Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in the United States
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From February of 2022, subscribers will be able to view and filter individual regulatory alerts per region. If you want to get our monthly compilations, visit our alerts Round-up section.
Alerts
Our legal experts track the evolving regulation around the tobacco alternatives sector on a daily basis. These alerts are then compiled into our Monthly Round-up section.
1st July 2022
US - California: San Jose’s ban on flavoured tobacco becomes effective today, 1st July, prohibiting the sale of any tobacco products and e-cigarettes with an artificial flavour, natural flavour, aroma, herb or spice, including menthol-flavoured products. The ban exempts shisha, hookah and premium cigars from the restrictions. San Jose is the most populated city in the San Francisco metropolitan area, which means that the ban could affect around 1m people.22nd June 2022
US - federal: The Biden-Harris administration yesterday published an outline of possible future regulatory actions, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s plans to develop a product standard rule establishing a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products, with the stated aim of reducing youth use, addiction and death.
21st June 2022
US - New Jersey: Assembly Bill 4316 has been introduced, which would prohibit the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes by drivers engaged in delivery of food.
20th June 2022
US - federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an extension to the public comment period for its proposed rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars from 60 days to 90 days. Comments can now be submitted until 2nd August. The Cigar Association of America and Premium Cigar Association have both launched online portals enabling people to submit prewritten comments to the agency easily.
17th June 2022
- US - Michigan: House Bill (HB) 6108 has passed the House and is now in the Senate. This bill would amend state law to raise the legal age to purchase a tobacco product, vapour product or an alternative nicotine product from 18 to 21, in accordance with federal law.
15th June 2022
US - Michigan: House Bill 6108 has been referred to a second reading. The bill would amend state law to raise the legal age to purchase a tobacco, vapour or alternative nicotine product from 18 to 21, in accordance with federal law.
14th June 2022
US - federal: The Biden administration is intending to pursue a policy of reducing nicotine in cigarettes to “minimally or nonaddictive levels”, according to the Wall Street Journal. The policy could be announced as early as next week, though it would not take effect for several years due to the rule-making process.
13th June 2022
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding public listening sessions today (13th June) and Wednesday (15th June) on its proposed menthol cigarette and flavoured cigars ban. The sessions will allow individuals, communities and organisations to share their views, based on which the agency will decide if any changes should be made to the proposed rules.
10th June 2022
- US - Michigan: House Bill (HB) 6108 has been scheduled for a hearing on 14th June, in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would amend state law to raise the legal age to purchase a tobacco product, a vapour product or an alternative nicotine product from 18 to 21, in accordance with federal law.
7th June 2022
- US - Texas: Rule 34 TAC (Texas Administrative Code) 1.21 has been recently published and will be effective as of 8th June 2022. This rule establishes that a permit holder receiving a written notice of a violation of §161.0901 of the Health and Safety Code (establishes penalties related to youth access laws) may file a written request for a hearing on or before the 20th day after the date on the written notice of violation.
3rd June 2022
- US - California: The Los Angeles City Council voted an overwhelming 12 to 0 to pass an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavoured tobacco in the city, including all flavours except tobacco – with an exception for shisha tobacco at hookah lounges. The ordinance moves to the mayor’s desk for consideration to be signed into law and would become effective on 1st January 2023. The interim president, Mitch O'Farrell, made a heart-felt speech about tobacco policies after the voting, stating that everyone listening surely had someone who had been affected by tobacco or nicotine. He emphasised that the bill doesn't ban the possession or use of flavoured tobacco for people over 21, as their aim is to protect the youth from such policies.
