The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Police have seized a record $7.3 million haul of tobacco and frozen $22 million in crime syndicate assets in a big blow to the booming black market.

Changes to the U.S. regulatory landscape could dampen the ability to authorize new products AND enforce existing regulations.

Altria is seeing a great deal of activity in the e-vapor market, but warned regulated products are being undercut by illicit imports.

A Dutton government would allow vapes to be legally sold in retail stores rather than restricted to pharmacies in bid to raise $3.6bn in tax revenue

Heated tobacco products are often marketed by tobacco companies as less harmful than cigarettes, but they can pose health risks to users, according to a new review I co-authored in the journal Tobacco Control. Evidence on their health risks in people who smoke is limited, sometimes contradictory, and hard to…

First, the good news: Only 11% of Americans smoke cigarettes. But there's bad news, too.

Lord Stevens of Birmingham warned that there is ‘no health benefit’ if vape users become hooked on nicotine, when they have not previously smoked.

The tobacco giant raised profit guidance for the year, betting on the booming sales of the nicotine pouches.

As young adults swap cigarettes and vapes for oral nicotine products, policymakers should recognize this shift as harm reduction instead of cracking down on personal choice.