- On September 13, the New Zealand government announced the Smoke-Free Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Act (No. 2), which completely banned disposable vapes and significantly increased the fines for selling vapes to minors, while strengthening supervision of vapestores to prevent teenagers from accessing vapes.
- Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota, asked retailers across the state to immediately stop selling vapesand nicotine pouches that are not authorized by the FDA, naming brands such as GEEKBAR and ZYN, and warned that violators will face legal consequences.
- The Slovak National Parliament passed an amendment to include vapeoils and nicotine pouches in the scope of tobacco product consumption taxes, and to increase tax rates year by year to increase state fiscal revenue and stabilize the public budget.
- The Nottingham Trading Standards team in the UK seized more than 1,000 illegal vapesin a week, including brands such as “ENJOY” and “HAYATI”. Trading Standards officials said that nearly 8,000 illegal vapeshave been seized so far this year.
- The Indonesian government’s new tobacco regulations in 2024 may lead to layoffs for millions of workers, affecting about 24 million people. The Indonesian Workers’ Organization Federation opposes it and calls for the protection of workers’ rights.