This week, Zyn-brand nicotine pouches—and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's plea for government intervention to stop a Juul-style adolescent usage "epidemic"—went viral. New York Democrat Charles Schumer has long opposed tobacco and nicotine.
Read moreFor use in Juul's "next generation" gadget, Juul Labs has filed a marketing application to the FDA for a refill pod with a menthol taste. Juul filed a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) in July for both the gadget and a pod that tastes like tobacco.
Read moreAfter a decade of progressive vaping regulation, the British government plans to revert to micromanaging the vape business with new product limits. Additionally, the government intends to implement its earlier-announced "smoke free generation" plan, which prohibits the sale...
Read moreFour Blu e-cigarettes plus a menthol-flavored refill pod for the company's myblu gadget have had their marketing applications rejected by the FDA.
Read moreThe FDA has accused 21 small retail establishments of selling illegal disposable vaporizers, and it plans to penalize them with the highest penalty permitted by law. Convenience shops and petrol stations make up the majority of the companies.
Read moreA pair of e-cigarette producers are requesting the Supreme Court to examine their rejected appeals of FDA marketing denial orders (MDOs). In recent weeks, both have submitted writ of certiorari applications to the supreme court.
Read moreRobert Califf, the commissioner of the FDA, is running a campaign to get the White House to sign a regulation outlawing menthol cigarettes. Californian, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, has reportedly encouraged friends and medical professionals to "press their Whi...
Read moreAccording to an analysis released last week by the international bank's investment research division, Barclays Research, the U.S. tobacco company Altria Group may not meet its fiscal year 2024 profit predictions unless a crackdown on disposable vapes can re...
Read moreGermany has legalized marijuana possession and home growing for recreational purposes, but it will only permit sales via membership-only non-profit "social clubs." Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, approved the legalizing bill by a vote of 407 to 226 today.
Read moreJeremy Hunt, the finance minister of the United Kingdom, said today that the country would tax vaping items for the first time, starting in two years. The fee, which the government claims will stop underage vaping, is probably going to cause smokers to quit and cause some v...
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