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Lawmakers advance bill to tax nicotine-like products in Nebraska, such as Zyn pouches A Nebraska bill seeks to add a 20% wholesale tax to alternative nicotine products such as the ones shown here

San Franciscos 2019 comprehensive ban on the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes and menthols included nicotine pouches in the legal definition of a tobacco product. A 2020 study found that the ban significantly reduced overall flavored tobacco use among people ages 18 to 34

"Moreover, given the harmful chemicals found in e-cigarettes, further high-quality research on both short- and long-term health outcomes is needed." Keith Brown, the director of public health for Schenectady County, said that vapes may aid in cessation efforts for some individuals, but noted e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches pose their own health risks

Then, on December 20, 2019, President Trump signed a spending bill that included a provision to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products at the federal level