair with cigarettes, the government is to propose new legislation on Thursday to ban the cigarette pack logos and branding some see seductive to young people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140924/france-wants-ban-cigarette-packet-logos Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:47:00 +0200 france-wants-ban-cigarette-packet-logos E-cigarettes could soon be banned from public places , such as bars and cafes, in France, as the country’s health minister reiterated her desire to tighten the laws around the use of the devices. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140430/french-minister-reaffirms-plan-to-ban-e-cigs-in-public Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:39:00 +0200 french-minister-reaffirms-plan-to-ban-e-cigs-in-public Attention all smokers in France: cigarette prices will be going up by 20 centimes in the new year. On January 13th a packet of Marlboro will set you back €7. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131230/cigarette-prices-to-rise-by-20-centimes-in-new-year Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:35:00 +0100 cigarette-prices-to-rise-by-20-centimes-in-new-year A court in France passed a landmark ruling on Monday when it ordered an e-cigarette store to stop selling the devices after deciding that they qualified as tobacco products and should only be sold by tobacconists. The ruling is set to spark uproar among e-cigarette store owners. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131209/french-court-bans-e-cig-store-in-landmark-ruling Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:54:00 +0100 french-court-bans-e-cig-store-in-landmark-ruling The battle between electronic cigarettes and the conventional tobacco kind is becoming increasingly bitter in France as one tobacconist sets a precedent by becoming the first in the country to take legal action against a nearby e-cigarette store over advertising. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131009/e-cigarette-cigarettes-fags-wars-heads-to-court-advertising Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:07:00 +0200 e-cigarette-cigarettes-fags-wars-heads-to-court-advertising The European Parliament on Tuesday voted against reclassifying electronic cigarettes as medicinal, which would have restricted their sale to pharmacies. A French doctor who led a group of health professionals in supporting e-cigarettes this week, told The Local it was a "wise decision." https://www.thelocal.fr/20131008/european-parliament-protects-free-sale-of-e-cigarettes-france Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:18:00 +0200 european-parliament-protects-free-sale-of-e-cigarettes-france Earlier this week, a French report claiming that e-cigarettes were “potentially carcinogenic” spread shockwaves around the world. However, a researcher tells The Local that there was a danger that the study would be misinterpreted. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130830/e-cigarette-warning-could-have-an-adverse-effect-on-health Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:02:00 +0200 e-cigarette-warning-could-have-an-adverse-effect-on-health