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News · Poland · Sep 22, 2026

European Commission approves Poland’s disposable nicotine vape ban

Tim Hong

News · France · Sep 17, 2026

Le Pen pledges tobacco tax freeze and calls for clearer vaping rules

Ali Anderson

News · Germany · Sep 16, 2026

Senior German lawmaker calls for nicotine pouch legalisation

Ali Anderson

News · Ireland · Sep 16, 2026

Sinn Féin leader says adults should be free to choose whether to vape

Tim Hong

Illustration of a person holding a phone and vaping device beside a venue sign requiring identification for entry.

News · United States · Sep 15, 2026

FDA authorises JUUL2 as second vape with age-gating technology

Tim Hong

A man in a suit stands behind microphones beside an Irish flag.

News · Ireland · Sep 11, 2026

Irish PM backs vape ban and claims vapes are ‘nearly worse than cigarettes’

Ali Anderson

Illustration of a shopkeeper adjusting a euro price label beneath shelves of vaping products with German labels.

News · Germany · Sep 11, 2026

Germany plans fresh vape tax rise as industry warns half the market is already illicit

Tim Hong

A man in glasses sits at a microphone with European Union flags behind him.

News · Sep 10, 2026

EU health chief faces call for ethics probe over wife’s role advising MEPs

Tim Hong

News · Sep 8, 2026

Nearly half of vapers would consider black-market products as October tax approaches, new survey finds

Tim Hong

News · Sep 4, 2026

Vapes make smokers 61 per cent more likely to quit than patches or gum, major Cochrane review finds

Ali Anderson

News · Australia · Sep 3, 2026

Doctor, economist and ex-Border Force chief tell Albanese to adopt the Coalition's tobacco policy

Tim Hong

Festival-goers beside a wooden stall displaying round product tins, with a concert stage in the background.

News · Japan · Sep 3, 2026

UK nicotine pouch sales set to surge 51 per cent to £579m

UK nicotine pouch sales are forecast to climb by almost 51 per cent this year.

Tim Hong