The Florida attorney general (AG) recently initiated legal proceedings against several Florida smoke shops, alleging violations of state law related to the sale and marketing of illegal nicotine products, particularly vapor products, to minors. The action targets multiple businesses, including
Tobacco Law Blog
The Tobacco Law Blog, published by Troutman Pepper Locke, focuses on legal developments and regulatory issues related to tobacco and nicotine products. It covers topics such as state and federal litigation over vapor product directory laws, FDA regulatory actions including premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and graphic health warning requirements, and the interplay between state laws and federal preemption under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The blog also addresses enforcement trends, tobacco harm reduction policies, and compliance challenges faced by manufacturers and retailers of tobacco and nicotine products. It provides updates on significant court cases, administrative rulemakings, and legislative initiatives affecting the tobacco industry.
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Three Troutman Attorneys to Serve on FDLI Committees for 2026
Troutman Pepper Locke is once again well represented on the Food and Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) committees for 2026, underscoring the firm’s continued leadership on issues affecting FDA‑regulated industries, including tobacco and nicotine.…
Federal Court Bars Enforcement of Virginia Vapor Directory, Pending Fourth Circuit Ruling
We recently covered this case here, in which a small manufacturer and retailer sued the Virginia attorney general (AG) and tax commissioner in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, seeking to enjoin enforcement of the…
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 7 – Tobacco and Nicotine Regulatory Roundup
In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Chris Carlson is joined by colleagues Bryan Haynes and Agustin Rodriguez — members of our Tobacco and Nicotine Practice and RISE Practice Group — to review the…
Virginia’s Vapor Product Directory Challenged in Federal Court
Earlier this fall, a small manufacturer and retailer (the Plaintiffs) sued Virginia Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares and Tax Commissioner James Alex (the Defendants) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, seeking to enjoin their enforcement…
FDA Takes Cigarette Graphic Health Warnings Fight to Eleventh Circuit
28 State AGs Defend State ENDS Directory Laws in Amicus Brief to Fourth Circuit
On September 22, a group of 28 state AGs led by Iowa filed an amicus brief in Vapor Technology Association v. Wooten in support of North Carolina’s state directory law that prohibits the sale of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS)…
FDA Pilot Program Will Fast-Track Certain Nicotine Pouch PMTAs
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has launched a pilot program aimed at streamlining the agency’s review of certain premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for modern oral nicotine pouches.
The announcement notes that evidence…
FDLI Tobacco and Nicotine Law and Regulation Course
Michael Jordan joined the “Product Compliance” panel at the Food & Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) Introduction to Tobacco and Nicotine Law and Regulation course on October 8. The panel covered topics such as labeling and warning requirements, product registration and…
Court Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization Requirements
By Bryan Haynes & Nick Ramos
An Ohio appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by the Ohio attorney general (AG) against Central Tobacco & Stuff Inc. (Central Tobacco), an e-cigarette retailer, in which the AG alleged that Central Tobacco sold e-cigarettes lacking…