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Surrey Councillor Gordon Hepner presented a notice of motion calling on council to “wage war on vaping” by strengthening controls on the sale of vaping products in the city, citing vaping as a “serious health concern,” especially among youth. Hepner said the motion directs staff to bring back the “most restrictive legally supportable” package from the City’s 2019 bylaw work to materially reduce where and how vape products can be sold, including licensing controls and enforcement.

Turning Point Brands, a U.S. nicotine and tobacco-related consumer products company, reported its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results: quarterly revenue was $121 million, up 29% year over year; adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) was $30 million, up 14%. Net revenue from modern oral nicotine products was $41.3 million, up 266% year over year.

A California federal judge has certified a class of direct purchasers of Juul products in antitrust litigation alleging Juul and Altria conspired to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market.

U.S. International Trade Commission has refused to pause the import and sales bans imposed on cannabis vape company Stiiizy while it appeals the agency’s patent infringement ruling in its dispute with Pax Labs.

Nigeria’s House of Representatives said it will review the National Tobacco Control Act to address regulatory gaps around emerging nicotine products such as e-cigarettes and to strengthen border controls and enforcement coordination. A relevant committee visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service, stressing linkage and cooperation among the NDLEA, NAFDAC and Customs.

Al Fakher has launched nicotine pouches, marking the world’s leading hookah brand’s entry into the modern oral nicotine category.