At least 20 U.S. states sought to tax nicotine pouches through legislation last year as a way to obtain more revenue and to protect public health, but some experts say the health risks may be overstated.

There is a growing consensus that higher taxes on oral nicotine pouches, the most popular brand of which is ZYN, may actually discourage people from consuming safer nicotine alternatives and encourage them to continue smoking tobacco.

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