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EU Nicotine Users Survey: 3 of 10 EU smokers would switch to snus if it were legal

EU Nicotine Users Survey: 3 of 10 EU smokers would switch to snus if it were legal

Nearly a third of EU smokers would consider switching to snus if it were legal, the results of the EU Nicotine Users Survey reveal.  The survey found that 31 percent of smokers who want to quit indicated they would be willing to try snus were the curr...

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Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus

Swedish MEP: Revised EU Tobacco Products Directive must allow snus

The upcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is an opportunity to finally lift the EU’s ban on snus and give smokers the chance to switch to a much less harmful product, argues Swedish MEP ...

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Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 7 – First, tell the truth

Snus and the Art of Suppression: Part 7 – First, tell the truth

Why is snus banned in the European Union? How did it happen? Snusforumet, in partnership with author and commentator Christopher Snowdon, brings you the inside story behind one of the EU's more confounding pol...

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‘Snus has Sweden on track to be world’s first smoke-free country’

‘Snus has Sweden on track to be world’s first smoke-free country’

Only five percent of the Swedish population smokes, meaning the country may soon lay claim to being the world's first smoke-free country, argues Sweden’s Snus Commission. "The reason is snus," the group wri...

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Swedish MEP calls out Commission ‘dishonesty’ on snus and cancer

Swedish MEP calls out Commission ‘dishonesty’ on snus and cancer

Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal believes the European Commission’s “ideological opposition” to all tobacco and nicotine leaves ignorant on the science on Swedish snus and cancer. And progress on the EU’s Beating Ca...

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Swedish anti-tobacco activist slammed in Brussels for ‘ignoring human psychology’

Swedish anti-tobacco activist slammed in Brussels for ‘ignoring human psychology’

The former Czech National Drugs Coordinator has criticized a Swedish anti-tobacco activist in an opinion article published in Brussels’ largest English-language daily. The article, written by Jindrich Vobor...

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May 2021 Snus Quiz: Test your knowledge

May 2021 Snus Quiz: Test your knowledge

Welcome to the May 2021 Snus Quiz! How much do you know about snus and the latest snus news? Take Snusforumet's simple quiz below and see if you're staying up to speed with what's been published on Snusforu...

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Patrik Strömer Snusforumet

Welcome to Snusforumet!

Welcome to Snusforumet!

We are pleased to launch this international version of Snusforumet, which has been published in Swedish since 2014. So what is snus and why does it deserve a site dedicated to publishing news and informatio...

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April 2021 Snus Quiz: Test your knowledge

April 2021 Snus Quiz: Test your knowledge

Welcome to the April 2021 Snus Quiz! How much do you know about snus and the latest snus news? Take Snusforumet's simple quiz below and see if you're staying up to speed with what's been published on Snusfo...