Colombia: A bill to tax e-cigarettes has been approved in its first debate in the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of Congress). The bill
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11th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Altria has announced that it has agreed to pay $235m to settle at least 6,000 Juul-related state and federal lawsuits. “While
US - Texas: House Bill 4722, which would tax non-tobacco nicotine products, has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. It
9th May 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved Bill 12626-11, which together with Bill 12632-11 seeks to equate all vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content, with tobacco products,
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. This bill would prohibit an
US - Illinois: Cook County has introduced an ordinance to ban the sale of flavoured liquid nicotine products. With a population of over 5m, Cook County
2nd May 2023 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic: Members of the centre-left Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the ruling party, have reaffirmed support for a bill to regulate e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
US - Alaska: House Bill 176 has been introduced. This bill would impose a tax on closed electronic smoking products and vapour products in
24th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Altria Group Inc and Juul Labs Inc. are facing trial today in a lawsuit brought by San Francisco's public school
US - Louisiana: House Bill 635 has been introduced, which would increase the tax rate on vaping products to 15% of the retail sales
US - New York: Senate Bill S6395 has been introduced. The bill would prohibit the operation of any vending machine that dispenses tobacco products
19th April 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Quebec: The minister of health has enacted a regulation to amend the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act that introduces a ban
US - General: Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive
17th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Truth Initiative has issued a statement on last week’s settlement between Juul and seven states: “By imposing stringent restrictions on the
14th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Juul Labs has issued a statement regarding this week's settlement with seven states: "The terms of the agreement, like prior
US - Texas: House Bill 4481 is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, 17th April. The bill would establish a directory of e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products
US - Maine: Bill LD 1558 has been introduced in the state Legislature, aiming to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and stores
6th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A coalition of public health advocates and physicians – including the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the
US - Arkansas: House Bill 1725 has passed the House and been sent to the Senate. Among its provisions, it would establish safety inspections
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill 174 has been enacted and signed by governor Roy Cooper. It amends the definition of vapour products for tax
US - Ohio: Public opinion is split over Cleveland's proposed tobacco product flavour ban. On the one hand, the argument in favour of the ban
US - New York: Bill A 5994 has just been introduced. This bill prohibits misrepresenting any facts about the health consequences of using
30th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has announced that it is investigating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center
US - Louisiana: House Bill 179 has been introduced, which would prohibit the sale or service of any e-liquid or vapour product with “a characterizing flavor”
29th March 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antonio Barra Torres, has told media that a resolution of the legal status of e-cigarettes and
28th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Juul Labs and its former major investor Altria face their first US trial this week over claims that they promoted
24th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted RJ Reynolds Vapor Company's motion for a stay pending
23rd March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webpage listing all the tobacco products-related citizen petitions received by the agency’s
US - Maine: Legislative Document (LD) 1215 and LD 1174 have been introduced. Both would ban the sale of all flavoured tobacco products,
21st March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate Elf Bar for allegedly
17th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) for two menthol e-cigarette products currently marketed by
US - New York: The New York State Senate and New York State Assembly have rejected governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to ban sales
US - Nevada: Assembly Bill 294 has passed its first reading and been referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. It would ban the
US - Texas: House Bill 3022, which would ban the sale of single-use e-cigarettes, has passed its first reading and been referred to the Committee
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit any e-cigarette container that "(1) depicts a cartoon-like fictional character that
10th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The proposed rule "Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practice" has been officially published. One of the reasons behind it, regarding
US - Texas: House Bill 4353 has been introduced. This bill would impose a tax on e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products when a person makes
9th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Altria Group has asked the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to drop its 2020 challenge of the company's 2018 acquisition
9th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco product manufacturers regarding the
9th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new webinar to assist manufacturers and vape shop owners in responding
US - Texas: House Bill 1872 has passed its first reading and been referred to the Committee on Public Health. The bill would
7th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Tobacco giant Altria has entered into an agreement to acquire e-cigarette manufacturer Njoy for approximately $2.75bn. The purchase will give Altria control
7th March 2023 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: MP José Rodríguez said yesterday that his Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), the largest opposition party, will press for the excise duty on
US - Alaska: Senate Bill 89 has been introduced, which would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco, nicotine and vaping products from 19 to
6th March 2023 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: The Ministry of Health has opposed the legalisation of e-cigarettes after the Association of Vapers of Uruguay (Asovape) called on the government to
6th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Altria has announced that it has exchanged its investment in Juul Labs for a non-exclusive global licence to certain of Juul’s heated
US - New York: State Assembly bill A 4932 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit the sale of any vapour or tobacco
US - Hawaii: The House Committee on Finance has recommended that House Bill 551 be passed unamended. The bill would prohibit the sale of flavoured