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Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments

Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments

Despite the huge differences in health risks between smoking and snus, there are those who still believe that all tobacco use should be treated equally when shaping policy. Below are a few arguments for why it's wrong to equate snus with cigarettes and treat ...

Regulations

Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland

Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland

The snus ban in Finland has led to a growing black market for snus, costing the state coffers important revenues without reducing demand for snus, warns the Swedish Peoples’ Party of Finland's youth wing as it...

Regulations

Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus

Most Swedes see e-scooters as a greater danger than snus

Unhealthy products, gambling ads, and e-scooters are high on Swedes' wish list of what the state should regulate more strictly. But few have problems with snus. A survey recently conducted by Demoskop on be...

Regulations

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

The British government has given the first indications that it might consider legalising the sale of snus after Brexit now that the country has left the European Union.  In the run up to Brexit, a growing n...

Opinions

Sweden’s inaction on snus in Brussels ‘unethical’

Sweden’s inaction on snus in Brussels ‘unethical’

The independent Snus Commission has taken the Swedish government to task for its inaction on snus in Brussels and failure to inform the EU about the public health benefits of snus.  A more proactive approac...

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Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus

Coronavirus pandemic helps US see benefits of snus

Can the coronavirus pandemic convince smokers to switch to snus? The question is currently discussion in the United States, the country hardest hit by Covid-19. Researchers and doctors around the world are ...

Regulations

Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches

Snus makers welcome Sweden’s push to regulate nicotine pouches

The Swedish government will launch a public inquiry to explore how best to regulate nicotine pouches that are free from tobacco, a move welcomed by the country’s snus manufacturers.  Sweden’s Ministry of He...

Regulations

US FDA confirms snus is less dangerous than cigarettes

US FDA confirms snus is less dangerous than cigarettes

Snus from Swedish Match will be the first tobacco product ever to be designated as "less risky" in the US following a historic decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “We see it as a scientif...

Regulations

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...