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Fifth Circuit Schedules Oral Argument in RFA Challenge — A Major Step Forward for Small Vape Businesses

Update 10/23/25: ORAL ARGUMENT IN RFA CASE: DEC. 2, 2025 IN NEW ORLEANS. The long fight for regulatory fairness just hit an important milestone. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has...

Denver’s Flavored Tobacco Fight Heats Up Ahead of November Vote

The battle over flavored tobacco in Denver is turning into one of the city’s most expensive local ballot fights — and both sides are digging in.  So far, more than $650,000 has poured into campaign...

The Fight for Small Vape Companies Heads Back to Court

The battle between small, independent vapor businesses and the FDA is far from over. On September 30, a coalition of vape companies—including White Cloud, Vertigo Vapor, American Vapor, Elite Broth...

The Nicotine Revolution: Lessons from Sweden

On September 18th, Smoke Free Sweden released a groundbreaking report titled The Safer Nicotine Revolution: Global Lessons, Healthier Futures – Sweden as the Case Study. The findings shine a spotl...

The FDA, Safer Nicotine, and the Path Forward

Source referenced: Regulating the Tobacco and Nicotine Market in the American Public Interest: A Reform Agenda for the FDA (Satel, Bates, Kenkel, Rodu, 2025).  A new reform agenda released this wee...

Sesh Secures $40 Million to Power U.S. Pouch Expansion

The nicotine pouch market just got a major shakeup. Sesh, an Austin-based tobacco-free pouch maker, has raised more than $40 million in fresh capital to fuel its U.S. expansion, positioning itself ...

Meet the VOOPOO VRIZZ: The Pod Kit That Outlasts Disposables

Introducing the VOOPOO VRIZZ Pod Kit—a sleek, ultra-capacious refillable pod system that blends the simplest features of disposable style vaping with long-lasting performance. Ideal for vapers seek...

Float Disposables Are NOT Fake Flums

Learn why Flum Vapes are now called Float, why Float Vapes are not clones, and how to avoid fake vapes by buying from trusted retailers. 

Most U.S. Adults Using Nicotine Pouches Are Former Tobacco Users, Rutgers Study Finds

A new study led by Rutgers Health provides the first nationally representative estimates of nicotine pouch use among U.S. adults—and the results spotlight an important trend: the majority of users ...

Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes May Lead to More Traditional Cigarette Use Among Young Adults

A growing body of evidence suggests that bans on flavored e-cigarettes might have unintended consequences—especially among young adults. While these restrictions aim to curb youth vaping, recent st...