Larry Waters Reports!
Unregulated Tobacco Products: A Victory for Tobacco Users or an FDA Trap?
March 23rd 2011, FDA announced to a stunned tobacco and anti-tobacco community that they had decided Star Scientific’s new BDL line of nicotine-containing smokeless tobacco lozenges (artificial snus as I
NATO Show 2011 and Tobacco Weirdness in Las Vegas
NATO Show 2011 was a great tobacco trade show and one I will be attending regularly in the future. For me, there was also a decidedly surreal aspect to the
Snus News, New Swedish Match Snus, and Nicoventures by BAT
The last few weeks have been interesting in the world of snus news. We ended March with a de facto EU snus ban. The EU snus ban story continues as
Nicotine and Snus – Is High Nicotine Snus the Best Snus?
As Swedish and Scandinavian snus use by Americans continues to grow, I’m receiving more questions and noticing more posts on snus forums equating the quality of snus by the amount
EU Swedish Snus Ban!
Swedish Snus Store Shut Down by Snus Ban UPDATE #2 – 29 MAR 2011: The Swedish snus eStore owned by Snus World Wide AB has been shut down and its
Marlboro Sticks and Skoal Sticks coming says Altria
Altria announced yesterday that it will be introducing Skoal Sticks and Marlboro Sticks into Kansas test markets in March 2011.. In doing so, Altria continues on its course of do
Second-hand Snus revealed by US Dept of Defense
The US Department of Defense press release hyping tomorrow’s “Great American Spit Out” event, began with this statement: “Using smokeless tobacco—spit, dip, chew, snus, etc.—can pose a stinky, unsavory obstacle
RJ Reynolds – The State of Tobacco in 2011
Regardless of your (or my) opinion of the product Camel SNUS as compared to Swedish Snus, there is no denying that Reynolds American and their RJRT division have been largely
Swedish Match, V2 Tobacco, and the Dirty Snus War
For me, Friday, 4 February 2011 began no differently than most days; coffee, snus, and reading the latest news. That was changed very abruptly by the headline “Dirty Snuff to
Tobacco Plus Expo or The NATO Show – Which should you attend in 2011?
There are a number of tobacco and CPG trade shows held for the industry each year. One of the long-time staples has been the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE). I attended
FDA Tobacco Substantial Equivalence – Could your favorite brand be banned?
In a conference call with the tobacco industry (and me) earlier today, FDA announced they would begin to enforce the Substantial Equivalence provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Click Swedish Snus is back!
Back in 2001, Swedish Match launched Click Portion Snus in India. Don’t worry; it tasted absolutely nothing like Chaini Khaini. Click Snus was REAL snus and was a huge success.
Jakobsson’s ‘ Made for America ‘ Swedish Snus
[Updated 3 Dec 2010] Gotlandssnus AB continues to expand it’s Jakobsson’s Snus line of American snus user targeted products. Jakobsson’s Wintergreen Strong Portion Snus is joined this week by Jakobssons
Reality and Ettan Kardus Swedish Snus
Ettan Kardus and Kardus Superior Blend; American Snusers are Confused It’s not always easy being a Swedish snus lover and American. It can even be tougher if the American in
Offroad Long Cut Snus Limited Edition Running Out
Offroad Long Cut Red Blend Snus is History The SnusCIA learned two days ago that Offroad Long Cut Red Blend was almost out of stock. Today that has become a
Catch Christmas Snus – Sweden’s first Julesnus
Merry Julesnus! Tis the holiday season once again and visions of Julesnus, or Christmas snus, dance in snuser’s heads. This year, instead of just reviewing the Gotlandsnus Julesnus and Nordstrommen
Has The Northerner bit off more than it can snus?
The price of Swedish snus at the major eStores has always varied to one degree or another but never to the extent seen today. Factors such as the PACT Act,
When is Odens Snus NOT Odens Snus?
Gajane AB, the company who created and owns the Odens Snus brand name, made the decision in 2010 to switch production of new products from the current manufacturer to GN
New Snus and Snuff Magazine coming in October
As part of my duties as Swedish Snus Ambassador to the United States, my portfolio includes spreading the good news about Swedish snus and encouraging others to do the same.
FDA Tobacco Propaganda – Tobacco War Update
Tobacco War Update – PACT Act, the CTP, FDA, Seneca Nation, Menthol, and e-Cigs It’s that time again. While the USPS runs $3BB in the red, Congress has refused to