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Tobacco Industry Monitoring (TIM) Alert
Tobacco Industry Marketing (TIM) Alerts provide weekly newsletters to subscribers to keep up to date with tobacco industry marketing and emerging tobacco products.
Excerpt from the Sep 11, 2026 TIM Alert
CIGARETTES
An ad for Marlboro Cowboy Cut (mentioned in a previous alert) was observed in the September issue of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Magazine. This is the first ad for Marlboro Cowboy Cut in a business-to-business publication to our knowledge.
ENDS
In a prior alert, we reported that Vuse Pro was coming to the U.S. This week, a reporter at STAT News observed Vuse Pro pods for sale in Ohio. While Vuse Pro devices are currently not available in the U.S., RJ Reynolds Vapor Company submitted PMTAs for an age-gated Vuse Pro device and compatible pods in June 2024.