Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in California

Free-speech lawsuits against marketing rules could disrupt vape packaging in US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th February 2025

Packaging of US nicotine alternatives could face a major shake-up, thanks to First Amendment challenges against restrictions on what companies can say and do ...

Global efforts to curb youth vaping ramp up amid health and environment issues

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th November 2024

Some governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to curb youth vaping as concerns mount over its health risks and environmental impacts ...

Vaping may disrupt normal heart function, California study finds

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 10th October 2024

Vaping may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, according to a US study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ...

Is Harris tied to the Biden administration on US tobacco and nicotine policies?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th September 2024

US Republicans and their supporters are going to try to tie Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to the record of outgoing president Joe Biden, including on the menthol ban proposed by the current administration ...

Altria ‘on track to deliver’ for the year with promising Q1 momentum from Njoy

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th April 2024

Altria reported its first-quarter earnings with encouraging results from e-cigarette manufacturer Njoy, which it says is showing early momentum since its aquisition last year ...

Perceived lack of US federal regulation has states creating product directories

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2024

States are looking at product directories in an attempt to address the perceived lack of federal action on regulating vaping products already on the US market ...

Altria reports progress with Njoy and rapid expansion of in-store distribution

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd February 2024

During the presentation of its financial results for the year and the fourth quarter, Altria said it will look to support expansion plans behind its $2.75bn acquisition of the Njoy e-cigarette brand in the new year ...

Altria reports year-to-date ‘resilient’ performance and progress with Njoy

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th October 2023

Altria will look to strengthen the logistics behind its recent $2.75bn acquisition of the Njoy e-cigarette brand as it sets out to build on revenues from alternatives to conventional cigarettes ...

Njoy sues 34 vape companies over illegal flavoured sales in a US federal case

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th October 2023

Njoy is taking market regulation into its own hands through a US federal lawsuit that accuses 34 manufacturers of illegally selling disposable flavoured vaping devices in California and under federal law ...

US and UK studies search for reasons behind youth uptake of disposables

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th August 2023

Youth preference for disposable vaping devices in the UK and the US could be driven by a combination of factors including price, style, packaging and flavour ...

Minnesota settlement follows closely on Juul’s $462m deal with six other states

Written by Aidan Semmens | 18th April 2023

Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the US state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes and supposed role in encouraging youth vaping ...

Juul awaits final approval for proposed $255m settlement in US class action case

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th January 2023

Juul Labs seeks to pay $255m to resolve claims that it deceptively marketed e-cigarettes, ending a significant class action lawsuit that’s part of an even bigger legal case against the company ...

More US states seek bans on flavoured tobacco others call ‘nanny state policies’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th January 2023

The latest salvos in the US war on youth tobacco use come in the form of more bans on flavoured tobacco products, this time in states including Maine and Ohio ...

US midterm elections: a look at the forecast outcomes and what’s at stake

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th November 2022

The 8th November US midterm elections are just around the corner, and while the Republicans are favoured to win the majority, regardless of the outcome, things will change dramatically ...

How US midterm election results could affect vaping and tobacco legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th November 2022

With the 8th November US midterm elections getting closer by the day, it looks like Republicans will seize control of Capitol Hill – overall good news for the tobacco and vaping industries ...

Pennsylvania medical cannabis vape recall linked to added flavours?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th May 2022

A widespread recall of medical cannabis vaping products in the US state of Pennsylvania has given rise to questions about the role flavour additives play in product safety and has left patients with more questions...

New research suggests a link between vape heating mechanisms and EVALI

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th May 2022

The heating mechanisms of vaping devices may have played a part in the vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis, new research suggests. Initial theories on the August 2019 outbreak of EVALI in the US quickly linked...

Aquios hopes to make a big splash with innovative water-based e-liquid range

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 28th April 2022

A new range of e-liquids containing 30% water – said to be the highest ever – could be the biggest innovation since the introduction of nicotine salts, the company behind it claims ...

Californian proposal for 12.5% e-cig tax on its way to under-fire governor

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th September 2021

A new 12.5% sales tax on e-cigarettes has been approved by the California State Legislature and now requires only the signature of governor Gavin Newsom – who is facing a recall election next week ...

Could Juul Labs’ $40m North Carolina settlement affect other legal challenges?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 1st July 2021

The $40m agreement between Juul Labs and the US state of North Carolina marks an unexpected milestone for the manufacturer – one which could set a precedent for other outstanding claims ...

San Francisco heads for ban on smoking or vaping in private apartments

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd December 2020

San Francisco is a step closer to becoming one of the largest cities in the US to prohibit smoking and vaping in private apartments after a proposal received broad support in the city’s legislative body...

California bans flavoured e-cigs from January on unanimous Senate vote

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st September 2020

The sale of flavoured e-cigarettes will be illegal in California from January 2021 after the US state’s governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to ban them from the market ...

California heading for full flavours ban, with final Assembly vote just days away

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st August 2020

California is edging closing to banning flavoured vapour and tobacco products after legislation advanced through committee and is now awaiting a final full Assembly vote in the next few days ...

Reynolds sues LA County over 'draconian' e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th June 2020

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two of its affiliates have filed a lawsuit trying to strike down Los Angeles County’s ban on flavoured vapour and tobacco products ...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

California governor proposes vape tax from 2021, supports state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th May 2020

California is putting forward a budget proposal that would increase taxes on vapour products in the next fiscal year and promises to work on a statewide flavour ban ...

Spring vaping shows and exhibitions worldwide fall victim to coronavirus

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th March 2020

Fears over the coronavirus outbreak, and governments’ responses to it, have led to the cancellation of a number of vaping events that were scheduled over spring at locations around the world ...

California proposes bill to ban all flavoured e-cigs, including menthol

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2020

Californian lawmakers have introduced a bill in the state legislature that would ban the sale of all flavoured tobacco products, including those containing menthol ...

Palo Alto, California considers ‘urgent’ law banning e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th December 2019

Palo Alto, in the San Francisco Bay Area, could be the next Californian city to adopt a ban on vaping products ...

LA city approves next steps toward vaping sale restrictions

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th December 2019

The city of Los Angeles will now start the process of drafting new regulations to restrict the sale of flavoured tobacco products – including e-cigarettes ...

San Francisco votes 4/1 in favour of citywide e-cigarette ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th November 2019

Voters in San Francisco have opted overwhelmingly to confirm the ban on the sale, distribution or manufacture of e-cigarette products in the city, which will now come into effect on 1st January ...

Los Angeles city council to consider e-cig ban ‘until FDA approval’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th October 2019

A motion from a Los Angeles councilmember is requesting the city attorney to prohibit the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping devices in LA until they are approved by the US FDA ...

Juul withdraws support from bid to overturn San Francisco e-cig ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd October 2019

After being the main financial backer of the campaign to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban on November’s public ballot, Juul has changed its mind and decided to withdraw all support from the organising group ...

Juul-backed group sues San Francisco over ballot wording on city e-cig ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th August 2019

The Juul-backed Coalition for Reasonable Vaping Regulation has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of San Francisco over the wording of a ballot proposition against the city-wide e-cig ban ...

US lung disease outbreak: how far, if at all, is vaping really to blame?

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd August 2019

News that an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 100 Americans is being linked to vaping could hardly have come at a worse time for the beleaguered e-cig sector ...

Juul-backed petition calls for radical rethink on San Francisco’s e-cig ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th July 2019

A campaign backed by Juul Labs has submitted a petition calling for a vote to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban on the 5th November public ballot ...

From Juul to small store owners, San Franciscans greet ban with dismay

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th June 2019

San Francisco businesses large and small are braced for a severe impact from the blanket ban on the sale, manufacture, and distribution of e-cigarettes within the city limits ...

San Francisco confirms city-wide ban on selling or manufacturing e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th June 2019

San Francisco has become officially the first major city in the US to ban the sale, distribution or manufacture of e-cigarettes ...

San Francisco moves towards e-cig sales prohibition ‘until FDA acts’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th June 2019

Legislators in San Francisco have advanced a bill to ban the sale of e-cigs in the city until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the products ...

Texas chainstore experiment – is Juul ready to go into the retail business?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th June 2019

Juul Labs, the most infamous emblem of the vaping industry for American regulators and control activists, is considering opening its own US stores ...

Beverly Hills cops it, the first US city to ban tobacco and e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th May 2019

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, home to countless stars of the entertainment business, is heading for the most stringent tobacco sales ban in the US ...

California bill could ban disposable e-cigs, apply new manufacturing standards

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th May 2019

The California state legislature is considering a proposed law that would have an important impact in the local e-cigarette industry. Senate bill 424 would ban disposable and other single-use nicotine products to any person “of...

Florida on Tobacco 21 road, moves ahead with workplace vaping ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd April 2019

Florida appears to be on the road towards joining the Tobacco 21 movement, while another bill also moving through the state legislature would ban indoor vaping at work ...

Californian senators aim to get ahead of the FDA with flavours ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th December 2018

California legislators are aiming to ban flavoured e-liquids and tobacco, singling out “fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb or spice” flavours ...

California ready to get tougher, Illinois veto stands, and other news

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd December 2018

Details of legal changes and proposals in 15 states and at federal level were among 69 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily US Live Alerts ...

San Fran ban inspires California trend against flavoured e-liquids

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 29th October 2018

After passing a public vote this summer, the San Francisco ban on e-liquid flavours has had a wildfire-like effect in California. The various bans affect all flavours except tobacco-flavoured e-liquids ...

FDA files memo in opposition to public health coalition lawsuit

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th August 2018

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a memo in opposition to a motion for a summary judgment in US District Court in Maryland for a lawsuit against the tobacco deeming extensions....

FDA’s Gottlieb and Zeller seek to reduce red tape as part of future strategy

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th August 2018

Commissioner Gottlieb seemingly wants to streamline the premarket approval...

San Francisco voters approve controversial flavours ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 6th June 2018

In a hotly contested referendum, with millions of dollars behind campaigns on both sides, San Francisco voters have approved a proposition to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products – including e-liquids ...

Massachusetts joins the parade as Tobacco 21 laws sweep the States

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 22nd May 2018

The Tobacco 21 movement, which aims to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, is sweeping through legislatures across the US – and with it come other fresh restrictions on e-cigarettes ...

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