Zynsurrection Time
Run, don’t walk to stock up on Zyn nicotine pouches, which will now be a lot harder to find.
Nationwide sales were suspended after a subpoena was issued by the Washington, D.C., attorney general related to whether the company had been complying with the District’s ban on flavored nicotine products. “A preliminary company investigation found that there have been sales of flavored nicotine pouch products in Washington, D.C., Philip Morris [International] said,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “Most of these sales were associated with some online sales platforms and independent retailers, the company said.” Zyn.com has paused sales, and many users report that the patches have become harder to find at formerly reliable gas stations and bodegas.
Zyn pouches, which come in flavors like mint and cinnamon, are about as risky as nicotine gums and patches. Many smokers, and even vapers, have switched to Zyn pouches as an alternative or a means of tapering off. But many are theorizing that Zyn’s popularity on TikTok is leading regulators to give it extra scrutiny, akin to how the flavored-nicotine crackdown took on new life when officials started to worry about teens using Juuls. Never mind the fact that TikTok’s demographic is beginning to skew older.
“We do not use social media influencers, and we refuse requests for such partnerships,” a company spokesman told Quartz. “Manufacturers, regulators, retailers and social media platforms must work together to ensure these products are only used by people 21 , and we believe that we’re doing our part to achieve that objective.”
But the regulators’ war on flavored tobacco products, under the guise of ensuring kids don’t get addicted, shows no signs of abating and frequently ends up harming adult nicotine users who are looking for healthier alternatives than cigarettes.
It’s also the government telling users that they know best, and that non-state-approved vices are wrong and bad, worth making more dangerous—not a job I elected anyone to do.
Joining forces: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emerged from a series of meetings touting a new defense pledge—a vow to assist each other in the event of “aggression” from any other nation.
It’s not shocking that this Cold War–era agreement (first signed in 1961, then scrapped circa 2000) is being revived right now. North Korea has pla
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