nicotine

Iceland the Latest Country to Plan Counterproductive Nicotine Law

Earlier this month, Iceland’s Office of Health Promotion and Science launched a consultation on a draft law on nicotine products.…

March 18, 2022

US Smoking Hits Record Lows. What Will Regulators Make of It?

Smoking in the United States has declined to the lowest percentage rate in more than half a century, according to…

March 17, 2022

The FDA Has 120 Days to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine. That’s Impossible.

On March 15, tobacco controllers gathered at a hotel in Baltimore for an annual conference hosted by the Society for…

March 16, 2022

There Are Now an Estimated 82 Million Vapers Worldwide

There were 82 million vapers in the world in 2021, according to new data published by the Global State of…

March 10, 2022

Lawmakers Push Back Georgia’s Stealth Ban of Synthetic Nicotine

On March 7, Georgia’s Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs amended a vape product directory bill, pushing back its…

March 8, 2022

The Federal Menthol Cigarette Ban Is Slowly Moving Forward

At the end of February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entered two proposed tobacco standards—one for menthol in cigarettes…

March 3, 2022

Three States Have Bills to Ban Synthetic Nicotine by Stealth

Legislators in three different states—Georgia, Maryland and Mississippi—have recently introduced bills that would only allow the sale of vapor products…

March 3, 2022

Watch: Adults Love Flavors, Says World-Renowned Vaping Researcher

Fruit- and other sweet-flavored e-liquids and cartridges are at the heart of a vaping policy schism. Lined up on one…

February 28, 2022

Outcry After High School Students Strip-Searched for Vapes

In mid-January, staff at a Wisconsin high school conducted invasive searches of six female students, ordering them to strip down…

February 23, 2022

Altria Can Keep Its Stake in Juul, Judge Rules. What Are the Implications?

On February 15, an administrative law judge dismissed a complaint issued from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Juul and…

February 17, 2022