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California unveils unflavored tobacco list to enforce flavored tobacco ban

 By Diane Adam on Jan. 07, 2026

Retailers must comply with state-approved list or face penalties; industry group raises concerns over compliance challenges and financial risks

Tobacco

Federal agencies seize 73K 7-OH products from Missouri warehouses

By Diane Adam on Dec. 05, 2025

Firms continued distributing the synthetic kratom products often found in gas stations and convenience stores, despite FDA warning

CBD/Hemp

Closing the hemp ‘loophole’ won’t close the problem

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Nov. 11, 2025

As Congress seeks to ban intoxicating hemp, responsible retailers and consumer safety will suffer: Vonder Haar

Tobacco

Denver voters uphold ban on flavored tobacco, enforcement to start in January

By Diane Adam on Nov. 06, 2025

'We were very disappointed,' convenience retailer Smoker Friendly says

Tobacco

Filtered cigarettes ban in California’s Santa Cruz County to be implemented in 2027

By Diane Adam on Sep. 25, 2025

Ordinance unfairly targets and punishes local small businesses like convenience stores, California Fuels & Convenience Alliance says

Tobacco

Banning filtered cigarettes creates new problems instead of addressing the issue of littering

By David Spross on Sep. 03, 2025

Santa Cruz County in California will lose sales taxes and business activity, National Association of Tobacco Outlets executive director Spross says

Tobacco

FDA warns businesses for illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine

By Diane Adam on Jul. 15, 2025

Products are sold in gas stations, convenience stores, vape shops

Tobacco

Opponents of Denver Flavored Tobacco Ban Voice Concerns

By Diane Adam on Feb. 18, 2025

CWPMA, which includes convenience stores, disagrees with city's efforts to restrict adult access to legal products

Tobacco

FDA Withdraws Proposed Rules Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

By Diane Adam on Jan. 24, 2025

Premium Cigar Association calls it a ‘significant victory’ for retailers

Tobacco

Flavor Bans Had No Impact in Massachusetts, NECSEMA Says

By Diane Adam on Jan. 17, 2025

New report includes data that shows menthol use has remained the same

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