Companies Scramble to Find Alternatives as Tighter Restrictions Take Effect in January 2025
Tobacco sellers in Latvia are scrambling to find loopholes to circumvent the country’s new law that tightens rules on selling tobacco products and substitutes. The Baltic nation’s move to restrict the sale of these products has prompted businesses to seek alternative ways to offer their products to consumers.
Read moreCalifornia has passed two new laws, Assembly Bill 3218 (AB 3218) and Senate Bill 1230 (SB 1230), which will further restrict the sale of vaping products and nicotine pouches in the state. The laws, set to take effect on January 1, 2025, ban non-menthol coolants, nicotine analogs like Metatine, and online sales of flavored vapes and pouches. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bills into law in September after they passed both houses of the State Legislature in August.
Read moreGovernor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 3218 into law, reinforcing California’s stance against flavored tobacco. The new legislation, spearheaded by Assembly Speaker pro-Tempore Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) and supported by Attorney General Rob Bonta, aims to strengthen the enforcement of the existing ban on flavored tobacco products.
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