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Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022
What were the most popular stories from 2022 among Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles of 2022 to make it easier for readers to find, read, and share the "greatest hits" of the past 12 months. ...
The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’
The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’
From updated legislation on nicotine products to the emergence of two smoke-free generations in Sweden, the year in snus 2022 has been an eventful one, says Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association...
Leaked EU doc sparks ‘snus shock’ in Sweden
Leaked EU doc sparks ‘snus shock’ in Sweden
Weekend media reports about a leaked EU document purportedly calling for a steep increase in excise duties on Swedish snus sparked an angry "snus shock" among Swedish snus consumers and politicians. “What’s...
Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap
Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap
Sweden’s controversial new tobacco tax proposal would further punish already over-taxed snus users while failing to address the fact that Sweden has the Nordics' cheapest cigarettes. The Swedish government ...
Proposed US tobacco tax could have ‘game-changing impact’ on nicotine pouches
Proposed US tobacco tax could have ‘game-changing impact’ on nicotine pouches
The price of nicotine pouches in the US could rise by 178%, making them more expensive than cigarettes, if a new US tobacco tax proposal becomes law. The budget proposal, put forward last month by the Democ...
‘Blatant moralism’ behind campaign against tobacco-free nicotine products
‘Blatant moralism’ behind campaign against tobacco-free nicotine products
As Sweden waits for a decision on how to regulate of tobacco-free nicotine products, Helen Stjerna, Secretary General of A Non Smoking Generation, has criticised the category in a debate article. Patrik Ströme...
Swedish MPs slammed for plan equating nicotine pouches with cigarettes
Swedish MPs slammed for plan equating nicotine pouches with cigarettes
A student organisation close to Sweden’s centre-right Moderate Party has sharply criticised two of the party’s MPs for seeking to tax tobacco-free nicotine pouches in the same way tobacco. Martin Berg...
Is Finland about to legalise snus sales?
Is Finland about to legalise snus sales?
According to a new survey by Finish public broadcaster Yle, an increasing number of Finnish members of parliament now want to lift the country's snus ban and legalise snus sales. Finland banned t...
Measuring the outcome of five years of plain tobacco packaging in Australia
Measuring the outcome of five years of plain tobacco packaging in Australia
Australia has the world's highest tax on tobacco and the world’s strictest regulation of tobacco products, but more people smoke today than in 2013, while the black market has captured 20 percent of sales. ...