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The sale of tobacco from vending machines has been banned in England, with anyone caught selling cigarettes in machines facing a fine of £2,500.

The Department of Health said the ban had been introduced to prevent under-age sales to children and to support adults who were trying to quit.

Dr Murray Laugesen who is New Zealand’s most experienced researcher in regards to smoking policy and cigarettes claims that electronic cigarettes are between a 100 to a 1000 times safer than standard tobacco products.

Laugesen is currently focused on policy and advocacy alongside his research. His aim is to reduce cancer and heart disease and create a healthier, cigarette-free New Zealand. He advises world-wide.

According to Laugesen nicotine is one of the safest drugs

Health professionals are now convinced that using electronic cigarettes caries significantly less risk than using tobacco products. As a matter of fact, electronic cigarettes are no more dangerous than coffee.

According to Dr Joel Nitzkin, Chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force for the American Association of Public Health Physicians there is no possibility that e-cigarettes could be anywhere near as harmful as cigarettes.