https://farsalinos.github.io/en/tags/market-data/Recent content in Market Data on FarsalinosHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 K. Farsalinos, MD, MPH, PhD | Science & Public HealthThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:18:58 +0300https://farsalinos.github.io/en/news/news_20260904-en/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://farsalinos.github.io/en/news/news_20260904-en/<p><strong>US Courts Diverge, EU Grinds to a Halt: Nicotine Policy Slips Into Open Confrontation</strong></p> <h2 class="relative group">Headline Points <div id="headline-points" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#headline-points" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong>New York State enacted a 75% wholesale tax on tobacco-free nicotine pouches</strong> taking effect September 1, 2026. Distributors must also settle a retroactive floor tax on stock already on hand by September 21.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Australia’s federal Opposition put forward a plan to slash the national tobacco excise by 80%</strong> and bring regulated adult sales of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches out from behind pharmacy-only restrictions. The stated aim is to erode the margins of an illicit trade that, by the Coalition’s reckoning, now accounts for as much as 80% of all tobacco consumed in the country.</p>