Palantir’s Pouch Vending Machines Are Not the Story. The Biohacking Culture Around Nicotine Is.
Palantir's installation of nicotine pouch vending machines drew headlines, but the real story is the biohacking and performance...
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FRE Nicotine Pouches Win Product of the Year — What It Says About the Category
FRE Nicotine Pouches have won a product of the year recognition in the tobacco alternatives category, reflecting growing...
Illegal Ultra-Strength Pouches Are the Real Youth Risk — Not the Mainstream Market
The real youth risk in the nicotine pouch market is not the legal, regulated products — it is...
Tech Companies Are Stocking Nicotine Pouches in the Office. Is That a Problem?
Reports of nicotine pouches being stocked in tech company offices have sparked debate, but whether employer-supplied pouches represent...
ZYN’s MRTP Application Clears Scientific Review — A Decision Is Now Imminent
ZYN's Modified Risk Tobacco Product application has cleared the FDA's scientific review phase, moving Philip Morris International closer...
The Wall Street Journal Puts ZYN on the Map for a Mainstream Business Audience
The Wall Street Journal's major feature on ZYN gave nicotine pouches their biggest mainstream business media moment to...
The Track Record of Anti-Pouch Commentators Does Not Hold Up
The track record of commentators who made confident public predictions about nicotine pouches has not held up —...
Small Businesses Are Paying the Price for Blunt Tobacco Regulations
Inside the COP10 tobacco control conference in Panama, deep fault lines emerged between harm reduction advocates and abstinence-only...
Republicans Push Back Hard on Nicotine Pouch Regulation Proposals
Small businesses and independent convenience store owners are bearing a disproportionate economic burden from nicotine pouch regulations, with...
Clive Bates on Why Nicotine Policy Has Lost the Plot
Republican lawmakers have pushed back with unusual intensity against nicotine pouch restrictions, framing current regulations as government overreach...
