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.
What the UK Generational Smoking Ban Means for Vaping Starting January 1, 2027, it will be illegal in the United Kingdom to sell cigarettes to anyone…
The European Commission has formally approved Bulgaria’s plan to prohibit the placing on the market, offering…
Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Osama Boodai, has issued a sweeping ban prohibiting the sale…
Singapore’s Parliament has unanimously passed sweeping amendments that raise penalties for the possession, use, import, and…
Uzbekistan is moving into one of the region’s strictest anti-vape regimes. From March 1, a sweeping…
Syria has introduced a sweeping prohibition on electronic cigarettes, banning their production, distribution, sale, and use, according to statements carried by the state news…
Beijing, February 5, 2026 — The National Tobacco Monopoly Administration (NTMA) has issued a comprehensive policy notice aimed at reinforcing regulatory oversight and promoting…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – A significant policy shift announced by the Chinese Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration on January 9th is poised…
Bishkek — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has stepped back from an immediate prohibition on e‑cigarettes, sending two anti‑vaping bills back for redrafting after officials warned that…
Managua, Nicaragua – January 2, 2026 – The Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA) has formally reaffirmed its 2021 ban on the manufacture, import, export,…
Bangladesh has implemented a sweeping prohibition on e‑cigarettes, vapes, heated tobacco, nicotine pouches, and other “emerging tobacco products,” following presidential approval of the Smoking…
Vietnam has moved from policy intent to penalty-backed enforcement on e‑cigarettes and heated tobacco, approving a decree that fines users and obliges destruction of…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has published the state’s first Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL), a new gatekeeper for which unflavored tobacco products may be…
Baku, Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan’s Milli Mejlis (Parliament) has passed a sweeping ban on e-cigarettes, effectively prohibiting their import, export, production, storage, wholesale, and retail…
The Michigan Senate has passed a bipartisan package aimed at curbing youth tobacco use by requiring statewide licensure of tobacco retailers. Led by Senate…
Ankara, Turkey – The Turkish government is poised to significantly strengthen its regulations surrounding the advertising of electronic cigarettes (vapes) and gambling, with a…
Moscow, Russia – The Russian Federation Council has approved legislation enabling the extrajudicial blocking of websites offering online sales of tobacco products, nicotine-containing products,…