22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XXII) received notification from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General's Tobacco Enforcement Bureau that its VLN cigarettes will be listed in the Illinois Directory of Participating Manufacturers effective April 4, 2022. Registration permits the company to begin distributing VLN – the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized reduced nicotine content cigarette that "helps you smoke less" – as part of its Chicagoland pilot program.
"VLN cigarettes are scientifically shown to help adult smokers smoke less," stated James A. Mish, CEO of 22nd Century Group. "Chicago's rich demographic diversity represents an excellent market for our pilot program starting in April, which will include both our VLN King and VLN Menthol King reduced nicotine content cigarettes containing 95% less nicotine than conventional cigarettes."
