I honestly think *one* of the dumb things (of many) the Dutch government did was ban nicotine pouches before they could even be established. It would have been an easy win to help people quit cigarettes, and would have still given a tax income stream. Instead they hiked up the price and moved them to specialist stores and wonder why people cross the borders to Belgium or Germany, or buy illegally 🤷 https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/21/dutch-government-losing-eu3-billion-tobacco-taxes-illegal-market-expands