Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in Minnesota

Democratic vice-presidential nominee unlikely to be friend to vaping industry

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th August 2024

New Democratic nominee for vice-president Tim Walz is unlikely to be an ally to the tobacco alternatives and vaping industries. As governor of the state of Minnesota, he has taken a strong line on nicotine...

Minnesota takes Big Tobacco to court for millions the US state claims it is owed

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th July 2024

Tobacco companies are trying to get out of obligations to pay agreed settlements over illicit marketing practices, officials in Minnesota allege, and the state is taking companies to court over attempts to minimise payments ...

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 ...

Minnesota has its day in court, seeking ‘at least $100m’ from Juul over youth vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th April 2023

A lawsuit against Juul Labs' alleged involvement in youth vaping in the US state of Minnesota has gone to trial, with both Juul and Altria denying any intention to “push products on Minnesota kids” ...

Flavour ban and tax increases on the agenda for Minnesota legislators

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th March 2021

Legislation moving through the legislature in the US state of Minnesota seeks to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and could increase both wholesale and retail taxes on vapour devices ...

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 ...

Oklahoma and Minnesota bring total number of Tobacco 21 states to 26

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th May 2020

Minnesota and Oklahoma have adopted laws raising the legal age to purchase tobacco and vapour products to 21, bringing to 26 the number of US states to have taken similar measures ...

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 ...

Minnesota implements Clean Indoor Air restrictions to ‘protect humans’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th August 2019

The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) and a series of amendments that include e-cigarettes became effective from 1st August with the aim to “protect humans” from second-hand cigarette smoke from combustibles and aerosol from...

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...

Minnesota moves to ease slightly its heavy state tax burden

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 9th May 2018

The Minnesota House of Representatives is considering a bill that would clean up the definition of “wholesale sales price” as it relates to e-cigarettes, affecting state taxes ...

Totally Wicked opts to stay in US after FDA postponement

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 4th December 2017

Totally Wicked has decided to not close its business in the US, following the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to postpone important compliance...

U.S. pharmacy chain includes e-cigs in anti-tobacco crusade

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2016

A new $50m youth anti-smoking campaign funded by American pharmacy chain CVS is to target e-cigarettes as well as conventional tobacco products....

Compliance software is claimed to ease e-cig tax headaches

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th October 2015

U.S. software company Avalara is offering what it claims to be the first tax compliance package specifically for the e-cigarette industry. Could it herald more support products from companies looking to the sector as an...

Rising level of local regulation worries U.S. vape retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th May 2015

Vape shops in the U.S. are growing concerned about increasing e-cigarette regulation at state and municipal...

In depth: U.S. e-cigarette laws – state-by-state comparison

Written by | 7th April 2015

Introduction • Age restrictions • Public place usage • Tax policy • Packaging/warning labels • Other regulatory...

While DC regulators ponder, states take the initiative

Written by | 10th March 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is this week again hoping to gather more insight on e-cigarettes as it ponders the final form of its deeming...

U.S. public health authorities urged to be cautious over e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th February 2015

Regulators should err on the side of caution when deciding e-cigarette regulations concerning children and pregnant women, U.S. public-health officials have been...

E-cig taxation measures expected to proliferate

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th January 2015

Governments around the world are waking up to the potential of taxing e-cigarettes, according to a new report from...

Do Minnesota’s young people really vape more than others?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd November 2014

Nearly 20% of middle and high school students in Minnesota have tried vaping, a proportion about three times higher than the national average – but the public health researchers who produced the figure have cautioned...

Indoor bans for Minneapolis, Baltimore; outdoor in Boulder?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th November 2014

The U.S. cities of Minneapolis and Baltimore have joined the likes of Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia by banning the use of e-cigarettes in most indoor public places, while Boulder is considering an...

North Carolina set to tax e-cigs much lower than tobacco

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th May 2014

Law-makers in North Carolina are set to approve legislation imposing a tax on e-cigarettes far lower than that levied on conventional...

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