Nicotine vapes and pouches spur competing proposals in South Dakota House

Nicotine vapes and pouches spur competing proposals in South Dakota House

The South Dakota House of Representatives on Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)On Tuesday morning, smoke shop lobbyist Jordan Mason told a committee of South Dakota lawmakers that nicotine vaping products are “the number one method worldwide to help people quit smoking.” Rapid City smoke shop owner Caleb Rose told them fruity, candy-flavored vape varieties are the ones his ex-smoker customers seek out most often an…