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The rules and regulations around nicotine vary dramatically in different countries of the world and restrictions are constantly changing. This page holds all of our content relating to the legal issues around nicotine, from blogs to news briefings. Read our regulatory reports for an in-depth profile of legal restrictions in specific countries, catch up on the latest news about sales of nicotine pouches, or use our regulatory tracker to view state-by-state regulation of synthetic nicotine.
This report looks at the regulatory framework for nicotine pouches in the five largest US states by population. A similar report will follow, covering the next five largest states
The Ministry of Health has proposed that the enforcement of the provisions affecting labelling and health warnings rules should be postponed by six months
Tobacco pouches (snus) are banned throughout the EU except in Sweden. However, there is no EU-level regulation of pouches that contain nicotine but not tobacco – and they are the subject of this report
Nicotine and CBD are perceived as the bad guy and the good guy of health and wellness – but could putting the two together make commercial sense if it can help smokers break the habit?
Synthetic nicotine, created from chemicals in a lab, not derived from tobacco, is not a specifically regulated product in the US so its legal status is subject to interpretation, as outlined in detail in this report
Canada’s top health authority has issued a warning against nicotine pouches, saying they may pose “various serious health risks” to users, and ordered the recall of an unauthorised product being sold in Toronto
Taxes collected on “e-liquids and other nicotine products” in Sweden in 2019 amounted to SEK79.5m (€7.55m) – a figure believed to come mainly from products newly introduced into the market
Almost a third of Czechs smoke, and with continuous declining smoking rates the national heated tobacco market has huge potential
Health Canada appears to have changed its mind about nicotine pouches, declaring that they should be regulated as drugs even if no “explicit” claim is made for any health benefit
Reynolds American has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Velo nicotine lozenges to remain on the market after September
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a final decision not to amend the country’s Poisons Standard – a decision which leaves the sale of heated tobacco products banned in the country
This report provides an analysis of national legislation on tobacco-free pouches in China
Lawmakers in the Latvian parliament (Saeima) want a ban on tobacco-alternative products and have submitted a draft law that would crack down on nicotine pouches and heated tobacco devices
A proposal to allow the sale of non-tobacco nicotine pouches in New Zealand was left out of the final version of a new bill regulating vaping products that was adopted in parliament
TobaccoIntelligence conducted a survey, with the aim to better understand how prevalent oral tobacco products are among vapers, the reasons why – or why not – people are using oral tobacco products, along with the main reasons for doing so
The Belarus government has made a first firm step towards restricting the sale of tobacco-free nicotine-containing products, including tobacco-free snus (sometimes known as “white pouch”), to minors and in some retailing spaces
In the US there are no specific federal restrictions for nicotine pouches, but states may enact specific legislation regarding tobacco products without conflicting with federal law. This report examines flavour restrictions
New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would extend the US state’s ban on flavoured tobacco and vaping products to nicotine pouches
A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions to labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions and public usage
Voters in the US state of Colorado will decide in November whether to support a bill to increase taxes on tobacco after lawmakers put forward a plan for rises to be phased in over the next seven years
Hong Kong will reintroduce a bill to ban tobacco-alternative products after local elections in September. The Legislative Council ended discussions on the existing bill due to lack of time before its term ends in July
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape for heated tobacco in Japan, where heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables are largely subject to tobacco legislation
This report covers the US role as a modern oral tobacco product player, examining snus, tobacco-free nicotine pouches and all-free products
This report offers a regulatory guide to the current regime for heated tobacco products in Poland, where HnB consumables are considered novel tobacco products
Italy is one of the countries where heated tobacco brands have the most social media accounts. This report analyses the accounts of IQOS and Glo, looking in particular at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
This reports takes on a Q&A structure, providing a comprehensive overview of US regulations of oral nicotine products
The Scandinavian market for modern oral tobacco is the largest in Europe in terms of brands, product offer and innovation, with Sweden taking the lead
Smokers in the US state of California can get free nicotine patches by mail to help them quit, as part of a research project on public health during the COVID-19 crisis
Altria has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 35 varieties of its On! nicotine pouches
In Europe, chemical substances are classified according to their toxicity levels. Those that are deemed potentially harmful are subject to rules on packaging and labelling, as explained in this report
All TobaccoIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings can now be found in one place here
The French government is temporarily restricting sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products following research suggesting nicotine patches could be used in treatment for COVID-19
In recent years, there has been interest in adding nicotine to all sorts of products to provide smokers a healthier way to satisfy their craving. This report assesses the possibility of adding nicotine to food in the EU
By modern oral products, we mean snus, tobacco-free snus and “all free” – tobacco and nicotine-free products. TobaccoIntelligence analysed the online channel in the EU in terms of product and brand availability, popular flavours and nicotine content
Organisers of two major conferences and exhibitions on nicotine delivery are hoping the events can still go ahead despite the global coronavirus outbreak and a number of other event cancellations and postponements
This report covers the regulatory landscape for tobacco-free and tobacco-containing snus products in Russia. Retail sale of snus containing tobacco has been prohibited in Russia since 2015, but the law does not apply to tobacco-free nicotine snus
The regulation of tobacco-free pouches is controversial, due to its novelty but also because it is not clear under which regulatory regime these products fall. This report covers Sweden’s regulation of tobacco-free snus
Further evidence that reducing the amount of nicotine in combustibles does not lead to heavier smoking may provide encouragement for those who want to see reductions legally mandated
TobaccoIntelligence’s head of legal analysis, Pablo Cano Trilla, considers the options for regulation of tobacco-free snus (sometimes known as “white pouch”) under existing European Union law
Swedish Match is to increase production of its tobacco-free nicotine pouch ZYN to 200m cans a year after a steep rise in demand in the US
What benefit might there be in very low nicotine combustible cigarettes? That is the essential question the US FDA must answer in assessing a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) application from 22nd Century Group for its VLN products
Recent action by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against a maker of nicotine-infused toothpicks highlights an obscure corner of the tobacco-alternatives business – consisting of products which are not vapour, heated tobacco or snus
Ukraine could be the next country to introduce an excise tax burden on vaping products, although as it stands excise tax will apply only to heated tobacco from January 2020
This report provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s regulatory framework. Although the country has not yet implemented regulation for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, controls are expected in the near future
This report provides an overview of harm-reduction policies with regards to tobacco use from 18 selected countries from around the world
This report examines heated tobacco tax laws in EU countries where HnB products have been launched or specific laws introduced, and what would happen in countries where neither has yet occurred
This report seeks to understand current and potential IQOS users’ profiles and preferences by comparing survey results from Canada and the US
Local authorities across South Korea are carrying out patrols to enforce regulations against smoking, vaping and use of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in a wide range of public places
In the growing Italian heated tobacco market two big brands are vying for shelf-space: IQOS and Glo
PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes
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