China Adds E-Cigarettes to Tobacco Monopoly Law

What’s new: China’s State Council has added e-cigarettes to the nation’s tobacco law by changing its implementation regulations.

The Nov. 26 change, which comes eight months after the release of draft changes sent e-cigarette stocks into freefall, provides long-awaited clarity for vape-makers on the legal status of the products, suggesting they will be regulated rather than banned outright.