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Pharmacists slam vaping ban amendments

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Pharmacists have responded furiously to a proposal that would allow adults to buy vapes from them without prescriptions. The Labor government's world-first bill was originally aimed at completely banning the sale of vapes without a doctor's note. But yesterday, it walked back that requirement to win the support of the Greens so the bill could pass the Senate.
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