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ENDS Companies Take Legal Action Against Allegedly Noncompliant Competitors

USA - October 30 2023 Recently, NJOY LLC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against more than 30 foreign and domestic…

Members of Congress Propose Massive Tobacco Tax Increase

USA - October 2 2023 A new bill, the “Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023” (S.2929 and H.R.5715) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The bill…

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

USA - September 29 2023 In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new rounds of Warning Letters to online retailers, manufacturers, and…

Oregon Court Upholds Local Tobacco Product Flavor Ban

USA - September 21 2023 Over the last decade, hundreds of localities have passed ordinances restricting or prohibiting the sale of some or all types of tobacco products…

Iowa Reaches MSA Settlement with Tobacco Manufacturers, Ending 18-Year Legal Dispute

USA - September 11 2023 Last summer, we wrote about the Iowa Attorney General’s $133 million suit against the tobacco manufacturers that are signatories to the Master…

Takeaways from Listening Session on the Development of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Strategic Plan

USA - August 27 2023 On August 22, 2023, the Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine Team attended the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (“CTP”)…

Oregon Imposes New “Equity Assessment” on Certain Manufacturers

USA - August 21 2023 Oregon has enacted a new “equity assessment” upon non-signatories to the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). We previously blogged about the…

U.S. District Court Vacates FDA Deeming Rule With Respect To Premium Cigars

USA - August 10 2023 Yesterday, August 9, 2023, Judge AMIT P. Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued his decision vacating the decision of the…

FDA Touts “Significant Strides” in Addressing Reagan-Udall Report but Acknowledges More Work Remains

USA - August 1 2023 On June 29, Dr. Brian King, director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the FDA, issued an update on CTP’s efforts to address the 15…

Virginia’s New Hemp Regulations - How It Affects Businesses

USA - July 14 2023 Virginia’s new hemp-derived products statutes (Va. Code § 3.2-5145.1 et seq.) went into effect as of July 1, standing to drastically alter the…