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Alabama brings vaping under its indoor smoking ban and taxes e-liquids by the milliliter

Alabama brings vaping under its indoor smoking ban and taxes e-liquids by the milliliter

Since October 1, two Alabama laws apply to e-cigarettes. Vaping is now treated as smoking under the state's Clean Indoor Air Act, and nicotine-containing e-liquids carry a new excise tax of 10 cents per milliliter, collected at the wholesale level. Vaping becomes “smoking”The first text, Senate Bill 9, sponsored by...

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Nicotine Strips as an Alternative to Pouches: How Far Will It Go?

Nicotine Strips as an Alternative to Pouches: How Far Will It Go?

In the United Kingdom, NION has launched nicotine strips presented as an alternative to pouches, which are themselves promoted as an alternative to tobacco. This raises a question: does an alternative need an alternative of its own? A Never-Ending Story?At the end of September 2026, NION entered the UK market....

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Germany Advances Four-Year Tobacco and Vape Tax Increases

Germany Advances Four-Year Tobacco and Vape Tax Increases

Germany’s Bundestag has sent a government bill raising tobacco and nicotine-product taxes to parliamentary committees after its first reading on Sept. 24. The proposal would raise taxes on cigarettes, heated tobacco, vaping liquids, and other tobacco products every year from 2027 through 2030. The bill now goes to committee review,...

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