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The 2026 Vape Reset: How the FDA Shake-Up, the Pouch Surge, and the Experience Economy Are Redrawing Retail Strategy

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Operation Red Mist: What Came After the $175M Seizure

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Operation Red Mist: $175M Seized. What Distributors Must Do Now.

Operation Red Mist: $175M. 18 Million Devices. One Unmistakable Signal.

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The Week the FDA Rewrote the Rules

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FDA Authorizes First-Ever Non-Tobacco Vapes: Glas ENDS Get Green Light Under New Age-Gating Standard

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Made in USA Disposable Vapes: Are They Actually Compliant?

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FDA Opens Public Comment on Flavored E-Cigarette Draft Guidance: What the May 11 Deadline Means for the U.S. Industry

Policy & Regulation · Federal FDA Opens Public Comment on Flavored E-Cigarette Draft Guidance: What the May 11 Deadline Means for the U.S. Industry The agency’s new flavor-specific PMTA framework keeps fruit, candy and dessert SKUs on the highest evidentiary tier — while leaving a narrow opening for mint, coffee, tea and spice categories. Stakeholders

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FDA Cracks Open the Flavored Vape Door — Just Not for Fruit, Candy, or Dessert

Regulation · FDA FDA Cracks Open the Flavored Vape Door — Just Not for Fruit, Candy, or Dessert A draft guidance released March 9 and now in public comment through May 11 lays out the agency’s clearest framework yet for evaluating non-tobacco e-cigarette flavors. Mint and spice get a path. Sweet flavors face a wall.

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Made in USA vs. Made in China: How Origin Became the New Compliance Line

Made in USA vs. Made in China: How Origin Became the New Compliance Line By Jerry Smith | Regulation & Market Analysis | April 23, 2026 For fifteen years, “country of origin” was a marketing footnote on disposable vape packaging. In 2026, it has become a compliance determinant — and in at least one major

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California UTL: Q1 2026 Compliance Report for Retailers and Distributors

Compliance Report · Q1 2026 California UTL: Q1 2026 Compliance Report for Retailers and Distributors By Jerry Smith Published April 21, 2026 12 min read ⚡ The Short VersionCalifornia’s Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL) went live January 1, 2026. One quarter in, the compliance picture is brutal: virtually every Chinese-manufactured disposable — Elf Bar, Lost Mary,

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