Colors of the Morning: Nicotine Pouches Under the Magnifier - Will Excise Taxes Reduce Snus Consumption?

Is it possible to stop the spread of these products in Montenegro or is the battle already lost?

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Amendments to the excise tax law, which are in the parliamentary procedure, have introduced so-called nicotine pouches – known as snus – into excise products. These products were not previously regulated as tobacco and nicotine products and were freely available, which is why they were also available to children.

The World Health Organization is proposing a complete ban, and a study by the Institute of Public Health showed that 20% of high school students use snus. Is it possible to stop the spread of these products in Montenegro, or is the battle already lost?

In the Colors of the Morning on Tuesday, December 23, and these topics:

Press review: Aleksandar Dragićević, civic activist.

  • Citizens can hand over their old devices to the Landfill and receive a subsidy in return.
  • What is the procedure?
  • How much are the fines for smoking indoors?
  • Whose names will the new streets in Podgorica bear?
  • The "Golden Rainbow" catwalk in a new look.
  • Literature under the roof of the Youth Center.
  • The rhythm of holidays in Podgorica kindergartens.

Bonus video: