News – Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke-free Coalition

By Rudro Chakrabarti, Yahoo! Finance May 23, 2026- On April 30, a subsidiary of tobacco giant Reynolds American cut a $5 million check to MAGA Inc., the main super PAC backing President Donald Trump. Two days later, a top Reynolds executive and two of the company’s lobbyists had lunch with Trump at his Jupiter, Florida... View Article

22
May

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

By Matthew Perrone, AP News May 22, 2026- Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned. The guidelines, posted days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will allow companies to launch... View Article

23
Jan

Denver vape stores sue to stop flavored nicotine ban

By Paolo Zialcita, Denverite January 23, 2026- A group of vape store owners sued Denver on Friday over its flavored nicotine ban. The flavored tobacco ban officially took effect this month, although the Denver City Council passed the law in 2024. Opponents filed a ballot initiative to reverse the change, but Denver residents overwhelmingly voted to support... View Article

11
Jan

SF: Online Tobacco Co. Agrees To $1 Mil Settlement After Allegations It Violated City’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

By Bay City News Service January 11, 2026- A company that sells nicotine pouches and other tobacco products online agreed to pay the city of San Francisco $1 million to resolve claims that it shipped flavored products to addresses in the city despite a local ban. The company, Lucy Goods Inc., maintained it did nothing... View Article

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06
Jan

Truth Initiative Report Finds Rapidly Evolving Nicotine Market Outpacing Regulation, Putting Youth at Risk

PR Newswire January 6, 2026- Data released today in a new report from Truth Initiative, Monitoring a Changing Tobacco Product Market in the United States, show that...

01
Jan

Denver ban on flavored nicotine products goes into effect as the new year kicks off

By Veronica Acosta, Denver 7 ABC January 1, 2026- The ban on flavored nicotine and tobacco products in the City and County of Denver officially...

31
Dec

California creates first unflavored tobacco list aimed at reducing youth smoking

By Jackson Ellison, ABC 10 December 31, 2025- California has released its first-ever Unflavored Tobacco List, which classifies which tobacco and nicotine products are eligible for...

08
Dec

Vape recycling pilot launches in New York

By Deanne Toto, Waste Today December 8, 2025- The Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM) at the State University of New York College of Environmental...

05
Nov

Denver voters approve flavored tobacco product ban with 71.53% of vote

By Austen Erblat, CBS News November 5, 2025- Denver will continue to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products within city limits after voters on Tuesday voted...

27
Oct