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Unpacking the Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown by State AGs

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In mid-January, a bipartisan coalition of nine state attorneys general, as well as the Washington, D.C., attorney general, announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales. The attorneys general of...more

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Opportunities for the Trump Administration to Step Up Enforcement Against Unauthorized ENDS

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Throughout 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endeavored to curb sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the U.S. In light of persistent demand for flavored ENDS — nearly all of...more

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State AGs File Amicus Curae Brief in US Supreme Court Case Involving Flavored E-Cigarettes

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Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial orders (MDOs) of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for...more

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FDA Proposes Submission Tracking Number Requirement for ENDS Imports

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In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposed rule that would require importers of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products to provide an FDA-issued submission tracking number (STN)...more

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State AGs Redouble Efforts to Snuff Out Flavored Tobacco Products

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A group of 20 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell, has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC., dba Triton...more

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Federal Court Rules Montana AG Preempted from De-Listing Cigarette Manufacturer

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In late June, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana held that federal law preempts the Montana Attorney General (AG) from removing the cigarette brands of Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. (Grand River)...more

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Massachusetts High Court Upholds Local Tobacco Sales Ban

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently upheld, in a unanimous decision, the town of Brookline’s ordinance banning the sale of tobacco and e-cigarette products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2000 (the Tobacco...more

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More States Consider Establishing Vapor Product Directories

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We recently reported that several state legislatures are considering bills to establish vapor product directories this year — namely Florida, Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia. Throughout January and early February, similar...more

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Multiple States Consider Establishing Vapor Product Directories

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This year, several state legislatures will consider bills to establish vapor product directories. Amid heightened scrutiny of illicit vapor products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these product directory...more

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FDA Ramps Up Enforcement Against Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes as External Pressures Mount

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In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new rounds of warning letters to online retailers, manufacturers, and distributors for reportedly selling or distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products....more

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