Using therapeutic vapes to stop smoking AMA supports major reforms to end retail vaping in Australia Australian Medical Association Medical cannabis, grinders, vaporisers, vape carts TGA Vape Ban Update The Green Box The federal government has hatched plans to completely ban the import, manufacture & sale of vapes in Australia. Therapeutic vapes will be available and prescribed by a doctor, with scripts to be While announcing the timeline for Australias new recreational vaping ban, health minister Mark Butler said vaping was sold to governments as a therapeutic product to help long term smokers quit.