LATEST ALERTS
US - Florida: Florida attorney general James Uthmeier has announced a $79m settlement with Juul Labs over allegations that the company’s past marketing
US - Massachusetts: Senate Bill (SB) 1568 has been introduced. SB 1568 would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals born on or
US - Federal: A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – based on data from the National Health Interview Survey
US - Texas: Senate Bill (SB) 2024 has been introduced. SB 2024 would make it a criminal offence to market, advertise or sell
US - Mississippi: House Bill (HB) 916 has been passed by both the House and the Senate and now goes to the governor.
US - Federal: Marty Makary, president Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), testified before the Senate Committee on
US - Montana: Republican lawmaker and vape shop owner Ron Marshall has resigned from the Montana Legislature, citing corruption and favouritism towards major
US - New York: Assembly Bill A6444 has been introduced. The bill would prohibit the sale of disposable e-cigarettes in New York State.
US - Texas: House Bill (HB) 3772 has been introduced. HB 3772 would create a state directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products. Manufacturers
US - Federal: US Senate Democratic whip Dick Durbin, along with several Senate Democratic colleagues, has introduced the End Tobacco Loopholes Act to close
US - Nebraska: This week the General Affairs Committee considered two proposals aimed at limiting youth access to vaping products. Legislature Bill (LB)
US - Alaska: Recent data from the official Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates a decline in vaping and e-cigarette use among high
US - Kentucky: On 21st February, an injunction was filed with the Sixth Circuit Court to halt the enforcement of state House Bill
US - Federal: Donald Trump’s administration is planning to impose new levies on Chinese-built ships that arrive at US ports, regardless of whether
US - Federal: In response to intensified scrutiny and enforcement, a Reuters investigation indicates that some e-cigarette manufacturers have restructured their US operations,
US - New York: New York attorney general Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against 13 major vape manufacturers, distributors and retailers for
US - Iowa: Senate Bill 1137 has been introduced. It would impose a tax on certain nicotine products, including e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. For
US - Arkansas: Senate Bill 252 has been introduced. It would establish a new directory system managed by Arkansas Tobacco Control, requiring manufacturers to
US - Federal: The Trump administration has begun reducing the federal workforce, affecting agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers
US - Idaho: House Bill 244 has been introduced. It would create a list of illegal electronic smoking device brands in Idaho, aimed at
US - South Carolina: Daniel Rickenmann, the mayor of Columbia, is urging the state’s General Assembly to tackle the youth vaping crisis by passing bills
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 - Illinois: Senate Bill (SB) 2338 has been introduced (a companion bill: House Bill 3606). It would introduce a new definition for “nicotine” that
US - North Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1570 has been introduced. It would expand the definition of tobacco products to include electronic smoking
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
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
US - Federal: President Donald Trump has agreed to delay proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days, after speaking with their
US - Alaska: House Bill 49 has been introduced. It would establish a 25% tax on closed electronic smoking products and vapour products. Currently
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
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
US - Federal: The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Njoy’s Ace devices infringed Juul’s vaporiser patents and imposed an import ban that
US - Federal: Yesterday, 29th January, we reported on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo freezing financial assistance programmes
US - Federal: A confirmation hearing is scheduled today for Robert F Kennedy Jr., president Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of
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
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
US - General: Juul Labs has taken the lead in its ongoing e-cigarette patent dispute with Njoy, following the latest court ruling. In
US - Federal: On 21st January, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company against
US - Federal: The administration under president Donald Trump has directed federal health agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
US - Federal: President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders, one of which freezes federal regulations that have not yet been issued –
