Vape news on regulation, FDA decisions, product launches, and company moves in the vaping industry. Stories are written plainly with sources linked, so you can see what changed and why it matters.
Senator Ron Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, sent investigative letters on August 3 asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
The United Kingdom’s Vaping Products Duty takes effect on October 1, 2026, charging a flat £2.20…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized four new on! nicotine pouch products on August 4…
New recommendations published in JAMA on July 30 advise clinicians to discuss nicotine e-cigarettes as a…
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled on July 30…
The week of July 27 to August 2 saw regulatory pressure intensify across three continents. China’s tobacco regulator summoned Elf Bar’s parent company over…
Retail trade associations have sent letters to Global Payments and Mastercard urging the companies to revise policies that penalize retailers for selling certain vaping…
U.S. youth vaping has fallen 74% since 2019, according to federal data published this week, with a longitudinal study finding that most adolescent experimentation…
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has certified a nationwide class action against Juul Labs and Altria Group, allowing claims to proceed on behalf…
Quick Overview This week saw three Asian countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia) simultaneously advancing restrictive vape policies, while Europe remained split between Spain’s hardline…
The UK government plans to review business rates relief for specialist vape shops while granting a 20% reduction to pubs, clubs and live music…
Quick Overview This was a week of diverging regulatory paths across Europe and Asia. Spain moved to treat vaping identically to smoking in public…
Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a draft tobacco control law on July 21, 2026, that bans smoking and vaping on outdoor terraces (bar and…
Senior officials at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products were not consulted on a policy change that allows companies to launch nicotine products without…
The UK Department of Health and Social Care launched a 12-week consultation on July 10, 2026 that proposes sweeping restrictions on vaping product packaging,…
Governor Josh Green signed two bills on July 8, 2026 that will eliminate nearly the entire e-cigarette market in Hawaii. House Bill 1573 restricts…
The Republic of Palau formally notified the United Nations Secretary-General on June 10, 2026 under Article 2 of the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic…