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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 Mar 20, 2026 TIM Alert

ENDS

Geek Bar recently announced the arrival of the Mate device on Instagram, a pod-based device with a magnetic battery that promises 60k puffs. On the website, the device promotes various fruit and candy flavors like Juicy Peach and White Gummy.

MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS

Juice Head nicotine pouches is running a giveaway event on Nicokick.com for tickets to attend the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2026. Last year, the online retailer joined as a sponsor of Streamline Group Racing for the event, owner of the Juice Head brand.