Between 2017 and 2022, average nicotine concentration increased from below 2% to 5% in what has been dubbed the nicotine strength arms race. This trend of increasing nicotine strengths places youth at greater risk of addiction, lower motivation to quit, and amplified symptoms of anxiety and depression
"We believe that many of the provisions within the Act violate our constitutional rights and are not reasonably related to the goal of reducing youth access to tobacco products," Jonathan Cox, president and chief executive of Commonwealth Brands, said in a statement
Here, the edge goes to Philip Morris because it's growing faster, driving margin expansion, and has made more progress on next-gen products
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