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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 May 9, 2025 TIM Alert
MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS
Tom Segura, comedian and actor, has become a paid sponsor for Rogue nicotine pouches, as seen in emails from the brand and a YouTube video highlighting his experiences learning to drift in a Texas driving school. Tom and the instructor talk about the product flavor options and use the pouches during the course of the video.
VNM nicotine pouches were advertised in the first 2025 issue of Avanti Magazine (a trade publication for 7-Eleven franchise owners). The Avanti ad indicates that VNM pouches are available in 6mg and 9mg strengths; however, the VNM website only offers 3mg and 6mg strengths. The nicotine pouch cans shown in the Avanti ad also state, "3 bonus flavors with this purchase." VNM also offers disposable e-cigarettes.