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Government must distinguish between smoking and harm reduction tools, warns expert

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Following the news that nicotine pouches may be included in the Government’s smokefree generation legislation, a spokesperson from a nicotine pouch brand has spoken about the importance of responsible regulation to ensure that nicotine pouches remain an adult-focused, harm reduction tool. Tomas Hammargren, chief risk…

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