The New Mexico Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee has advanced a bill (Senate Bill 20) that aims to increase the tax rate on e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches, and other synthetic nicotine products. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Martin Hickey, D-Albuquerque, passed the committee with a 4-3 vote on Feb 18.
Read moreFrance’s Parliament will finalize a ban on disposable e-cigarettes (“vapes”) this week, closing a two-year legislative process delayed by EU notifications and political shifts. The move targets colorful, low-cost vapes accused of addicting youth through sugary flavors and plastic waste. Health advocates warn, however, that nicotine pouches and candy-like nicotine pearls now dominate the market, demanding urgent regulatory action.
Read moreIn a significant development for tobacco control policy, the state of California and the city and county of Denver have recently implemented what appear to be the nation’s first bans on flavored tobacco products that specifically include nicotinic alkaloids and nicotine analogs. These novel restrictions come as regulators grapple with the increasing popularity of products that use compounds chemically similar to nicotine but fall outside the scope of existing tobacco laws.
Read moreA new bill in the New York State Legislature aims to prohibit the sale of flavored oral nicotine pouches, following the state’s 2020 ban on flavored vape cartridges. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, targets the rapidly growing nicotine pouch market, particularly the popular Zyn brand.
Read moreSouth Australia has become the first Australian state to ban nicotine pouches, intensifying its efforts to curb the illegal tobacco and vaping markets. Effective immediately, the new legislation classifies nicotine pouches as prohibited products, subject to the same restrictions as tobacco and e-cigarettes.
Read moreDespite a ban, nicotine pouches are gaining popularity in Germany. Experts warn against underestimating the health risks, especially among youth.
Read moreHawaii could become the first U.S. state to set nicotine limits for tobacco products under a new bill introduced in the state legislature. Sen. Chris Lee, D-Kailua, proposed S.B. 1165 last Friday, just days after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was considering a similar nationwide standard.
Read moreThe Polish government is set to discuss a draft amendment to the Excise Tax Act, which proposes extending the excise tax to additional nicotine-containing products, including reusable e-cigarettes, HTPs, and nicotine pouches. The amendment also seeks to broaden the definition of so-called “innovative products.”
Read moreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products through the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway. This decision comes after an extensive scientific review, marking the first time the FDA has granted marketing authorization to nicotine pouches, which are small synthetic fiber pouches containing nicotine designed for oral use.
Read moreA recent study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), has found that approximately 1% of adults (18 and over) and youths (11-18 years old) in Great Britain currently use nicotine pouches. The research, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, comes as the government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill reaches the committee stage in the House of Commons.
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