National Non-Smoking Week is about results. Smoking rates in Canada have stalled at around 11%, putting the <5% by 2035 goal at risk. Canada must focus on what actually helps adult smokers quit—access to legal, regulated cessation tools.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

National Non-Smoking Week has started, yet many adult smokers who want to quit still face barriers to accessing the tools that can help them succeed. Authorized nicotine pouches like ZONNIC should be as accessible as other legal NRTs.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

Canada’s nicotine pouch paradox Ottawa makes it harder to buy products to quit smoking than to buy cigarettes, say critics of the government’s behind-the-counter rules for Zonnic

#Canada’s nicotine pouch paradox

#Ottawa makes it harder to buy products to quit smoking than to buy cigarettes, say critics of the government’s behind-the-counter rules for #Zonnic.

Read here:
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/04/c...

Les données montrent que les ventes de cigarettes ont diminué plus rapidement quand ZONNIC était vendu en dépanneur. Depuis qu’il n’est plus accessible, la tendance s’est inversée.

L’Arrêté ministériel doit être modifié pour soutenir les fumeurs qui veulent arrêter.

#ZONNIC

Data shows cigarette sales declined faster when ZONNIC was sold in convenience stores. Removing access reversed that trend.

The Ministerial Order should be amended to support smokers who want to quit.

#ZONNIC

Les gommes et pastilles à la nicotine sont en libre accès, mais #ZONNIC, pourtant autorisé par Santé Canada, doit être caché derrière le comptoir.

Tous les outils permettant d'arrêter de fumer devraient être accessibles de la même façon.

Nicotine gums and lozenges remain available on store shelves, yet #ZONNIC — also authorized by Health Canada — is forced behind the counter. Smokers deserve equal access to all cessation tools.

The Ministerial Order should be amended to ensure consistency.

By removing legal, regulated products from stores, the illicit market has flourished. 70% of the nicotine pouches purchased in Canada are illegal and often sold without age checks.

The Ministerial Order should be amended to protect youth.

#ZONNIC

180 000 fumeurs ont perdu un accès facile à ZONNIC, plusieurs doivent maintenant parcourir plus de 5 km pour trouver une pharmacie… si elle en vend.

L’Arrêté ministériel doit être revu pour assurer un accès équitable partout, surtout pour le Canada rural.

#ZONNIC

180,000 smokers lost convenient access to ZONNIC—many now travel over 5 km to the nearest pharmacy, if it even carries the product.

The Ministerial Order should be amended to ensure equal access in rural Canada.

#ZONNIC

Up to 2 million hours of healthcare time is lost annually, time that should be spent with patients who need it most.

The Ministerial Order should be amended to reduce pressure on pharmacists.

#ZONNIC

L’Arrêté ministériel qui oblige à placer les sachets de nicotine autorisés par Santé Canada, comme #ZONNIC, derrière le comptoir en pharmacie engendre des pertes de temps et d’argent, tout en entravant l’accès aux soins primaires. ➡️

The Ministerial Order requiring Health Canada authorized nicotine pouches like #ZONNIC to be behind the pharmacy counter costs time, money and hinders primary care.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of posts outlining 8 reasons why the Ministerial Order should be amended. ➡️

Building a Smoke-Free Canada: A New Conversation on Tobacco and Nicotine - Ottawa Life Magazine Building a Smoke-Free Canada is Ottawa Life Magazine’s year-long editorial series examining how Canada is tackling tobacco-related harm. Each article explores policy, innovation, and public health eff...

➡️ Read their first article here: www.ottawalife.com/article/buil...

#SmokeFreeCanada #ZONNIC

Smokers Turning To Nicotine Pouches To Help Them Quit, Study Suggests MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nicotine pouches might be helping tobacco users quit smoking and vaping, a new study says.The pouches — sold under bra

Une étude américaine récente révèle que de plus en plus de fumeurs adultes se tournent vers les sachets de nicotine pour les aider à s’éloigner de la cigarette.

Au Québec, #ZONNIC devrait être perçu comme une solution — pas un problème.

📰 Pour en savoir plus :
www.healthday.com/health-news/...

Smokers Turning To Nicotine Pouches To Help Them Quit, Study Suggests MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nicotine pouches might be helping tobacco users quit smoking and vaping, a new study says.The pouches — sold under bra

A recent U.S. study shows more adult smokers are turning to nicotine pouches as a part of their transition away from cigarettes.

In Canada, ZONNIC should be treated as a solution, not a problem.

#ZONNIC

📰 Read more: www.healthday.com/health-news/...

Your Voice: I'd like to address some key facts about nicotine pouches All letters to the editor published by KelownaNow reflect only the opinions of the readers who submit them, and not necessarily those of Kelo...

➡️ While the illegal market keeps growing, offering unsafe products that are far too accessible—especially to youth.

In B.C., pharmacist Craig Plain shared his perspective in a letter to KelownaNow.

Read it here: www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/...

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

#ZONNIC #CanadaSansFumée

Today marks one year since ZONNIC was removed from convenience stores.

Here’s what we’ve seen since:
➜ Smoking is up
➜ Innovation is blocked
➜ Pharmacists are overburdened
➜ Smokers are left behind

It’s time to review the decision.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

Il y a un an, ZONNIC était accessible à des millions de fumeurs adultes dans les dépanneurs.

Le 29 août 2024, tout cela a pris fin.

Demain, nous soulignons cette erreur ministérielle.

#RendreL’accesAuxSachets #ZONNIC #CDNPoli

➡️ Canadians need choice. Canadians need access. Canadians deserve all the facts.

#SmokelessCanada #QuitSmoking #HarmReduction #ZONNIC

➡️ Les Canadiens ont besoin de choix. Les Canadiens ont besoin d’accès. Les Canadiens méritent de connaître les faits.

#CanadaSansFumée #ArrêterDeFumer #RéductionDesMéfaits #ZONNIC

➡️ Facilitons l’arrêt du tabac, ne le rendons pas plus difficile.

#ZONNIC #CanadaSansFumée

In small towns and rural communities, 180,000 smokers lost access to ZONNIC due to a 2024 Ministerial Order.

Some now drive over 5 km for a Health Canada–approved product their pharmacy may not even carry.

Let’s make quitting easier — not harder.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

➡️ Les fumeurs, et tous les Canadiens, méritent mieux.

#ZONNIC #CanadaSansFumée

Today marks one year since the Ministerial Order restricted ZONNIC to behind pharmacy counters.

That’s:
➜ One year of reduced access
➜ One year of wasted healthcare resources
➜ One year of growth in the illegal market

Smokers — and Canadians — deserve better.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

One year in, Canada's nicotine pouch ban still defies public health logic The outcome has been reduced access to cessation tools, increased burden on already overstretched pharmacies, and a growing illicit market for unregulated, and—in many cases—very high-nicotine product...

➡️ Dans the Hill Times, notre PDG Frank Silva appelle à une politique cohérente et fondée sur des données probantes, qui place la santé publique avant les ventes de cigarettes.

Lire l’article : www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

#ZONNIC

➡️ Voilà ce qui arrive quand on limite l’accès à des produits légaux et réglementés comme ZONNIC.

Nous avions la solution. Une politique en a fait le problème.

#ZONNIC #CanadaSansFumée

➡️ We had the solution. Policy made it the problem.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada

➡️ ZONNIC should be available at the front of the pharmacy, not only behind the counter.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada