Star Scientific to stop making tobacco dissolvables

[Berylanna]

Star Scientific to stop making tobacco products - SFGate

The FDA has won another round of the war against quitting smoking: Quit: -1 Die: +1

 

[Stubby]

That's to bad as I have used stonewalls for over a year. I still have a few 100 count boxes left. I admit I wasn't planning on getting anymore as they are a bit weak on the nicotine for me and are just to sweet to do on a regular bases. Still, they are a nice treat on occasion.

Hopefully someone will license to make them. If one of the big boys do it they could actually get a better distribution set up. It could be a good deal for someone as they have been around since 2001 so are grandfathered into the law. Their won't be any legal issues as their can be with new products.

 

[RoseB]

Those are/were the breath strip type things with nicotine?

 

[Stubby]

Those are/were the breath strip type things with nicotine?

No, they are pellet type dissolvables. It is not just nicotine but a whole tobacco product with very low TSNA. They do have nicotine but are not a nicotine extract type product. Star Scientific got the idea from snus. They developed their own way of curing tobacco that produced an extremely low toxicity.

They weren't developed by BT but a small upstart company that used science to develop a tobacco harm reduction product from the ground up.

 

[Angi2299]

What is the shelf life of these? I keep a few in my purse for times when I can't vape. I guess I need to stock up on a few boxes.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Since Ariva and Stonewall are compacted/pelletized, they'll probably last ten, twenty or more years.

 

[Angi2299]

Since Ariva and Stonewall are compacted/pelletized, they'll probably last ten, twenty or more years.

Good to know. Thank you Bill!

 

[RoseB]

No, they are pellet type dissolvables. It is not just nicotine but a whole tobacco product with very low TSNA. They do have nicotine but are not a nicotine extract type product. Star Scientific got the idea from snus. They developed their own way of curing tobacco that produced an extremely low toxicity.

They weren't developed by BT but a small upstart company that used science to develop a tobacco harm reduction product from the ground up.

What a shame gone before I ever heard of them or seen a pack.