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Legislators hear competing views as Oregon considers banning online sales of nicotine pouches
Summary
Health officials and youth advocates urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to add oral nicotine pouches to Oregon's tobacco law and ban online sales to curb youth access; retailers and industry groups warned the change could punish compliant businesses and push consumers to unregulated sellers.
Senate staff opened public testimony on Senate Bill 15 71, a proposal to add oral nicotine products — including nicotine pouches and flavored nicotine items — to Oregon’s statutory definition of tobacco products and to move underage‑sale enforcement into public‑health statutes.
Supporters framed the bill as a youth‑protection measure. State Senator Lisa Reynolds, the bill sponsor, described nicotine pouches as an industry effort to evade regulation…
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