Pick Me Up!

UP IN SMOKE

Scanning the colourful shelves, there is so much choice on offer.

Gummy bear, Tutti Frutti, pineapple ice, blue raspberry… the list goes on.

How can one possibly decide between all these flavours?

‘Blue raspberry, please,’ you tell the shopkeeper.

But you’re not in a sweetshop. And it’s not a bag of delicious candy that he hands over to you.

You’re standing in the off licence and in your hand is a disposable vape.

Bright and colourful, with funky names and sleek shapes, disposable vapes have recently become unavoidable.

Walk into your local shop and you’re greeted

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