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In small towns and rural communities, 180,000 smokers lost access to ZONNIC due to a 2024 Ministerial Order.

Some now drive over 5 km for a Health Canada–approved product their pharmacy may not even carry.

Let’s make quitting easier — not harder.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's #WeedlessWednesday today! It's a 24-hour challenge, part of #NationalNonSmokingWeek, to abstain from smoking tobacco and cannabis. The #MarkPreeceFamilyHouse encourages everyone to #SmokeFreeCanada! Quitting is hard but it's worth it. gosmokefree.gc.ca
January 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
National Non-Smoking Week is about results. Smoking rates in Canada have stalled at around 11%, putting the <5% by 2035 goal at risk. Canada must focus on what actually helps adult smokers quit—access to legal, regulated cessation tools.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
National Non-Smoking Week has started, yet many adult smokers who want to quit still face barriers to accessing the tools that can help them succeed. Authorized nicotine pouches like ZONNIC should be as accessible as other legal NRTs.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
To know more, watch the full segment below:

#SmokeFreeCanada #IEFA
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you can buy cigarettes at a store, you should be able to buy quit-smoking products there too. As CEO Frank Silva puts it: “That’s like saying you can sell beer but not non-alcoholic beer."

Watch below:

#SmokeFreeCanada #IEFA
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Canada was once a leader in the fight against smoking, but it is not making any progress today," says ITCAN CEO Frank Silva. He outlines three key steps Canada must take to reduce smoking rates and achieve its 2035 goal of less than 5% of Canadians smoking.

Watch below:

#SmokeFreeCanada #IEFA
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
➡️ While the illegal market keeps growing, offering unsafe products that are far too accessible—especially to youth.

In B.C., pharmacist Craig Plain shared his perspective in a letter to KelownaNow.

Read it here: www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/...

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September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today marks one year since ZONNIC was removed from convenience stores.

Here’s what we’ve seen since:
➜ Smoking is up
➜ Innovation is blocked
➜ Pharmacists are overburdened
➜ Smokers are left behind

It’s time to review the decision.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today marks one year since the Ministerial Order restricted ZONNIC to behind pharmacy counters.

That’s:
➜ One year of reduced access
➜ One year of wasted healthcare resources
➜ One year of growth in the illegal market

Smokers — and Canadians — deserve better.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
➡️ We had the solution. Policy made it the problem.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
➡️ ZONNIC should be available at the front of the pharmacy, not only behind the counter.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
➡️ Cigarettes? Still on the shelves of over 20,000 outlets across the country. Smokers were left with fewer options to quit.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
When ZONNIC was available in convenience stores, cigarette sales declined faster.

Since its ban from these locations?
Illicit pouch sales have soared.
Illegal websites have multiplied.
Cigarette sales are rising again.

Bad policy, worse outcomes.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ZONNIC is a Health Canada–approved nicotine pouch. It’s new, effective, and it works. Let’s make it widely and easily available to adult smokers who want to quit.

Give Canadians better tools. Make quitting easier.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
➡️ Healthcare professionals are stretched thin. Smokers are underserved.

This isn’t good policy.

#ZONNIC #SmokeFreeCanada
August 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM