On Dec. 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a decision vacating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) graphic cigarette health warning regulations because the regulations violate the free speech protections under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By vacating the regulations, the graphic cigarette health warnings are…
What Is the Difference Between Snus and Spitless Tobacco?
What’s the difference between snus and spitless tobacco? It is important for convenience store employees to know the answers to questions such as this one because customers are asking them, and retailer expertise inspires confidence and return business. Snus (the Swedish word for snuff) is, in fact, an oral smokeless and spitless tobacco product, finely…
Special-Edition Lighter Series
The BIC Lighter is 50 and is celebrating this milestone in style with a Flick My BIC Special Edition refresh. From flower power to virtual reality, the featured imagery encompasses fun, colorful, nostalgic elements from the last five decades. This 50th anniversary lighter is only available for a limited time. The lighters in this series […]
New Zealand Bans Cigarette Sales for Generations to Come
According to The Wall Street Journal, New Zealand recently introduced a law banning tobacco sales to anyone born in or after 2009. Under the law, the number of retail outlets allowed to sell tobacco will be reduced to 600 from about 6,000 by the end of next year. The law also requires the reduction of…
Vape Persists Amidst Regulations
Although vape is looking to be a challenging segment of the tobacco category as the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) continues to issue responses to the various Pre-Market Tobacco Applications (PMTAs) submitted, customers are still flocking to stores in search of their favorite vaping devices. For the 52 weeks ending Oct. 2, 2022, electronic smoking devices…
Supreme Court Rejects Halting California Flavored Tobacco Ban
Tobacco companies such as R.J. Reynolds and others requested for the Supreme Court to put a stop to the flavored tobacco ban voted on in California in November, but the Supreme Court decided against blocking it, according to CBS News. The vote that took place in November was held to determine whether or not a…
FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warnings Nullified
According to the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO), on Dec. 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a decision vacating the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) graphic cigarette health warning regulations because the regulations violate the free speech protections under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By vacating the…
Kaival Marketing Services Adds Dean Simmons to Bidi Vapor’s Sales Staff
Kaival Marketing Services (KMS) announced it had hired Dean Simmons to maximize major retail and wholesale accounts for its top-selling, high-margin BIDI Stick. Simmons will join KMS as senior vice president of sales and corporate development effective immediately. Formerly vice president of sales at Swisher International, Simmons was responsible for leading its national sales department…
Juul Labs Reaches Settlements
Juul Labs has reached a global resolution for the 5,000-plus cases brought by approximately 10,000 plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) and related “JUUL Labs Product Cases” (JCCP) that have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. These cases in the MDL and JCCP, and subject to…
Will Menthol Smokers Leave Nicotine Behind?
It’s our nature to resist change. What seems like a terrible idea at the outset often gets better over time. New ideas become familiar. We adapt to change and leave the past to history. Inventions become necessities. Tesla sold $67 billion worth of electric cars in 2021, and they’re still filling backorders. High gas prices…