Menthol and click cigarettes host forbodne

Norway is one of the few countries in Europe that still allows menthol and click cigarettes. But next year it's over. There will also be a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.

Norway is one of the few countries in Europe that still allows menthol and click cigarettes. But next year it's over. There will also be a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.

The transition will take place in 2024, according to Department Director Erlend Bø in the Directorate of Health at NTB. Similarly, the ban on menthol cigarettes would have come earlier, as part of the EU Tobacco Directive. The authorities have previously signalled that the ban should be introduced in 2021. — The implementation of the Norwegian directive has been hampered due to processes in the EU and other EFTA countries. The Ministry expects t…