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Canada’s nicotine pouch paradox

Summary by Canadian Affairs
Read: 4 min When Health Canada forced nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters last year, Kaden Desmarais did what many users have done ever since: get creative. The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., started buying oral pouches from online sellers — or driving to nearby Indigenous reserves to buy them there. “I think it’s one of the most confusing and braindead laws,” Desmarais told Canadian Affairs via text message.  “We are legally allowed to i…

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Canadian Affairs broke the news in on Friday, December 5, 2025.
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