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Mar.06.2023
Brazil’s MPF and Anvisa sign pact to intensify enforcement against vapes
Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) and health regulator Anvisa signed a cooperation protocol to strengthen enforcement against electronic smoking devices (DEFs) and expand health-risk awareness campaigns.
Feb.03
by 2FIRSTS.ai
Texas college data show rapid shifts in top vaping brands, with Geek Bar/Vape surging by 2025
A short communication in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined changes in the most commonly used nicotine vaping brands among Texas college students from 2023 to 2025. The study analyzed 6,049 students aged 18–25 who reported past-30-day nicotine vaping across three repeated cross-sectional spring surveys. The report found that use of Esco Bar, Elf Bar, JUUL, and Puff Bar declined from 2023 to 2025, while Geek Bar/Vape increased.
Feb.27
by 2FIRSTS.ai
South Korean Court Strikes Down Health Levy on Vape Nicotine Liquids, Citing Disproportionate Penalties
A Seoul court has annulled South Korea’s health-levy assessments imposed on multiple importers of nicotine liquids used for vaping. While the court agreed the nicotine could be treated as “tobacco” because it was found to be leaf-derived, it ruled the levy—stacked with other taxes and calculated on a blunt, volume-only basis—was so severe it effectively deprived businesses of the ability to operate, breaching constitutional proportionality and equality standards.
Jan.26
by 2FIRSTS.ai
Editorial says West Virginia’s HB 5437 “Vape Safety Act” goes too far, targeting residency and citizenship provisions
A News and Sentinel editorial argues that West Virginia’s HB 5437, the “Vape Safety Act,” goes beyond reasonable regulation by adding provisions barring any part of a vape or smoke shop from being used as a residence and requiring owners to be U.S. citizens.
Feb.27
by 2FIRSTS.ai
Azerbaijan parliament passes third-reading amendments introducing e-cigarette penalties, effective April 1, 2026
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis has adopted, in its third reading, amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences introducing fines and confiscation for the use of e-cigarettes and their components, as well as import, export, production, wholesale and retail sales, and storage for sale.
Mar.04
by 2FIRSTS.ai
The Volume Illusion: Measuring the Future of Nicotine with the Tools of the Past
As next-generation nicotine products become economically central rather than marginal, traditional volume-based metrics are increasingly unable to explain consumption, risk, and value. Units designed for a cigarette-based economy struggle to describe systems defined by delivery speed, pharmacokinetics, and adaptive user behavior. Drawing on financial reporting, regulation, and nicotine science, a fundamental question: can the future of nicotine still be measured using the tools of its past?
Feb.09
by Alan Zhao | 2Firsts Perspectives
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