Throughout 2026 the industry will see the start of several major policies that will have an immediate impact on non-vaping alternative nicotine products. This includes a variety of taxes, the closing of the South Korean loophole on nicotine not derived from tobacco leaves, the introduction of online age-verification procedures in Russia, and the end of a prohibition on sales in large Belgian stores.
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th January 2026 || News analysis | Flavours | Heated tobacco | Herbal heated products | Modern oral | Regulation and legislation | Tax | 
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