IQOS Smoking Room at Manila International Airport

Vape Club report reveals 1.3 million illegal e-cigarettes seized in UK by 2025, worth £10 million on the streets.

China’s top tobacco regulator has issued a directive aimed at preventing excess capacity and curbing “involution-style” competition in the e-cigarette sector. The notice tightens investment controls, formalizes verified capacity management and requires exporters to submit compliance proof for destination markets, signaling a push toward higher industry concentration and stricter cross-border oversight.

REJO, Heaven Gifts’ heated tobacco (HNB) brand, has listed the REJO CUBE on its official website. The device features a magnetic modular design with a detachable battery and an OmniHeat™ 360° heating system, and is now available via e-commerce channels in Japan and the UK, priced at 6,980 yen (about $45) in Japan.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the results of the Attorney General’s Office “Operation Counter Strike” program on March 9, 2026.

Breeze Smoke and Glas, Inc. have separately requested White House review under Executive Order 12866 as the FDA advances draft guidance on flavored ENDS (RIN 0910-ZC78). The guidance aims to clarify evidentiary standards under the statutory “appropriate for the protection of public health” (APPH) framework. The parallel filings highlight industry concern over regulatory predictability, particularly as Glas’s PMTA review status has recently drawn market attention.

The Oregon Senate voted 26–1 to pass Senate Bill 1571, a measure redefining tobacco products to include nicotine pouches and restricting their sale to individuals under 21.