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Russia's Ministry of Health has proposed expanding, as of September 1, 2027, the list of documents verifying the age of buyers of tobacco and nicotine-containing products to 14 items. This continues a series of recent restrictions on the tobacco market: licensing of trade, a ban on sales near transport stops, and regional bans on vapes.
Aziz KarimovHealth Ministry pulmonologist Yevgeny Popov said that vape vapor irritates the lungs less, which leads people to take more puffs, and the volume of harmful substances is comparable to tobacco smoking. He also noted risks of nicotine addiction, heart disease, and gastrointestinal illness. Reminder: from March 1, 2027, regions will be able to temporarily ban vape sales.
Javlon TursunovAccording to SHOT PROVERKA, in 2026 two child deaths linked to vapes were recorded in Russia, and 12 more people were hospitalized. Ten regions have already passed laws banning the sale of e-cigarettes, and in 19 the issue is being discussed. From March 1, 2027, regions will gain the right to impose a full ban on retail vape sales as part of a five-year experiment.
Sevara AzamovaAs part of the SHOT PROVERKA project investigation, a journalist posing as a wholesale buyer contacted a factory in Dongguan. The manufacturer quoted 20–60 yuan per device and said the restrictions did not scare it, with deliveries possible to Russia, Vietnam and within China. The legality of the deliveries has not been confirmed.
Sevara AzamovaActivists of 'Healthy Fatherland', using the 'Chestny Znak' app, discovered vape products banned from sale at a kiosk of a tobacco chain; a joint inspection with police lasted about five hours and ended with the seizure of nearly one and a half thousand devices and liquids worth 2.3 million rubles. According to CRPT, legal vape sales in 2025 amounted to 33.6 billion rubles, while the 'Center for Market Economics' estimates the market at 103.3 billion rubles. Laboratory tests found nicotine in 'nicotine-free' samples and se
Sevara AzamovaAn inspection of a MosTabak chain store on Leningradsky Prospekt took place after a public raid by the SHOT PROVERKA project and the Healthy Fatherland movement, which found vapes and liquids banned in the Chestny Znak system. The raid involved UBEP officers and forensic specialists; six boxes of suspicious products were seized. The question of opening a criminal case is being considered.
Javlon TursunovNorth Ossetia was the first in southern Russia to adopt a law banning the sale of vapes, yet the devices are still being sold in Vladikavkaz. Deputy Svetlana Doeva stated that the law's effect has been suspended, as the republic adopted it earlier than federal rules allowing a ban only from March 1, 2027. The rescheduling of deadlines in the region has not yet been approved.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Life.ru citing SHOT, doctors are being approached en masse by e-cigarette users aged 16–40 with symptoms resembling early signs of COPD — an incurable lung disease. Pulmonologist Alexey Nikishenkov reported a 30% increase in complications over the year. Meanwhile, in North Ossetia, where a ban on vape sales has been in effect since September 1, 2026, e-cigarettes continue to be sold.
Sevara AzamovaThe SHOT PROVERKA investigation focuses on vapes sold to children as 'nicotine-free'. Journalists traced the path from tobacco shops to manufacturers, sent samples to a laboratory and spoke with victims. It also recalls a possible 'generational ban' on nicotine-containing products for those born after 2009.
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