A recent article has revealed that Canada’s Health Minister Marjorie Michel is not considering changing the rules that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches in Canada. I would say this...
The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to allow certain nicotine pouches to be marketed as posing fewer health risks than cigarettes could potentially lead to the U.S. becoming smoke-free...
Imagine you’ve finally quit smoking. After years of trying, you’ve made the switch to a smoke-free nicotine pouch. No more lighting cigarettes, inhaling smoke or exposing yourself or others to...
Last week, the Alaska State Legislature passed one of the highest tax hikes on non-combustible nicotine products in the country, proposing a 75% wholesale tax on nicotine pouches and vaping...
Risk-Based Regulation Should Guide the EU Tobacco Review Brussels, 27 May 2026 – The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive and...
EU Should Reject WHO Pressure on Nicotine Pouches and Follow Sweden’s Anti-Smoking Success Brussels, 15 May 2026 –The World Health Organization today urged European countries not to follow Sweden’s regulatory...
Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket probably didn’t have “nicotine” listed on their mention markets for the Department of War (DoW) briefing last Wednesday by Pete Hegseth and General “Raizin” Caine. While speaking...
The chorus calling for common-sense policy change on nicotine pouches just got louder. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now lending her voice to the cause. In a letter co-authored with...
Toronto, ON: The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) is calling on the Carney government to listen to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and return nicotine pouches to retail outlets like gas stations and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Choice Center has released its first Nicotine Pouch Accessibility Index, covering 50 states and the District of Columbia. It reveals that New York scored a B rating,...
CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SMOKING ALTERNATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Choice Center has released its first Nicotine Pouch Accessibility Index, covering 50 states and the District of...
In a surprising turn of events, Health Canada has finally conceded that one of the best ways to fight cigarette use in Canada is through harm reduction, namely through vaping. Canadian smokers...
