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Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine

WIRED · Jul 24, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC

Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulations.

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