#Lebanon has a favourable regulatory stance regarding safer nicotine products (SNP), with #ecigarettes / #vaping products, #snus, #heatedtobacco products and #nicotine pouches all being legally available.

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Philip Morris’ heated tobacco device IQOS goes on sale in Texas LONDON (Reuters) -Philip Morris International began selling its IQOS heated tobacco device in Austin, Texas on Thursday for $60 a piece, an executive told Reuters, kicking off efforts by the world’s largest cigarette maker to build a market for its flagship heated tobacco device in the United States. PMI hopes to capture a 10% share of U.S. tobacco and heated tobacco unit volume by 2030 and build a substantial base of new users in the world’s top market for smoking alternatives. Reuters reported in April that PMI was preparing for an Austin launch of IQOS, the top-selling heated tobacco device globally, but it has so far not been widely available to consumers. PMI said on Thursday that after a successful pilot it was now offering IQOS to smoking-age Austin residents and would host demonstrations and guided trials for adults at the Austin MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas to showcase the product. The device will be sold for $60 with the accompanying tobacco sticks available for $8, Francisca Rahardja, vice president and chief marketing officer, inhalables at PMI U.S., told Reuters. The pre-tax price of a pack of Marlboro was $9.62 at end 2024, according to maker Altria (NYSE:MO). Rahardja said PMI was offering IQOS at a lower price versus some other markets in part to reflect the fact it was trying to build up appetite among new consumers. It would be on sale at pop-up stores and mobile units, she continued, including one location in downtown Austin set to be in place for several months. PMI also had contracts with around 15 adult-only venues like bars where mobile units and "IQOS coaches" would be active, targeting existing nicotine users, Rahardja said. PMI employs coaches to promote IQOS and teach consumers how to use it. PMI previously said it would launch IQOS in four cities in two U.S. states, but so far only the Austin launch has been announced. It is pursuing a limited U.S. roll-out of an older version of the IQOS device while waiting for authorisation to sell the latest iteration, dubbed ILUMA, in the country. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently weighing PMI’s ILUMA application. The FDA has already authorised PMI to sell the older device and market it as reducing exposure to harmful chemicals versus cigarettes. Campaigners wrote to the FDA last year to oppose PMI’s IQOS-related applications. PM: is this perennial leader facing new challenges? With valuations skyrocketing in 2024, many investors are uneasy putting more money into stocks. Sure, there are always opportunities in the stock market – but finding them feels more difficult now than a year ago. Unsure where to invest next? One of the best ways to discover new high-potential opportunities is to look at the top performing portfolios this year. ProPicks AI offers 6 model portfolios from Investing.com which identify the best stocks for investors to buy right now. For example, ProPicks AI found 9 overlooked stocks that jumped over 25% this year alone. The new stocks that made the monthly cut could yield enormous returns in the coming years. Is PM one of them?

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New @gsthr.org country profile data shows #vaping is legal in #Pakistan & there's been a decrease in #smoking-related deaths in recent years.

More on the number of Pakistanis using #cigarettes, #vapes, #snus, #heatedtobacco & #nicotinepouches here: gsthr.org/countries/pr...

Adult #vaping prevalence doubled in #Aotearoa #NewZealand in the last five years up to 11.9%, while #smoking continues to decrease.

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Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study Background: The Tobacco Heating System (THS; commercialized as IQOS) is a smoke-free heated tobacco product introduced in the United States in 2019 and authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) in 2020.…

JMIR Formative Res: Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study #TobaccoResearch #HeatedTobacco #IQOS #PublicHealth #SmokingCessation