Teen vaping is decreasing, but now nicotine pouches are gaining ground.

The number of young children sickened after getting their little hands on nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids has skyrocketed in recent years

Shops are legally selling addictive nicotine pouches to children just weeks after single-use vapes were banned in an effort to cut their use among young people, Trading Standards has warned.

The tax on pouches, including brands such as Zyn, is expected to generate $12 million per year for the state. But the company that makes Zyn argues that taxing pouches will drive Rhode Islanders back to burning tobacco to get their nicotine fix, and cigarettes are much worse for your health than pouches.