14th February 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Robert F Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill 93 has been introduced. It would create a public directory of authorised e-cigarette and e-liquid manufacturers, which would
US - North Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1570 has been introduced. It would expand the definition of tobacco products to include electronic smoking
10th February 2025 - Hawaii, North America, United States |
US - Hawaii: Senate Bill (SB) 1525 has been introduced. It would require manufacturers of e-cigarettes and e-liquids containing nicotine to submit annual certifications
5th February 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Vapor Technology Association (VTA), one the main industry bodies in the US, has published a statement applauding the Senate
US - New York: Assembly Bill A4593 has been introduced. It would create a vapour product directory that manufacturers must register with, requiring them
US - New York: Assembly Bill A4619 has been introduced. It would define new terms like “flavored nicotine analogue product” and "nicotine analogue”. The
US - New York: Assembly Bill A4540 has been introduced. It would require the New York State Department of Health to create a
US - Maryland: Senate Bill 918 has been introduced, which would create a public state directory for e-cigarettes. The bill would require that manufacturers
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill 194 has been introduced. It would expand the definition of “tobacco products” to include products containing nicotine or
4th February 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: President Donald Trump has agreed to delay proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days, after speaking with their
4th February 2025 - Alaska, North America, United States |
US - Alaska: House Bill 49 has been introduced. It would establish a 25% tax on closed electronic smoking products and vapour products. Currently
3rd February 2025 - Hawaii, North America, United States |
US - Hawaii: On 31st January, the House Committee on Health unanimously passed House Bill 756 to prohibit the sale of flavoured nicotine
US - Washington: House Bill 1203 seeks to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products – including heated tobacco, vape products and nicotine pouches
3rd February 2025 - Canada, North America, United States |
US/Canada: US president Donald Trump is implementing a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports
US - New York: The New York State Department of Health has announced the arrest of a vape shop owner and e-liquid manufacturer from
30th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Njoy’s Ace devices infringed Juul’s vaporiser patents and imposed an import ban that
30th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Yesterday, 29th January, we reported on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo freezing financial assistance programmes
29th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A confirmation hearing is scheduled today for Robert F Kennedy Jr., president Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of
29th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: On Monday, 27th January, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo directing federal agencies to
US - Massachusetts: Several towns in Boston’s metropolitan area have approved a generational ban on tobacco products, making the sale of tobacco and
27th January 2025 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, has shared that she and representatives from several anti-smoking organisations recently met
US - New York: Senate Bill S3196 has been introduced. S3196 would prohibit the retail sale of flavoured tobacco products in the state. The
US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5526 has been introduced. SB 5526 would create a public state directory for all vapour products containing nicotine.
US - New York: Assembly Bill A3222 has been introduced. A3222 would prohibit the sale of disposable e-cigarettes in the state. Specifically, the bill
24th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - General: Juul Labs has taken the lead in its ongoing e-cigarette patent dispute with Njoy, following the latest court ruling. In
23rd January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: On 21st January, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company against
22nd January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The administration under president Donald Trump has directed federal health agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
22nd January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders, one of which freezes federal regulations that have not yet been issued –
22nd January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: President Donald Trump has announced his plans to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, effective 1st February 2025, media
US - Minnesota: Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison has taken legal action against Los Angeles-based High Light Vapes, accusing the company of marketing
US - Mississippi: House Bill 916 has been introduced. HB 916 would create public state directories for both cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery
20th January 2025 - Hawaii, North America, United States |
US - Hawaii: Senate Bill (SB) 972 has been introduced. SB 972 aims to prohibit the sale of flavoured nicotine products in Hawaii, starting
US - Connecticut: Senate Bill (SB) 792 has been introduced. SB 792 would impose an excise tax of 75% on the sale of non-tobacco
US - General: California attorney general Rob Bonta, joined by nine other attorneys general, has announced multistate actions to address the unlawful manufacturing, distribution,
15th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that aims to set a maximum nicotine level to reduce
15th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has released an overview of the center's accomplishments
US - New York: Assembly Bill A1709 has been introduced. A1709 would prohibit the sale of any vapour or tobacco products that contain the
US - New York: Assembly Bill A1687 has been introduced. A1687 would prohibit the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy designed to resemble a
14th January 2025 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency, in collaboration with US Homeland Security Investigations and US
14th January 2025 - Indiana, North America, United States |
US - Indiana: House Bill (HB) 1410 has been introduced. HB 1410 would ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products – which includes electronic
13th January 2025 - Iowa, North America, United States |
US - Iowa: State authorities have agreed to temporarily postpone enforcement of House File (HF) 2677, which regulates the distribution and sale of vapour products
US - Nebraska: Legislative Bill 125 has been introduced, which would update Nebraska's tobacco and nicotine product regulations by introducing a new legal definition
US - New York: Assembly Bill A1636 has been introduced, which would ban the sale of any “quantity of electronic liquid used to refill
13th January 2025 - Indiana, North America, United States |
US - Indiana: Senate Bill (SB) 322 has been introduced, which would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-liquids and e-cigarettes, to people
US - Washington: House Bill 1203 has been introduced. It would ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products, including e-сigarettes. According to the bill, beginning
US - Indiana: House Bill 1218 has been introduced. It would prohibit individuals from distributing, selling, offering to sell, making a delivery sale of,
US - New York: Bill A00273 has been introduced. It would prohibit the sale or distribution of e-cigarettes that lack Food and Drug