Conservatives vow to allow sales of nicotine pouches at gas stations, convenience stores
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa writes: Conservatives are promising to give adults back the freedom to make their own choices when it comes to quitting smoking.
Author: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
Conservatives are promising to give adults back the freedom to make their own choices when it comes to quitting smoking.
According to the Western Standard, the Conservatives pledged that if elected, Canadians would soon be able to buy nicotine pouches once again—an effective smoking cessation tool—at convenience stores and gas stations, reversing the Trudeau government’s restrictive policies.
In August 2024, the Liberal government enforced a new rule: nicotine pouches like Zonnic could only be sold behind pharmacy counters. The justification was to limit youth access to nicotine products, but critics say the policy ended up hurting adult smokers who were simply looking for safer alternatives.
