We noticed that publications began to appear on the Internet in which electronic cigarettes are placed in the same row with the U420 network.

The use of the U420 case as an argument against the electronic cigarette market is methodologically incorrect, since in this case there was a mixing of different product categories and different legal regimes.

The materials of the journalistic investigation and subsequent media reports related to the sale of so-called "souvenir" products.

In its composition, laboratory studies revealed a synthetic cannabinoid classified as a type of "spice".

The law enforcement plot also concerned the masking of dangerous substances as souvenir cigarettes and drinks.

VARES Association does not support activities related to the distribution of products that may contain substances of dubious or dangerous composition.

It is primarily about the illegal circulation of psychoactive substances, and not about the electronic cigarette market as such. Therefore, it is very important to distinguish between these concepts in public discussion.