DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Nicotine pouches are small, white, teabag-like pouches that are packed with nicotine. Phillip Morris said it sold 190 million cans in the third quarter of 2025.

"I feel like Zyn is more accessible. It's just cheaper," Sebastian Cuevas, a former Zyn user, told WAND News.

The smoke-free, spit-less pouch is marketed as a safer alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco.

"Especially when it becomes really convenient for the consumer when they're working, they don't have to step out or to spit or to carry a cup," Amar Lotey, the owner of the Marathon Gas Station on Pershing Road in Decatur, told WAND News.

Cuevas picked up a can of Zyns for the first time last year.

"I got into vaping when I was around 20 years old because a friend introduced me to i

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