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French nicotine pouch ban called ‘attack on Swedish way of life’
Filed: May 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
Summary: A Swedish minister says France’s nicotine pouch penalties are an attack on Sweden’s way of life.
WHO: Swedish minister
WHAT: The minister criticizes France’s nicotine pouch ban penalties as an attack on Sweden’s way of life.
WHEN: May 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
WHERE: Sweden
WHY: The minister is reacting to France’s “absurd” penalties of up to five years in prison for cigarette alternatives.
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