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Could products combining nicotine with CBD be a way to help smokers quit?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th November 2020

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?...

Hungary set to increase tax on tobacco alternatives after EU call on cigarettes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th November 2020

The Hungarian government is proposing to increase taxes on tobacco-alternative products after Brussels called on the country to apply the minimum EU threshold for excise duty on cigarettes ...

How COVID-19 has affected the nicotine market, and what happens next

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th October 2020

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently explained how the nicotine market has been affected by COVID-19 at the?Nicotine Cannabis Strategies Europe, which took place online on 10th...

French Assembly rejects call to reduce tax on heated tobacco from 2021

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th October 2020

The Finance Committee of the French National Assembly (Assembl?e Nationale) has rejected a proposal to cut the taxes on heated tobacco to make tobacco-alternative products more attractive to smokers ...

PMI opens IQOS stores to an uncertain regulatory future in the Philippines

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th September 2020

While the Philippines debates regulations to restrict tobacco alternatives, PMFTC, the Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), has opened its first four IQOS stores in the Manila area ...

It’s still ‘poison’: Australia confirms the permanent prohibition of heated tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th August 2020

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 ...

PMI starts roll-out of KT&G heated tobacco products in Russia

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th August 2020

KT&G heated tobacco products are available outside South Korea for the first time after Philip Morris International (PMI) began marketing them in Russia ...

Russian Duma passes bill banning tobacco-free white pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th July 2020

The Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has passed a bill prohibiting the sales of tobacco-free nicotine products for oral use ...

South African high court dismisses application to reverse cigarette ban

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd July 2020

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the application by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) to reverse the government ban on the sale of tobacco, including vapour products, following the outbreak of COVID-19 ...

Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st July 2020

TobaccoIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the industry. To obtain more data and analysis for the industry,...

Italian lawmakers propose HnB tax increase to help out health service

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd June 2020

Representatives from different political parties in Italy have put forward various proposals to increase tax on tobacco-alternative products as the government seeks urgent financial responses to the COVID-19 crisis ...

BAT predicts 7% shrinkage of HnB, pushes back next-gen revenue goal

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th June 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of ?5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease in heat-not-burn (HnB) business ...

Italian?health ministry says IQOS ?reduced-risk? claim is unproven

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th June 2020

The reduced-risk potential of IQOS compared with combustible cigarettes cannot be ascertained, according to Italy?s Ministry of Health ...

Altria sues Reynolds, alleging Velo nicotine pouch infringes patents

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th June 2020

The Altria Group has filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against RJ Reynolds Vapor Co, a subsidiary of Reynolds American, over its Velo smokeless product ...

Indian state of Uttar Pradesh partially lifts ban on nicotine-free pan masala

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th May 2020

India?s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has partially lifted its ban on the oral product pan masala following industry pressure and due to the state government?s need for cash ...

Altria moves On! with PMTA in 10-year plan to lead on non-combustibles

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 18th May 2020

Altria has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 35 varieties of its On! nicotine pouches ...

Altria expects a hit from COVID-19, BAT set for heated tobacco decline

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th April 2020

Big Tobacco manufacturers are expecting the effects of COVID-19 to hit hard in the second half of the year, despite a strong performance in the first quarter ...

France limits sale of nicotine patches as study hints at COVID-19 treatment

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th April 2020

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 ...

Indonesian president urged to clamp down on tobacco to fight coronavirus

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th April 2020

A group of non-profit and health organisations has called on Indonesian president Joko Widodo to take a stricter stance against tobacco products in the battle against COVID-19 ...

PMI lowers expectation of IQOS uptake by half as lockdown hits Heets sales

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd April 2020

Philip Morris International is braced for a significant dip in sales and use of its heated-tobacco device IQOS over the rest of 2020, with retail and travel restrictions currently imposed in nearly every country ...