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Australia Bans Nicotine Pouches. The Black Market Says Thank You

Australia’s nicotine pouch ban risks expanding the black market while denying smokers access to a less harmful alternative to cigarettes.
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The WHO Found Its Spokeswoman. She Lives in a Palace.

Once a journalist. Now a palace spokeswoman for the WHO.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Lung

Here is the truth that the bureaucrats in the Commission can’t seem to swallow: The pouch isn’t perfect. But neither are we.

Fantastic Lives and Where to Ban Them: Europe’s War on Harm Reduction

While real lives quietly improve, Europe’s policymakers chase control, ignoring the human reality behind harm reduction.

Jailing the Smoke-Free: Brussels vs Sweden’s Success

A smoke-free success story meets EU inconsistency: why legal nicotine products could lead to prison across borders.

Schwedische Europaparlamentarier gehen auf die Barrikaden: Pouches in Frankreich

Frankreich: Verbot von Nikotinbeuteln seit dem 1. April 2026 – Herstellung, Verkauf, Besitz und Nutzung untersagt.

Malaysian consumers at risk: new prohibitions threaten to drive users back to cigarettes

The removal of legal, regulated choices for Malaysian consumers will inevitably fuel the black market and reverse years of progress in public health.
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