Before federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are expected to meet in Calgary this week, multiple groups based in Alberta are hoping to see change.

That change would see a ban on all flavoured e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches sold in Canada.

The goal of the ban is to make using vapes less attractive to young people, according to Les Hagen, executive director with Action on Smoking and Health.

“Over 300,000 youth under the age of 18 using nicotine products every 30 days,” explained Hagen. “Grape and blueberry and cherry? These are obviously kid flavours.”

Students like Ari Shetty, who is a member of Stop Addicting Adolescents to Vaping and E-cigarettes, or SAAVE , say vaping at school is common.

“It depends on the grade level, but as you go up it becomes more and mor

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