Zyn refers to a Swedish brand of nicotine pouch not available in Canada, but can also be colloquially used as a catch-all term for pouches. In part, this is due to American conservative firebrand personality Tucker Carlson launching his own nicotine pouch product Alp in late 2024. The government first approved the nicotine pouch product Zonnic for sale as a smoking-cessation product in 2023. Zonnic is owned by Imperial Tobacco Canada, and until recently, was the only nicotine pouch product authorized for sale in Canada. Dave Morrow, 44, a nicotine pouch user based in Montreal who says he “leans libertarian,” views Canada’s approach to regulating nicotine as senseless and oppressive.

Source: National Post January 02, 2026 13:19 UTC