This blog post was based on the following paper: Copeland A, Dora J, King KM, Stafford T, Field M (2025) Value-based decision-making in daily tobacco smokers following experimental manipulation of mood Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology DOI: This research was approved by the University of Sheffield ethics committee
Battle, MD, President, American Medical Womens Association, to Eleanor Smeal, President, National Organization of Women
The legal answer according to USDA guidelines USDA regulations are clear: SNAP benefits cannot be used for: Alcohol Tobacco Hot prepared foods Non-food household items Violating SNAP purchase rules can result in disqualification or penalties
But I think Id be remiss to say that if that category continues to grow in line with expectations in the future, of course it will at that stage have a substitution effect with regular cigarettes. So there you have it folks, when a Big Tobacco boss acknowledges the possibility of e-cigarettes one day overtaking analogs, you can bet theyre going to want in on it
