Philip Morris International is set to invest $232 million to expand a Kentucky factory that makes nicotine pouches, part of the company’s broader strategy toward what it calls a “smoke-free future.” The expansion at the Swedish Match plant in Owensboro is expected to add 450 jobs, boosting the factory’s workforce by about 40% to help meet growing demand for smoke-free …
WASHINGTON — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. Several House Republicans then warned constituents that “Big Brother” intended to “ban nicotine.” Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, a Zyn user, jumped into the fray, declaring: “Zyn is not a sin,” and touting its unproven benefits, like “enhancing male …